Ms Philippa Laufiso, of Dunedin, MNZM, for services to arts and the community
Philippa Laufiso is an Education Adviser for Priority Learners with the Ministry of Education for Southland/Otago and has volunteered as a Committee member, Trustee and Co-Chair of the Otago Early Childhood and Schools’ Māori and Pacific Island Festival, also known as Otago Polyfest. She was a Trustee on the Board of the Otago Community Trust. Ms Laufiso is an adviser on the University of Otago’s Secondary to Tertiary Transitions Project team and is involved with Dunedin City Council’s Ōtepoti Creative Workshop Development Committee, which aims to simplify and strengthen vocational pathways for secondary and tertiary students who want to work in the arts in Dunedin and Otago.