Mr Brian Doughty, of Whanganui, QSM for services to rural communities and outdoor recreation
Brian Doughty is President of the Whanganui Tramping Club. He chairs the Four Friends Memorial Trust, established in memory of four club members who died at Aoraki Mount Cook. With a lifelong career in farming, he was Provincial President of Whanganui Federated Farmers for 10 years. He was a founding Trustee and driving force behind the Ruapehu-Whanganui Rural Support Trust. He is a foundation Trustee and current Chair of Farming Friends of Hospice Whanganui and of Te Araroa Whanganui Trust. Mr Doughty represents rural communities on the Board of Jigsaw Whanganui, a family support services trust.