Mrs Lyn Milne, of Wanaka, MNZM, for services to the arts
Lyn Milne organised concerts during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Auckland in 1995, bringing together young New Zealand students to perform. She was the New Zealand Director of the Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL). She was instrumental in establishing the Pettman National Junior Academy of Music and the ROSL-Pettman Chamber Music Scholarship. She established the Artist in Residence programme at the Aspiring Lifestyle Village, providing youth to present concerts, masterclasses and workshops for the community in Wanaka. She co-founded and is Chair of the Magic Carpet Music Trust, which provides concerts across New Zealand. Mrs Milne is a Committee Member of the Wanaka Concert Society.