Mr Eruera Kaiwai, of Tolaga Bay, QSM for services to the community
Eru Kaiwai (Ngāti Porou, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti) has been a volunteer with the Tolaga Bay Fire Brigade since 1957. He was a member of Tolaga Bay Civil Defence.
He is Kaumātua of Puketawai Marae and a Korowai Aroha Committee member. He has been a Minister for tangihanga, weddings and hui.
He helped establish Ngāti Radio and was a Tolaga Bay Search and Rescue radio operator.
He was a trustee of Tolaga Bay Area School and chairs Tolaga Bay Golden Oldies. Mr Kaiwai has chaired the 28th Māori Battalion’s Tolaga Bay Branch, O Kuri Marae and Harata Kirimana Land Trust.