Mr Joseph Zawada, of Lower Hutt, KSM for services to the Polish community and historical research
Joseph Zawada is a long-standing member of the Polish Association of New Zealand. He helped organise several reunions of the Pahiatua Polish Children’s Camp, set up to accommodate deported Polish children during World War II. He co-authored the book ‘Pahiatua’s Polish Children – New Zealand’s First Refugees’. He has been an archivist of related information and photographs. He was a member of the Polish School Committee of Petone/Lower Hutt. He has assisted with camps and trips for the Polish Youth Club Wellington. He chaired the Polish Church Committee. Mr Zawada represents the Polish community on the Lower Hutt Ethnic Council.