Ms Eva Chen, of Auckland, MNZM, for services to the Asian community
Eva Chen has led the Happy Toddlers, a free parenting workshop for Chinese and migrant mothers facing cultural and language barriers. She referred many mothers experiencing domestic abuse and harm to mental health crisis services and law enforcement. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she co-founded the Mt Roskill Collective and collaborated with the Ministry for Ethnic Communities to support migrant and refugee communities in need. She hosted a radio programme to address the stigma of disability in the Chinese community and, with the IHC Foundation, supported parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Ms Chen co-founded The Hawaiki Project, an exchange programme between Taiwanese and Māori youth.