Mr Jim Boult, of Queenstown, CNZM, for services to local government, tourism and the community
Jim Boult was elected as Mayor of Queenstown Lakes District Council in 2016 and re-elected in 2019. He has led a series of projects to bolster the district. During the COVID-19 pandemic he led implementation of funding and support for migrants in the area who found themselves without homes or work, establishment of the Queenstown Greater Needs fund for the medical needs of migrants, the Economic Recovery and District Diversification taskforces, and worked with central government on initiating shovel-ready projects and establishing the Major Events fund. He chaired the Otago Lifelines Programme for natural disaster readiness and the Metro Mayors section of local government. Mr Boult is Patron of the Child Cancer Foundation, Whakatipu Wildlife Trust, Whakatipu Rowing Club, and continues as Chair of the Canterbury Museum Working Party.