Mr Grant Harrison, of Whangārei, MNZM, for services to volleyball
Grant Harrison led Te Puke High School’s Senior Girls’ volleyball team to three national championships in the 1980s, which led to his appointment as the Coach for the Under-19 New Zealand Junior Women’s Volleyball team. He served as Head Coach for the New Zealand Senior Women’s National team. He was the Regional Sport Director of Sport Northland for 26 years.He is Chair of the Northland Volleyball Association. Through Volleyball New Zealand, he has been a member of the National Coaching Developer Network. Mr Harrison oversees the development of Beach Volleyball, assisting with the National Beach Volleyball circuit, and coaches the Under-17 and Under-19 Northland Inter-Provincial teams.