Mrs Cynthia Brooks, of Renwick, KSM for services to local government and historical research
Cynthia Brooks served as a Marlborough District Councillor, representing the Wairau-Awatere ward and chairing the Council’s Small Townships Programme and Housing for Seniors sub-committees. She helped lead a Council project to build new senior housing units, was a member of Te Kahu o Waipuna Project Control Group, and built relationships between the Council and iwi. She supported residents following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake. She has assisted in the preservation of local history by writing, editing or contributing to more than fifty books and numerous publications. Mrs Brooks has served as a committee member of a range of local organisations.