Mr Ian Reid, of Napier, MNZM for services to musical theatre
Ian Reid is currently Patron and Life Member of Musical Theatre New Zealand (MTNZ), having been President and Vice President. He was Secretary of the Napier Operatic Society for 20 years and has worked as production manager and stage crew. He was a member of the MTNZ Consortium committee, which was instrumental in bringing major big-budget musicals to be staged in New Zealand, such as ‘Les Miserables’, ‘Miss Saigon’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera’. Mr Reid has supported youth through the national Nola Speir Youth in Theatre Award at the MTNZ annual conference and has sponsored youth to attend MTNZ training workshops.