Mrs Reay Neben, of Auckland, KSM for services to print media and the community
Reay Neben was founder of and managed The Howick and Pakuranga Times newspaper from 1972. Her newspaper has been respected by the community and the news industry. She continually engages with the leaders of community groups, schools, sports clubs and interest groups. For 30 years she and her team sponsored and ran the Howick Santa Parade, one of the largest Santa Parades in the country. She was the first woman appointed to the committee of the New Zealand Community Newspapers Association. Mrs Neben established the Howick Charitable Trust and helped raise $31,000 for a community monument.