Mrs Tili Leilua, KSM, of Auckland, for services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Tili Leilua is a youth development and whānau support worker for Global Hope Missions, a community development organisation that she co-founded. She established the Women’s Café Corner in the Wesley Community Centre. She co-leads Puketāpapa Youth Collective and works with Roskill Development, advocating for housing security, and with Akina Foundation. In response to the Auckland Anniversary floods and Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023, she co-founded ARK (Act of Roskill Kindness) Trust and emergency hub. She helped organise Pou Pasifika to champion Pasifika youth workers in the Auckland region. Mrs Leilua sits on the Wesley Primary School Board of Trustees.