Mrs Parminder Kaur, of Christchurch, KSM for services to multicultural communities
Parminder Kaur started volunteering in Christchurch following the 2011 earthquakes. She is Chair of the IndianNZ Association of Christchurch Inc, which she helped establish. She is the lead organiser for several events and activities, including the annual Christchurch Multicultural Festival – Celebration of Cultures. She chairs the Women’s Helping Hand Trust, which she established to support women and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently organises free weekly wellbeing and development classes for women, along with special women-focused events in Selwyn and Christchurch. Mrs Kaur is a Justice of the Peace, a marriage celebrant and a White Ribbon Ambassador.