Reverend David Major, of Levin, MNZM for services to the community and the State
Reverend David Major has led the inter-party Parliamentary weekly prayer meetings and breakfast for Members of Parliament for 20 years. He has supported Members from all parties at times of stress and difficulty. He was National Director of the Prison Chaplaincy Service of Aotearoa New Zealand and a member of the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority and the New Zealand Parole Board. He has been a Wellington City Councillor and is a recognised member of Rotary International. He has served with The Salvation Army in Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Russia and Belarus. In Belarus, Reverend Major established the Veterans of Chernobyl Group to care for victims of the nuclear disaster.