Dr Santosh Bhandari, of Auckland, MNZM for services to the Nepalese community
Dr Santosh Bhandari is President and former Secretary of the New Zealand Nepal Society. He has helped improve governance transparency of the organisation, established an annual publication to reach more community members, and launched programmes to support seniors, parents, and youth. He helped establish the Nepalese Women Wellbeing Network and organise Nepal festivals and disaster relief fundraising. He has held several responsibilities with the Non-Resident Nepalese Association New Zealand. He is an advisor representing New Zealand for the Oceania Nepali Sport Meet, helping organise sport competitions every two years. Dr Bhandari is a Life Member of the Nepal Literary Society and a member of the Khukuri Football Club.