Mrs Beverley Forrester, of Amberley, MNZM for services to the wool and fashion industries
Mrs Beverley Forrester established a black and coloured sheep farm and launched fashion label Beverley Riverina Knitwear. She sold her un-dyed, sustainably processed wool products and knitting kits in the United Kingdom, opening online and physical shops. She is a member of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and served as Glenmark Branch President. She is a member of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association and has judged at international sheep shows. She is co-owner of a crossbred wool processing manufacturing unit in South Canterbury. Mrs Forrester wrote ‘The Farm at Black Hills: Farming alone in the hills of Northern Canterbury’, with the book’s royalties creating three RWNZ scholarships.