Mr Neville Atkinson, JP, of Kaiapoi, KSM for services to local government and the community
Mr Neville Atkinson served on the Kaiapoi Community Board and Waimakariri District Council, and as Deputy Mayor of Waimakariri. He has supported education initiatives, the environment, sport, youth, heritage preservation, and social programmes. He was closely involved in Kaiapoi’s earthquake recovery programme, and advocated for the saving and relocation of the historic Kaiapoi Railway Station. He was a Trustee and Chair of Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Coastal Park, co-managing biodiversity restoration efforts with Ngāi Tahu. Mr Atkinson served with Coastguard North Canterbury, and has been President of the Kaiapoi Promotion Association.