Mr Mervyn English, of Invercargill, MNZM for services to governance and the community
Mr Mervyn English held leadership roles in the New Zealand Electricity Commission, State Services Commission and the Treasury’s State-Owned Enterprises team. As Deputy Director-General of the Department of Conservation, he played a key role in the transition of governance and management of the Urewera region to Ngāi Tūhoe. He was director at the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority and has served as a director of Invercargill City Holdings and a Strategic Advisor to Ngāi Tahu’s Murihiku Regeneration. He has served as a Trustee of the Dingle Foundation Wellington and Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoors Education Trust.