Mr Del Whyte, of Napier, KSM for services to sport and the community
Mr Del Whyte (Ngāti Kahungunu, Whakatōhea) taught at Napier Boys’ High School for 39 years, also coaching in rugby and cricket. He coaches and manages the Napier Old Boys Marist Cricket Club, Hawke’s Bay Cricket Association and Hawke’s Bay Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association. He helped administrate several New Zealand Under 17 Tournaments. He has been a Freemason for many years, becoming Worshipful Master of The United Lodge of Napier and a Trustee on the Napier District Masonic Trust. Mr Whyte helped organise the restoration of the wharekai and wharenui at Ruahāpia Marae and Saint Matthews Church at Waipatu Marae.