Mr Trevor Spittle, of Christchurch, MNZM for services to athletics
Mr Trevor Spittle has volunteered thousands of hours as an athletics official, administrator and educator. He was President of the Canterbury Athletics Centre, President of Athletics New Zealand, and Committee Member of the ANZ Officials Association. He qualified as a World Athletics International Technical Official, and has supported five Commonwealth Games, eight World Athletics Championships, three Paralympic Games, six World Para Athletics Championships, the Sydney and Tokyo Olympics, and Singapore and Buenos Aires Youth Olympics. As a member of the World Athletics Competition Commission, he advised the World Athletics Council on the development of athletic events worldwide. Mr Spittle supports the development of aspiring technical officials across New Zealand and the Pacific.