Ms Kendall Flutey, of Christchurch, MNZM for services to business and financial literacy
Ms Kendall Flutey (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahunungu, Rangitāne) co-founded the financial literacy platform Banqer, which received a Global Inclusion Award at the Berlin G20 Summit, and was named Hi-Tech Startup Company of the Year in New Zealand. Ms Flutey is Chief Operating Officer of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. She has served with the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, the Digital Council for New Zealand and the Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission. Through Pillars Ka Pou Whakahou, she has supported families of people serving a prison sentence. She is a Commission Member for the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme, and Trustee for the Booster Foundation Charitable Trust. In 2019, Ms Flutey was named Young New Zealander of the Year.