Ms Jung-Mi Yu, QSM, Hamilton.
For services to the Korean community. Ms Jung-Mi Yu has been a teacher at and Principal of the Waikato Korean School for 11 years. This is a voluntary, weekend position. She has helped Korean New Zealanders in the Waikato region maintain their first language. She is the co-Chair of the Waikato Korea – New Zealand Friendship Society. Mrs Yu is the past Chair of the New Zealand Federation of Korean Schools, setting curricula and lobbying for funding.