Audrey Chan, QSM, Auckland
For services to the community. Mrs Audrey Chan is a key organiser and supporter of many Chinese events and the Chinese community in Auckland. She was the founder of the Cantonese Opera Society of New Zealand. This organisation has raised significant amounts for charity in Auckland, including the purchase of a new rescue boat for the Karekare Surf Lifesaving Club. She has been a key organiser of Chinese New Year celebrations in Auckland, along with the Auckland Lantern Festival. She also helped organise the Auckland region’s first Moon Festival in 2003. She was one of the founders of the New Zealand Martial Arts Association. She is President of the Hong Kong University Alumni Association of New Zealand. She is involved with the West Harbour Rotary Club and tutors in elementary Mandarin and Chinese culture. Mrs Chan received the Waitakere Community Board Unsung Hero Award in 2009 and the Human Rights Commission certificate of congratulations for promoting positive race relations in diverse communities in 2010.