Margaret Armour, QSM, Porirua
For services to the community. Ms Margaret Armour has been the organiser and co-ordinator of the Festival of the Elements Waitangi Day event in Porirua for 10 years. First held in 1992, the Porirua City Festival of the Elements has become a fixture in the city's calendar, showcasing local and international talent and using the arts to celebrate the cultural diversity of the city. She has been pivotal in growing the festival at a national level over the last 10 years to become one of the key Waitangi Day events in the Wellington region. She has undertaken much voluntary work for the community including working with youth and the Wellington Regional Asthma Society. Ms Armour received the Porirua City Council Civic Award in 2009 for her voluntary community work.