Vera Ellen, QSM, Lower Hutt.
For services to the community. Ms Vera Ellen has served on the Petone Community Board for 16 years and the Hutt Valley District Health Board. She was President of the Petone Historical Society and the Hutt City branches of Soroptimists International, and the National Council of Women. She was also the founding Chairperson of ‘Keep Petone Beautiful’ and is a patron of the Petone Croquet Club. She has worked consistently in a volunteer capacity over the last 20 years for the improvement of the Petone and Hutt Valley communities, and for the preservation and promotion of valuable historical sites within these communities. Ms Ellen is a Justice of the Peace.