Gerry Rea, Auckland, QSM, for services to the community
Mr Gerry Rea, who was the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the Ellerslie Flower show, has been a successful and respected senior chartered accountant, and is a former President of the Lions Club of Glen Innes. He has been honorary auditor for a number of organisations, including the Auckland Grammar School Old Boys' Association and the Auckland Cricket Society. He is past President of the Grammar Carlton Rugby Club and is Deputy Chairperson and honorary treasurer of the Friends of Eden Park. Mr Rea is the past President of the Carbine Club of New Zealand and has had a long involvement with the Sir Denis Blundell Trust, which provides financial support to young people with disabilities to participate in sport