Murray Compton
Murray Compton, of Christchurch, received The Queen's Service Medal for services to business and the community. Mr Compton is an accountant who has consulted on tourism matters for 40 years, as well as being involved in the Christchurch community. He has been the national director of Tourism Consulting, for Ernst and Young. He has conducted consulting assignments Australia, Asia and the Pacific, including for the New Zealand Government in the Cook Islands. He has served on the board of the Nurse Maude Association for 20 years. Mr Compton was a councillor of the Automobile Association Canterbury, a member of the Christchurch Town Hall Board, and has been involved with the Rotary Club of Riccarton and the Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust.