Casey Williams, Hamilton, ONZM
For services to netball. Ms Williams is the captain of the New Zealand national netball team, the Silver Ferns. She also plays for the Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic in the ANZ Championship. She has been a member of the Silver Ferns since 2004. She was a member of the team that won gold at the Commonwealth Games in 2006 and 2010. She was a member of the New Zealand team which came second in the 2007 and 2011 Netball World Championships. Ms Williams is renowned as being one of the best defenders in the world.