Craig Primrose, of Saint Heliers
Craig Primrose received the Queen's Service Medal for services to art, in particular painting. Mr Primrose is a renowned portrait artist, having been the official artist of the All Blacks and the America’s Cup. He has also painted portraits of Edson Arantes Do Nascimento (Pele). He was Sir Edmund Hillary’s official portrait artist, creating memorable images of the mountaineer. He has been appointed the Official Heritage Artist for the first settlers and descendents of the Queenstown and Lake Wakatipu districts and is the official artist for the 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Group. Mr Primrose also well known for his landscape paintings, two significant examples of which are to be found at the Rees Hotel in Queenstown.