Su'a Ekepati-Leilua, Auckland, QSM
For services to the Pacific Islands community. Mrs Ekepati-Leilua has been the Deputy Chair of the Tangaroa College Board of Trustees for more than 20 years. She is a founding member and secretary of the Counties Manukau Samoa Rugby Football Union. She is a former Chairperson of the Otara Community Board and has played significant roles in the Samoan Congregational Christian Church in Otara and Māngere. She has helped initiate many improvements in the Otara area, including the construction of a skate park and cleaning up Otara’s streets and lake. She has also worked to have underground power cables installed in Otara to rid the area of pylons. Mrs Ekepati-Leilua has campaigned against illegal alcohol drinking in parks around Otara, and for the beautification of the suburb’s parks.