William Studholme
William (Bill) Studholme, of Banks Peninsula, received the Insignia of an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to forestry and the community. Mr Studholme has been actively involved in communities where he has lived and is an acknowledged leader of integrated land use, with forestry playing a vital part in enhancing agricultural land use. He has contributed in other areas of the forestry sector, including the New Zealand Forest Owners Association, and advisory committees of Scion (formerly the Forest Research Institute) and the New Zealand Institute of Forestry.