Taime Samuel
Taime Samuel, of Hastings, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the Pacific Islands community at an investiture ceremony at the Wellington Town Hall on 24 March 2009. Mrs Samuel has been involved in the Pacific Islands community in Hawke's Bay for more than 10 years. She was a foundation delegate to the Cook Islands Regional Council and is a member of the Hawke's Bay Cook Islands Council. She has been involved in the Cook Islands Hawke's Bay Prison Prayer Programme and was president of Tangiianui Pacifica Hawke's Bay. Mrs Samuel has also been an announcer on Hawke's Bay Cook Islands Community Radio, involved in the Cook Islands Sports Federation and the Hawke's Bay Cook Islands Sports Association.