Stephen Hamilton QSM
Stephen Hamilton, of Auckland, received the Queen’s Service Medal for services to the community. Mr Hamilton has been Chair of the Auckland Town Hall Organ Trust since it was established in 2004 and been the national treasurer of the New Zealand Association of Organists since 1998. Under his guidance the Auckland Town Hall Organ Trust oversaw the successful re-building of the 1911 instrument, which had lost its character in a rebuild in 1970. The project was completed in December 2009 and was celebrated with a successful concert in March 2010. The trust raised more than $400,000 towards the project.