Desmond Subritzky
Desmond Subritzky, of Dargaville, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to conservation and the community. He has been an advocate for the preservation of Kaipara Harbour and Ripiro Beach and an honorary fisheries officer for many years. He was Chair of the Kaipara Harbour Fisheries Committee and the Deputy Chair of the Kaipara Harbour Sustainable Management. He is an Honorary West Coast and Kaipara Harbour Warden and has done volunteer work for the Kaitaia Community Council, directing work on the Awanui River, and supervising drainage and river development within the Kaipara Harbour. Mr Subritzky contributed to the restoration of the Kaipara Heads Lighthouse and serves on the Kaihu River Liaison Committee as a representative of Te Houhanga Marae.