Coraleen White
Coraleen White, of Westport, received the Queen's Service Medal for services the community. Mrs White has been involved with the West Coast community for more than 25 years. She was a director of Buller Electricity, and was involved with a number of projects, including the planning and implementation of the Buller Grid Optimisation. She was the first female trustee of the Buller Electric Power Trust. She was a Buller District councillor and member of the West Coast District Health Board Hospital Advisory Committee. She was a trustee of the West Coast Development Trust and chair of its Education Advisory Committee. She has held a number of offices with the Buller Foundation Charitable Trust, the Buller Safer Community Council, and other organisations. Mrs White was the Secretary for Westport Free Kindergarten and a Budget Advisor with the Buller Budget Advisory Service.