Maureen Reynolds, Dannevirke, QSO
For services to local body affairs. Mrs Reynolds was Mayor of the Tararua District Council for 12 years, and before that six years as a board member of the Dannevirke Community Board. She has been a member of the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs core group for 10 years. She was on the management team of the Employment Catalyst Fund, established by the Tindall Foundation.