Jens and Karen Bukholt, Wanganui, MNZM
For services to the community. Since receiving the Queen’s Service Medal in 1989, Mr and Mrs Bukholt have continued to contribute to the Whanganui community. They have been longstanding volunteers with the Wanganui Boys and Girls Gym Club as well as the New Zealand Gymnastics Association. They also developed a small golf course that is used for fundraising for Hospice, the Life Education Trust and clubs in need.
Mr Bukholdt has also been a volunteer with Hospitality Wanganui and Polson Park Kindergarten, and was closely involved in the Whanganui River Boat Paddle Steamer project. Mrs Bukholt is also a volunteer in the reading programme established at schools by the Wanganui Rotary Club. She is also a member of the RSA Golden Girls Group, which entertains senior citizens