Susan Wright
Susan Wright, of Coromandel, received the Queen's Service Medal at an investiture ceremony on 3 April 2009 for services to the community. Mrs Wright has been involved with many organisations in the Coromandel for more than 30 years. She has been actively involved in the protection of historic buildings in the district and was instrumental in the fundraising for the restoration of a category 2 house in Hauraki. She founded Keep Coromandel Beautiful, the Buffalo Cemetery Care Group, and the Coromandel Resident & Ratepayers Association. Mrs Wright has also been a member of many other community groups, including the Coromandel Community Services Trust, the Upper Coromandel Branch of the New Zealand Forest and Bird Society, and the Coromandel Historical Research Group.