Dr Rodger Hilliker, Temuka, MNZM
For services as a general practitioner. Dr Hilliker has worked as a GP in the Temuka area from 1961 to 2010 – including a period when he was the only doctor in the area. He has been honoured with the Distinguished Service Medal of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs. He served as the South Island representative on the New Zealand Medical Association’s Central GP Committee. Dr Hilliker was elected President of the New Zealand Medical Association, and Chaired its Central Ethics Committee. The Salvation Army in Temuka presented him with a long service award, and the Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade also recognised his long service with a life membership.