John Kendrick, of Waipu
John Kendrick received the Queen's Service Medal for services to wildlife. Mr Kendrick has contributed to conservation as a wildlife film-maker and sound recordist for more than 40 years. He was a Wildlife Service audio-visual officer for more than 20 years, and has travelled to many parts of New Zealand to record bird song. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Wildlife Service's Wildlife Sound Library, photographed and made wildlife films on endangered native birds and, in 1974, helped to film New Zealand segments for a David Attenborough series about extinction. His documentaries including 'Caught in Time', 'Adams Island', and 'Canada Goose in New Zealand'. He instigated the playing of native birdsong on National Radio’s 'Morning Report' in the late 1960s. Mr Kendrick has been a member of Forest and Bird for over 50 years and in 2009 was awarded an Old Blue, the organisation’s highest honour, for his work in his field.