Ping Ching Mabbett, of Wellington
Ping Ching Mabbett received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the arts and the community. Mrs Mabbett founded the Oriental Arts Society in Wellington to study and practise traditional Chinese art forms, notably Chinese brush painting, both figurative art and calligraphy. She has exhibited traditional and contemporary Chinese art nationally and internationally. Mrs Mabbett speaks Indonesian and five Chinese dialects and has acted as an interpreter for Interpreting Wellington for more than 15 years. She has been an onsite interpreter in various sectors, including for the health, courts, police, and social services.