Derek Anderson, Christchurch, ONZM
For services to the community. Mr Anderson is on the board of the Christchurch Arts Centre Trust, and is Chair of the Christchurch Heritage Trust. He was President of the Woolston Brass Band for 14 years, and is past President of the Riccarton Rotary Club, of which he has been a member since 1964. He served 24 years as a Riccarton Borough councillor and six years as a Christchurch City Councillor. He initiated and gained support for a series of projects including the Convention Centre, the Entertainment Centre, a new library, several swimming pools and cycleways. A former President of the Christchurch Boys' High School Old Boys Association, in 2006 he chaired the 125th jubilee organising committee.