Jim Law, Featherston, MNZM
For services to the community. Mr Law served on the board of the Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre in the Wairarapa from 2002 to 2010, and was Chair from 2006. Mr Law has played a crucial role in ensuring that the direction of the organisation was to encourage the recognition of the vital nature of farming to our national economy. He is a member of the board of Ducks Unlimited, which aims to preserve the Wairio Wetlands in South Wairarapa and has been a member of the South Wairarapa Rotary Club for the last 10 years. He established annual scholarships at Pirinoa School for students to continue into tertiary education. Mr Law was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mobil Oil New Zealand from 1994 to 1997 and was Executive Director of Global Business Support, based in the United States from 1997 until his retirement in 1999.