Ineleo Tuia
Ineleo Tuia, of Lower Hutt, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the Tokelauan community, over more than 40 years. He has helped the local Catholic Church with the housing and resettlement of recent migrants to the region. He has translated for Tokelauan people and helped families with social, legal, and health issues. He has organised many functions for the Tokelauan community and supported the maintenance of Tokelau traditional language and cultures. He formed the Tokelau Performing Group, which have performed at a number of national celebrations. In conjunction with the Alexander Turnbull Library he has helped maintain Tokelauan historic artefacts.