Harry Tolley, Masterton, QSM
For services to the community. Mr Tolley has served in the Wairarapa community for more than 30 years in Rotary Clubs and was largely responsible for establishing Probus clubs in the Wairarapa. In the 1960s he began Tolley Industries, which manufactured electrical transformers, later selling this successful company to British interests. In 2005 he established the Tolley Rotary Educational Trust, using $100,000 of his own money to create scholarships for secondary students who exhibit excellence to continue their studies.