Lewis Findlay
Lewis Findlay, of Palmerston North, received the Queen's Service Medal for services to the community. He established Street Van in 1995, which helps young people addicted to drugs. He formed the Shepherds Rest Trust, which operates as a boarding house for the homeless and was the instigator and main coordinator of Ferguson House Recover Centre for youth addicted to drugs in Palmerston North. He also established Shiloh Retreat Renewal Centre, a drug recovery centre in Feilding. He was involved with the Audrey Green Disability Centre for 15 years as a fundraiser and started the organisation's newspaper Disinformation. He has been the chairperson of the Community Safer Council and was the council representative to the Disabled Persons Assembly, of which he is the treasurer.