Mr Brian Dodds, QSM of Balclutha, for services to healthcare and the community.
As Chairman of Clutha Community Health Company Ltd, Mr Dodds has guided sustainable health services that exemplify the concept of an integrated family health centre. He was a founding member of the Balclutha Hospital Support Group, which aimed to preserve clinical services in Clutha, and a founding member and interim Chairman of Clutha Health Incorporated, which built and managed a new hospital. He was a Trustee of the Clutha Community Mobility Van and the South Otago Nurses Trust Fund and a member of the South Otago High School Board of Trustees. He holds leadership roles with St Andrews Presbyterian Church.