Mr Fraser Faulknor, QSM of Auckland, for services to children, education and music
As Director of the Dingwall Trust’s Care Programme, Mr Faulknor navigated considerable change, including registering Dingwall as a Child and Family Support Service. He also introduced visiting social workers, the decentralisation of Dingwall into individual houses, a boarding school programme, and the Dingwall School. He helped establish the New Zealand Association of Child and Family Support and Community Services. Since retiring from Dingwall, he has been Manager of the Auckland Boys’ Choir and a member of the Choir Board. Mr Faulknor has been involved with The Big Sing, the APPA Singing Festival and the Young at Heart choral group.