Michael Hanrahan, of Ashburton, QSM, for services to the community
Mr Hanrahan was a member of the fundraising committee for the Ashburton Museum and Art Gallery. He is now the Manager and Curator of the museum. He has done significant research and writing to preserve the history of the Ashburton District and is a Life Member of the Ashburton Museum and Historical Society. He was the Area Council President and then the New Zealand President of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. He has supported the foodbank programme at the Society’s Ashburton shop and raised funds to repair damage to the shop after the Canterbury earthquakes.