Annie Coates, of Wellington, QSM, for services to ethnic communities
Mrs Coates worked as an ESOL teacher at the Wellington High School Community Education Centre. She was a Cross Culture worker at Refugee Services before moving to the Change Makers Refugee Forum. She has been Chair of the Wellington Myanmar Community and helped establish the New Horizons for Women organisation. She is a member of the Pan Pacific and South East Asian Women’s Association and has served as Vice President and President and as Vice President for the Pacific Region on the International Board. Mrs Coates has also volunteered with the City Mission, Mary Potter Hospice and the Cancer Society.