Iris Officer-Holmes, of Ashburton, QSM,for services to the community
Mrs Officer-Holmes led the fundraising efforts to purchase an old building and convert it into an Indoor Basketball club. She is a Life Member of the Mid-Canterbury Indoor Basketball Association and the Ashburton Sports Hall Association. She volunteers as a Marriage and Funeral Celebrant and is an Elder Emeritus of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church. She is a member of the Neighbourhood Watch, the Ashburton Hearing Association and the Ashburton Scottish Society. As President of the Friends of the Regent Theatre, she was instrumental in raising money for the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Mrs Officer-Holmes is also a former District Councillor.