Mary Mackintosh, of Kaiapoi, QSM, for services to the community
Mary Mackintosh has been the unpaid Treasurer of the Anglican Parish of Kaiapoi for 30 years. She has managed the financial requirements for the refurbishment of and repairs to the parish’s earthquake-damaged buildings. She was involved with Peninsula and Plains Orienteers, sat on the Kaiapoi High School Board of Trustees, chaired the Board of Trustees of Kaiapoi Borough School, and helped establish the Vickery Street Kindergarten. She was a member of the Kaiapoi Borough School Parent Teacher Association and was an instructor and committee member of the Kaiapoi Pony Club, where she now convenes and organises major multi-day events.