Saimoni Lealea, of Wellington, Honorary MNZM, for services to Pacific communities
Sai Lealea is the Chairperson of the National and Wellington Fijian Language Week Komiti. He was a member of the Arts Council of New Zealand and chaired the Pacific Arts Committee. He has been Chair of the Pasifika Education Centre in Auckland and the Pacific Advisory Group of Wellington City Council. He was a Trustee of Arts Access Aotearoa. He has provided support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and other government officials on Fijian language and protocols. He has served on several government Pacific advisory groups and led the development of a Fijian Training Programme on Violence Prevention. Mr Lealea contributes to a Fijian language radio programme.