Elizabeth Bang, of Hamilton, CNZM, for services to health, women and the community
As CEO of Hospice Waikato, Elizabeth Bang led the fundraising team to purchase and develop a specialised hospice facility in Hamilton. She oversaw a nationally significant operation and the increased availability of hospice services and facilities throughout the region, including the Rainbow Place facility for children and their families. She has been President, Vice President and a Board member of the National Council of Women New Zealand. She sat on the Waikato Institute of Technology Ethics Committee and later became Chairperson. She is Fundraising Ambassador for the Waikato Medical Research Foundation. She is a committee member and former Chair of the Awatere Club. She is Chair of the Waikato/Taranaki Diocesan Board and was part of the Diocese Strategic Plan and Review Group. Mrs Bang is a Justice of the Peace.