Bingyu Chen, of Auckland, QSM (Hon), for services to Chinese culture and arts
Bingyu Chen is President of the Bridge of Love Association, which she founded to encourage Chinese immigrants to maintain Chinese culture in New Zealand and adopt local customs. She initiated the New Zealand Chinese Bonsai Society and was its Secretary-General and then President. She has organised exhibitions for the Whau Culture and Art Exchange and delivered lectures on bonsai. She is part of the Kiwi Bonsai Association. She helped establish the New Zealand Chinese Calligraphy Association. She volunteers with Asian Family Services and has taught calligraphy to inmates in corrections facilities. Ms Chen helped establish Blockhouse Bay Chinese Church.