Gillian Gemming, of Tauranga, ONZM, for services to hockey
Gill Gemming is President of the Tauranga Hockey Association. She has coached and managed Masters Women’s teams in Tauranga and through to international level. She is Continental Development Manager for the Oceania Hockey Association and Director of Hockey at Tauranga Boys’ College. She piloted the Funsticks school programme to encourage more children into the sport, which has since been run throughout New Zealand. She is currently developing the Hockey Without Limits programme for those with disabilities. She was instrumental within the committee that set up the first turf in Tauranga and the subsequent expansion to a second turf. Mrs Gemming led the development of the Bay of Plenty Hockey Council.