Mrs Fay Looney, of New Plymouth, MNZM for services to the arts, particularly photography
Fay Looney has had a long career in photography, has published six New Zealand landscape books, and was the first woman President of the New Zealand Institute of Photography. A number of her images were licensed to Tourism New Zealand to promote the country internationally. As a sports photographer, she was accredited to the Barcelona Olympics and several World Equestrian Championships. She is a founding member of the Oakura Arts Trail, which attracts thousands of visitors to Coastal Taranaki artists’ studios. She established the studio/gallery Koru on Koru on her home property in Oakura and the city-based not-for-profit gallery Koru on Devon Art Space and Gallery.