Perenise Tapu, of Auckland, Hon QSM, for services to education and the Samoan community
Perenise Tapu is Head of Department for Samoan Language at McAuley High School and tutors Samoan adult learners at the Pacific Education Centre, Manukau Institute of Technology. He developed the ‘Taiala o le Gagana Samoa’ (Samoan Language Framework in New Zealand), has organised activities for Samoan Language Week, and regularly takes student groups to Samoa. He helped establish the Malaeola Auckland Samoan Catholic Centre and was Project Facilitator of the Malaeola Family Violence Program. Mr Tapu has represented the Samoan Catholic community on the Pastoral Council of the Diocese of Auckland and helped form the Taimua Youth Movement.