Mike King, of Auckland, ONZM, for services to mental health awareness and suicide prevention
Mike King is an entertainer who has used his celebrity to reframe the conversation around mental health, addiction, and suicide prevention. He co-created The Nutters Club and the Key to Life Charitable Trust to connect with people of all ages across different backgrounds. He travels New Zealand speaking to schools about mental health as a Key to Life ambassador and has delivered presentations with the Bay of Plenty Coroner. Suicide figures in the Bay of Plenty area over the past two years have significantly decreased, in part due to his presentations to high schools. Mr King has made 75 episodes of The Nutters Club television show, has hosted hundreds of Nutters Club radio shows, and wrote the bestselling book ‘The Nutters Club: Helping Nutters from the Inside Out’.