Marie Fitzpatrick, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to the community
Marie Fitzpatrick founded the charity Good Bitches Baking (GBB) with Ms Nicole Murray. GBB’s volunteers deliver home baking to organisations working with people in tough situations, including families with children in hospital, people using food banks and soup kitchens, residents and their loved ones in hospice, and women and children fleeing family violence. Established with just 15 people in Wellington, GBB has since grown to become a national registered charity, with more than 20 chapters around the country and more than 2,000 active volunteers. Ms Fitzpatrick and Ms Murray developed and delivered a robust operational system and continue to actively fundraise to ensure the system remains sustainable.