Nicole Murray, of Wellington, MNZM, for services to the community
Nicole Murray founded the charity Good Bitches Baking (GBB) with Ms Marie Fitzpatrick. GBB’s volunteers deliver home baking to organisations working with people in tough situations. Established with just 15 people in Wellington, GBB has grown to become a national registered charity with more than 20 chapters around the country and more than 2,000 active volunteers. Ms Murray and Ms Fitzpatrick developed and delivered a robust operational system and continue to actively fundraise. Recently, Ms Murray established a Prison Bake initiative for GBB, a nine-week pilot encouraging compassion and teaching baking to inmates at a Wellington prison, and delivering their baking to Women’s Refuge and the Children’s Hospital.