Roger Alexander, of Napier, QSM, for services to conservation and the community
Roger Alexander purchased the swamp area on the edge of Puketapu and turned it into Lake Puketapu, which has seen local wildlife return to the area. He and his family donated 50 acres of land, now the Dolbell Reserve recreation area, to Taradale. He is a committee member of the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Show Society and an expert cattle judge. He has donated land to Puketapu School, planted trees on the grounds, and granted use of the lake and his property for school events. Mr Alexander has held several roles as an Old Boy of Lindisfarne College.