Rachael Dean, of Masterton, MNZM, for services to governance and the community
Rachael Dean is a business executive. She has been on the Southland Area Health Board and chaired the Patients’ Satisfaction Committee. As an Invercargill City Councillor, she chaired the Rating Review Committee. She was appointed to the Advisory Committee of the Waikato Heath Board. She joined Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and worked as Regional Development Officer for the Waikato Taranaki region. She was elected to the National Board and the role of National Finance Chair. She was a board member of Diving New Zealand and a Trustee of Sport Waikato. Mrs Dean was a Board member and Deputy Chair of the Waikato Chamber of Commerce.