Mr Sydney Kershaw, of Patea, QSM for services to Māori performing arts and the community
Mr Sydney Kershaw is a Kaumatua of Ngati Ruanui. He is a founding member of the Patea Māori Club and tutor of the Club’s Taranaki Ki Te Tonga Taikura group. He has formed Kapa Haka and performing arts groups from South Taranaki to Bay of Islands and was awarded a Tohu Motuhake for his long service to Te Matatini Kapa Haka Festival. He is a Justice of the Peace and assisted in establishing the South Taranaki Police Advisory Board. Mr Kershaw is a Minita-a-Iwi for the Methodist Church and provides pastoral care to patients at Hawera and Taranaki Base Hospitals