Mrs Yvonne Loader, of Christchurch, MNZM for services to the sport of gliding
Mrs Yvonne Loader holds a number of national gliding records and set a world record in 1988 for greatest height gain by a glider that stands today. She has flown several hundred hours as a volunteer tow pilot and has towed for the Canterbury Gliding Club and for Youth Glide Development camps at Omarama. She served as Secretary of both the Canterbury and Omarama Clubs and is a Life Member of Youth Glide New Zealand. For all three organisations, she has helped raise thousands of dollars. Mrs Loader was the President of the New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation, and has introduced many young women to aviation