Mrs Jaylene Ball, QSM, for services to Māori and the community
Jaylene Ball is Senior Manager for three Community Houses in Manurewa. She sits on Finlayson Park School and James Cook High School Boards of Trustees. She has supported the ASB Polyfest Secondary School Cultural Festival, Rangatahi Netball tournaments, the Clendon Community Support Group, several Early Childhood Education Centres, Manurewa Marae, and Marlins Women’s Rugby League team. She manages an outreach foodbank for Auckland City Mission. She organised the 2018 Tāmaki Kura Tūtahi Kapa Haka competition. She helped organise the Manurewa Enhancement Initiative. Mrs Ball has guided and supported Te Awa Ora Trust, which provides counselling and social services.