Mrs Emelita Luisi, of Auckland, QSM for services to youth
Mrs Emelita Luisi is a Co-Founder and Executive Manager of the Ranui 135 Youth Trust, a West Auckland Youth Development Organisation. She has grown Ranui 135 from a volunteer-led community group into an organisation that employs seven youth workers. She was previously involved with Westbridge Residential School, was a Youth Health Worker with the Manukau Youth Centre, and worked with Thrive Teen Parent Support. She was Manager of the Ranui Action Project. Mrs Luisi was part of the group that drafted the first youth work code of ethics with the National Youth Workers Network Aotearoa, now known as Ara Taiohi.