Mr Bill Burdett, QSM, of Ruatoria, for services to the community and local government
Mr Bill Burdett, of Ruatoria, for services to the community and local government
Bill Burdett was Secretary of the Mangahanea Marae and the Uepohatu Marae and has served on the Whakarua Park Board. He chaired Te Pua Waitanga o Ruatoria Community Trust. He has held several positions with the Ruatoria Rugby Club, including President, and with the Ruatoria Rugby Sub-Union. He is a Gisborne District Councillor and a Waiapu-Matakaoa Councillor. He helped unite the Gisborne District Council and Te Runanganui o Ngati Porou on the Koka Huhua project to fight erosion on the Waiapu River. Mr Burdett has chaired several local government committees and was a Trustee of Ngāti Porou Runanga Iwi.