Ms Martha Taru, QSM, of Wellington, for services to netball and the Pacific community
Martha Taru is President of the Pacific Islands Church Netball Club and has overseen the Club winning Wellington Premier 1, 2 and 3 grades.
She has been involved with the Club since 1977 as a player, coach, mentor and administrator. She has coached a Cooks Islands national team and had multiple successes as a Wellington club coach.
She is involved with the selection of school teams and representative teams from the BEKO league.
She has contributed to event planning and implementation through the Wellington Cook Islands Sports Association. Ms Taru voluntarily assists Central Pulse netball team with event management.