Mr John Cocking, of Napier, QSM, for services to theatre and the community
Mr John Cocking, of Napier, QSM, for services to theatre and the community.
John Cocking is official Art Deco Ambassador for Napier through his alter ego ‘Clarence Bertram St John Fitz Montague’, better known as ‘Bertie’. ‘Bertie’ educates and entertains schoolchildren on the history of the 1931 earthquake and Napier’s renown as Art Deco City. He was a Napier City Councillor and a committee member of the Art Deco Trust Festival Events. He played a key role in attracting the 5th World Art Deco Congress to be held in Napier. Mr Cocking writes an annual play for the Festival and has also written the award-winning plays ‘Maillot Jaune’ and ‘Snap Time’.