Dr Mai Tamimi, MNZM, of Hebron, Palestine, for services to ethnic communities
Dr Mai Tamimi is Team Leader Community Development with Dunedin City Council and was Middle Eastern Integration Coordinator with Arai Te Uru Whare Hauora.
She has focused on the cultural wellbeing of women and youth and worked to combat stereotypes of Muslim women.
She has supported the Muslim community following the 15 March 2019 Christchurch terror attack and was a member of the Royal Commission Ministerial Advisory Group.
She delivered food and care parcels for families following 15 March and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She has helped refugee families integrate into society. Dr Tamimi is on the Board of Host International New Zealand and volunteers with Dunedin Abrahamic Interfaith Group.