Dr Asoka Dias, QSM, of Auckland, for services to health and the Sri Lankan community
Dr Asoka Dias led fundraising for establishment of the Sri Lanka Buddhist temple.
He coordinates a monthly meditation programme at the temple. He helped re-establish the New Zealand Overseas Doctors Association, which has seen more than 250 doctors engage in work in New Zealand.
He is a member of the United Sri Lanka Association, helping members with their physical and mental wellbeing.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he led planning for the delivery of High Flow Oxygen machines to Sri Lanka.
Dr Dias spearheaded a campaign to vaccinate as many people as possible in the Sri Lankan community.