Miss Anita Prime, of Whitianga, QSM, for services to youth and the community
Anita Prime is a singer, songwriter, and CEO of Prime Music Academy. She helped establish Team X in Palmerston North to provide life skills through peer education. Miss Prime volunteered in the Highbury district, helping feed the poor and working with troubled youth, and continues to support this community through Palmerston North’s Legacy Centre. She organised a free Sunday meal in the Avalon/Naenae area that regularly served 100 people every fortnight. She established a community gospel choir and a bi-weekly youth club in Whitianga. Miss Prime provides free singing lessons for underprivileged children and sponsors children with musical potential.