Dame Helen Winkelmann and Mr Rod Pelosi, of Palmerston North, ONZM for services to football
Mr Rod Pelosi held leadership roles with Hawkes Bay Football, Central Regional League and Horowhenua Football Association. He chaired the Central Football Federation. He was a New Zealand Football Coaching Committee member. He is a New Zealand Football National League Referee Assessor and was a Football Australia A League Referee Assessor. In 2016 he was a Referee Assessor for the FIFA Nations Cup. He helped establish an exchange programme for New Zealand Football referees to train alongside Professional Game Match Officials Limited referees in England. He chaired the New Zealand Football Referees Committee and currently chairs the Appointments Panel. He chaired New Zealand Football Match Officials Incorporated. Mr Pelosi spent three years as a Foundation Trustee for Sport Hawkes Bay and 10 years as a Trustee of Sport Manawatu.