Mr Noel Birchall, MNZM, of Kaikohe, for services to outdoor recreation and conservation
Noel Birchall served on the Bay of Islands Acclimatisation Society, the Northland Fish and Game Council, and the National Executive and Council of Fish and Game New Zealand. He has participated as a voluntary ranger in training and other activities for more than 25 years. He has supported and encouraged youth and families into sports fishing and game bird hunting. He has promoted habitat retention, preservation and maintenance of sustainable populations of species. He has been a member of the Northland Fish and Game Prosecutions Committee. Mr Birchall has been a member of the Kaikohe Rotary Club for more than 30 years, holding executive positions including President and Treasurer.