Mr Wallace Bain, MNZM, for services to health and the community
Wallace Bain is a pharmacist and lawyer. As Mayor of Te Kuiti and Waitomo District, he was a strong supporter of Maniapoto iwi. He was Coroner for King Country and Bay of Plenty, contributing to changes to the Firearms Code and campaigning against cot death related to co-sleeping, texting while driving, youth drinking and cyber bullying. He has initiated meetings to inform local iwi on coronial changes and to seek their participation in decision-making. He has provided pro-bono legal advice to community groups. He is an International Rugby Board Commissioner. Mr Bain supports the Life Education Trust to provide books in South Waikato and funding for a school in Fiji.