Mrs Joc O’Donnell, of Invercargill, MNZM, for services to business and community development
Joc O’Donnell is a director of HW Richardson Ltd. She has been key to the Invercargill Central Ltd initiative between Invercargill City Council and HW Richardson to re-energise Invercargill’s central business district. She chaired the Vibrant Urban Centres initiative, which led into the City Streets development project. She and her family’s businesses have established tourism activities including Bill Richardson Transport World, Classic Motorcycle Mecca, and Dig This Invercargill. She has been a member of the World Motor Museum Council. Mrs O’Donnell was a founding director of development body Great South, a founder of the Invercargill Public Arts Trail Trust, and a member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council.