Ms Hana Halalele, of Oamaru, QSM for services to Pacific health
Hana Halalele is the first Pacific Councillor of Waitaki District Council and Manager for Oamaru Pacific Island Community Group (OPICG). She has supported her Pacific community since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a frontline team to share information and guidelines. She advocated for support from the Southern District Health Board and Well South to run a vaccination clinic. She led her team to create their own community outreach vaccination workforce and provide COVID-19 welfare response. Ms Halalele was the establishment Chair for Talanga ‘a Waitaki, an initiative for Pacific parents to deliver the Talanoa Ako education programme.