Mrs Ngaio Lewis, of Waiheke Island, QSM for services to charitable fundraising
Ngaio Lewis has volunteered with the Waiheke Island-based Jassy Dean Trust for 15 years, raising funds to help families with sick or disabled children in the local community. She has personally raised more than $250,000 through the propagation and sale of thousands of plants. She has converted her quarter-acre section into a plant nursery solely for the purpose of raising money for the Trust. Most recently, Mrs Lewis’s contributions have funded a mental health programme at the local primary school and the Raukatuari Trust music therapy course for children with special needs.