Mrs Cheryl Smith, of Kaikohe, MNZM for services to rugby
Cheryl Smith (Ngāpuhi) is Community Connector for Sport Northland. She represented New Zealand as a Black Fern in the winning squads at the 1998 and 2002 Women’s Rugby World Cups. She has won several provincial titles with the Auckland team. She was the first ever woman to coach the Northland men’s senior rugby team. She was Head Coach of the inaugural Farah Palmer Cup Northland Kauri women’s team. She coaches the U18s women’s rugby team and is President of the Kaikohe Rugby Football Sports Club. Mrs Smith was integral to the establishment of new changing rooms at Kaikohe Rugby Club after a fire destroyed its headquarters.