Ms Di Buchan, of Ōtaki, QSM, for services to the community and environment
Di Buchan initiated the Riddiford Street Project, which led to the revitalisation of the Newtown shopping centre and the annual Newtown Festival. She chaired the Wellington Civic Trust, founded and chairs the Friends of Ōtaki Rotunda, and was a trustee of the Ōtaki Museum. She is a trustee of the Whakahiko-Energise Ōtaki Trust board. She established a charitable trust to assist landowners wanting to adopt more environmentally sustainable practices. Ms Buchan was Vice-President of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand and now co-chairs the working group established to integrate indigenous environmental knowledge into mainstream environmental practice.