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Four locals have been recognised in this year’s Queen’s

Birthday Honours.

The recipients are Liz Herrmann of Whitford for services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy; Bernadette Pereira of Howick for services to the Pacific community and women; Priscilla Dawson of Clevedon for services to refugees and the Burmese community and Neil McCorkindale of Eastern Beach for services to hockey administration.

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY 2020 HONOURS LIST – LOCAL RECIPIENTS:

Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ➤ Elizabeth (Liz) Herrmann, Whitford – For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy

Liz Herrmann has been an owner of Jet Park Hotels for the past 22 years which she established with her partner in 1998 with the Jet Park Auckland Hotel and has philanthropically supported several charitable organisations.

Jet Park Auckland Hotel was the supreme winner of the 2017 South Auckland Westpac Business Awards, the supreme winner of the 2014 Hospitality Award, the 2013 Environmental Initiative Award winner, and the 2011 New Zealand Culinary Restaurant of the Year.

The Hotel was awarded a ‘four star plus’ Qualmark Enviro rating in 2019, reflecting its environmental sustainability.

Hermann has been involved with the Auckland SPCA for more than 21 years. She has supported the John Walker Field of Dreams Foundation, Make a Wish New Zealand and Women’s Refuge through donations of goods and services.

She has been a Trustee of the Pukeko Trust since 2008.

Hermann and the Pukeko Trust have been principal sponsors of the Bob Kerridge Animal Welfare Trust since 2017, which provides annual grants to individual projects seeking changes to benefit animals, people and the environment. Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ➤ Tofilau Bernadette Barbara Pereira, Howick – For services to the Pacific community and women

Tofilau Bernadette Pereira is the National President of Pacifica Inc., New Zealand’s fourth largest non-governmental organisation and has worked widely in the public sector and the community.

Tofilau Bernadette has been a Community Development Practitioner for more than 30 years, working with and for communities to strengthen their capacity for community engagement.

She was the inaugural President of the Pacifica Manukau Branch from 2013 to 2016 and the National Council of Women Manukau Branch from 2001 to 2005.

She was the Pacific region’s youth representative on the governing body of the Commonwealth Youth Programme for three years.

She represented the Pacific countries and territories

ROYAL HONOURS

Four named on Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020 list ➤ Turn to page 3

Justin Weagle and Callum McIntosh at the site of the assault.

Times photo Jim Birchall

CRIME Teenagers robbed and assaulted

Two Macleans College students were left shaken by an unprovoked assault and theft of one of the boy’s bikes, and another’s shoulder bag.

The incident was reported to police. “Police received a report of a robbery incident in Bucklands Beach on Saturday,” police said in a statement.

“At around 12.15 pm, two boys were approached by three men who assaulted them and stole a bicycle and a backpack before fleeing in a vehicle.”

The boys group initially numbered six but four other boys ran off as the incident unfolded.

One of the victims Justin Weagle (15) says he was suckerpunched from behind and the offenders stole his new mongoose Legion bike, something he had only just got after saving up $450 from working all holidays. ➤ Turn to page 3