Brian Marcroft of Ohaupo gets a King’s Service Medal
Dame Susan Hassall
Susan Hassall has her sights set on 2028 and intends to still be chancellor of Waikato University when its long-awaited medical school opens.
“That’s the dream,” the long time Waipa resident says.
Hassall, 71, who was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2021, has now been made a Dame Companion in the King’s Birthday Honours.
The King’s Service Medal (KSM)
Brian Lewis Marcroft JP – Ōhaupō
For services to the community
Brian Marcroft
Brian Marcroft has dedicated more than 60 years of voluntary service to the Ngāhinapōuri and surrounding districts.
Marcroft joined the Ngāhinapōuri Hall Society in 1964, overseeing the hall’s rebuild, fundraising and reconstruction, and continued to serve on the Committee for many years after. He has held a range of governance roles in organisations supporting his community, including serving as Trustee of Stewart Reid Memorial Park since 1974, an organiser of the Farm Labour Scheme, a committee member of Ngāhinapōuri Federated Farmers, serving on the Dairy Committee for 35 years, and the Ngāhinapōuri School Committee for 13 years. He was an inaugural member of Waikato Deer Farmers Association, holding various positions over 25 years.
He is a Life Member of Te Awamutu Vet Club. His involvement in local sport includes 10 years as a committee member of Northern Districts’ Cricket and he is a Life Member of the Ngāhinapōuri Golf Club, Cricket Club and Waikato Eagles Society. Mr Marcroft has been a Justice of the Peace since 1999, and in recent years formed the Mangahia Catchment Charitable Trust, through which he is involved in creating a walking and cycling track for the community.
