Four young Bay women will be awarded the Queen's Guide Award at a ceremony at Government House today.
Alana Jones, Nina Lopes, Brigette Horgan and Lauren Gibbs will be awarded the highest honour for girls in New Zealand by the Governor-General, Sir Jerry Mateparae, and his wife, Lady Janine, this afternoon.
Friends Ms Jones and Ms Lopes, who met through Girl Guiding, are excited they will be recognised for their efforts.
Ms Jones joined Girl Guides as a Pippin when she was 5 and Ms Lopes joined six years ago.
"I remember I learned to tie my shoes, it's the one thing I remember learning all those years ago," Ms Jones said.