Jocelyn Callaghan loves to see children succeed.
The Rotorua woman was recently awarded a Rotorua District Council community leadership award for her work.
Ms Callaghan is involved in the community through a range of activities through kohanga reo, school, sports and iwi. She has dedicated more than 40 years to
netball, from being a player to a coach and a supporter. She has helped children of various age groups in netball, from primary age to high school level, to coaching representative teams.
The nomination for Ms Callaghan also stated she was a passionate person for her iwi and had given a lot to kapa haka, in Mataatua as well as Te Arawa, through secondary schools.
It also stated she was "a very hard working lady and a leader in her own right". Ms Callaghan said she was shocked to hear she had received the award but it was made more special when she found out who nominated her.