Ian Dick (QSM) is humbled the the New Year honour. PHOTO / SUPPLIED
Ian Dick (QSM) is humbled the the New Year honour. PHOTO / SUPPLIED
After receiving the Queen's Service Medal in the New Year Honours former Napier City Council councillor Ian Morrice Dick was left "humbled".
Mr Dick, a former deputy mayor of Napier, was honoured for his services to the community and local government.
He was a NCC councillor from 1989 to2001, including six years as deputy mayor, during which time he was a driving force on the Municipal Theatre fundraising committee and played a mediating leadership role within the council to help bring major projects to fruition.
"I am very humbled by both my nomination and the honour. I am pleased to be recognised for my involvement over the years but primarily I am pleased for my 12 children, as I was away from them and my wife Natalie when I was involved with all the committees, meetings and community projects.
"I have always been a man who likes to get things done - ideally in the background, whether it was building classrooms, fundraising for community projects, involvement in city affairs or just generally doing something to improve the community and the lives of people in need.
"Ultimately, I'd like to thank my family for their support and love over the years, and all the people who've worked alongside me on the various committees and projects, and in particular Mayor Alan Dick and the city councillors I served with over 12 years."
In 2013 Mr Dick also set up a lobby group to put forward an alternative amalgamation plan during the Hawke's Bay council amalgamation debates, called the Hawke's Bay Democratic Association.
He is also a past captain of Napier City Rovers Football Club and was on the Hawke's Bay organising committee for the FIFA U17 World Cup in 1999. He served on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart College and St John's College and was chairman of the board when St Patrick's Girls School merged with Marist Boys School.
He has been a member of the parish council of St Thomas More parish for many years and played a leading role in the building of the Heavy Hall and the re-build of St Thomas More Church.
He is a life member of Lions New Zealand and has been involved in a range of community projects for more than 20 years.
Mr Dick was president of the Napier Scinde Lions club. He was also instrumental in establishing the Napier Leo's club and was district governor for the East North Island District, as well as serving a term as council chairman of the NZ Lions club.
