Ninety-year-old Norma McCarthy has been awarded the Kiwibank Local Hero medal for her 40 years of volunteer work with the blind.
Mrs McCarthy received the award at Palmerston North on Thursday night, however the nonagenarian was originally reluctant when nominated.
"I said I don't want it."
"There's a lot of people that do more than I do, but you've got to get somebody to nominate you."
She spends her days teaching crafts at the Whanganui Blind Centre and thinks she receives as much enjoyment as those she teaches.