Couple honoured

Te Kūiti St John stalwarts Ketrina and Stephen Allen have been admitted to the Order of St John in a ceremony led by Governor General Cindy Kiro.

The couple are voluntary members of the St John Te Kūiti Area Committee, and the investiture came late last month in Hamilton.

St John Te Kūiti Area Committee chair Lorrene Te Kanawa said membership is by invitation only.

Ketrina, who is also now treasurer for St John in Te Kūiti, joined Papakura Central Youth 2006 and Stephen, a member of the Te Kūiti Area Committee and Three Steps for Life Community Educator, joined St John South Auckland in 2009.

The couple moved to Te Kūiti in 2020.

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