Ronald Harries

Ronald Harries, of Wellington, received the Insignia of a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to soccer.  Mr Harries has been involved with soccer as a player, referee, and administrator at a national and regional level for some 50 years.  As an administrator, he is a past president of both the New Zealand and Wellington Referees Associations and has served on a number of other soccer-related committees.  He was an international referee, chairman of the New Zealand Referees Committee for a number of years, and was the director of coaching for some 15 years.  Mr Harries is a member of the New Zealand Eagles Golfing Society and is the captain of his local club, where he is involved with running a junior golfing academy.