Many people do wonderful things for their local communities and for the country as a whole.
For the most part, these people don't expect to be rewarded. Nevertheless, some kind of formal recognition may well be appropriate, and one way of doing this is through the NZ Royal Honours system. In NZ, royal honours are conferred by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. In practice, a Cabinet committee considers all nominations, based on a list of nominations. All honours are administered by the Honours Secretariat, which is part of the Cabinet Office.