 | We are proud to share that Kai-Shek Luey (Kai), a distinguished member of our community, has been awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for his outstanding services to the Chinese community. Kai, a QSM recipient and a Charter Member of the Rotary Club of Auckland Harbourside Inc. since 1994, has played a vital role in our unique multi-cultural club. He served as Club President (2002-03) and has been honoured as a Paul Harris Fellow in 2003, 2020, and 2023. A dedicated and active member, Kai has significantly contributed by organizing the Club’s annual Chinese New Year fundraising events and managing Club’s speaker programme. The CNZM award will be formally presented to him at an investiture ceremony at Auckland Government House on Friday, 23 May 2025. Please join us in congratulating Kai on this well-deserved recognition of his dedication and service! |
Mr Kai Luey was President of the New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA) from 2005 to 2008, serving as Immediate Past President until 2010.
Mr Luey remained Chairman of the Auckland branch of the NZCA until 2011. He organised ‘Going Bananas’ conferences in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2014, bringing together Chinese keynote speakers from diverse fields to celebrate the stories and profile of New Zealand Chinese.
He helped establish the Leadership Development Conference (LDC) and Youth Leadership Camp (YLC) for young New Zealand Chinese to develop leadership and communication skills, running bi-annually since 2007.
He joined the Auckland Chinese Community Centre Committee in 2001, serving as Treasurer from 2007 to 2009 and again in 2012/2013, Deputy Chairman, and as Chairman from 2013 to 2023. With the Community Centre, he organised 16 Chinese New Year Festival and Market Days and has helped develop the organisation into one of the largest Chinese community groups with sporting, cultural and social facilities with a sound financial foundation. He became involved with the Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust in 2004, serving as a Trustee until 2011, from 2014 to 2021, and as Chair from 2017 to 2021. My Luey was a Trustee of Auckland Regional Migrant Services from 2008 to 2013 and co-chaired the Auckland Chinese Garden Steering Committee from 2009 to 2018.