Ron Moles, KSM, of Matamata, for services to education and the community Ron Moles was Principal of Firth Primary School in Matamata and a long-serving delegate to the Waikato branch of the New Zealand Education Institute (NZEI) and the NZEI Principals Council. He is coordinator of the Matamata District Principals Association. He instigated and managed the Outdoor Education Camping Unit for schools in the district, helped establish the Matamata Health Shuttle, and is a Life Member of Matamata Grey Power. He was President of the Matamata Kiwanis Club. Mr Moles coordinated the planting of Gallipoli Pines from Chunuk Bair at Matamata schools and planted and maintained the Matamata RSA Cemetery garden.