Detective Niall Deehan, of Paraparaumu, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Police
Detective Niall Deehan has been involved with the Family Harm Intervention Team within New Zealand Police for more than 12 years. He was instrumental in developing the Family Liaison Officer (FLO) role within Police. He has served as a National Coordinator of a nationwide team of FLOs. He has worked on numerous homicides and mass fatalities with the team, including the Whakaari White Island eruption, the Christchurch terrorist attacks, the Carterton balloon crash, and the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire. He provided ongoing support to families who lost loved ones to the MH17 plane crash. Detective Deehan served with New Scotland Yard’s ‘Racial and Violent Crime Task Force’ for several years.