Mrs Catherine Petrey, Lower Hutt, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Police, arms control and the community
Catherine Petrey worked in the agricultural and fisheries sectors of New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea and has held several senior policy roles with New Zealand Police. She has provided advice to Ministers of Police and the government for amendments to the Arms Act 1983 to improve the safety of New Zealanders and frontline police officers. Following the 2019 masjidain terror attack in Christchurch, she and her team enabled the enactment of reformed firearms legislation to prohibit military-style semi-automatic firearms 26 days afterwards. She helped to establish the Independent Police Conduct Authority. Within the community, Mrs Petrey has volunteered more than 35 years to dog training organisations.