Mr Ian Pickard, MNZM, of Papamoa, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Ian Pickard has served more than 50 years with Fire and Emergency New Zealand as a member of several fire brigades. He was inaugural Chair of the New Zealand Firefighters Welfare Society, an organisation operated by firefighters for the wellbeing of firefighters and their families. As Chief Fire Officer of the Dunedin Fire District, he deployed Community Safety Teams to emphasise fire prevention and risk reduction, rather than emergency response. As Assistant Fire Region Commander of Operations of the Southern Fire Region, he led 71 volunteer brigades and two career Fire Districts. Mr Pickard has led teams with the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination team in numerous countries.