Mrs Terri Middleton, of Greymouth, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Mrs Terri Middleton is the New Zealand Police’s West Coast School Community Officer, delivering education and prevention initiatives into all West Coast schools. She has volunteered thousands of hours to local organisations, sporting clubs and charity events. She has been a driving force for Prevention First Drug Education. She chairs the West Coast Blue Light branch and is the West Coast Health and Safety Area Representative for the Police Association. She developed Te Wa Maaku, a community approach to help women exposed to family harm. Mrs Middleton initiated engagement with the school principal of Gloriavale Christian Community, which enabled her to co-deliver a range of initiatives to young people there.