Inspector Nu Leifi, of Christchurch, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Inspector Nu Leifi (Ngāti Porou, Waimā) has been heavily involved with Police outreach to the Christchurch Pacific community, particularly in schools, university and the church. He has strengthened Police connections in the wider Pacific through the Pacific Policing Programme, and mentored and trained Niuean officers and their Chief of Police. As an International Peace Monitor, he supported peacekeeping efforts during the civil unrest in the Solomon Islands. Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes, he led the rescue of over 100 people trapped in the Forsyth Barr building. He became Operational Commander of the Armed Offenders Squad in Canterbury in 2020. Inspector Leifi co-delivered ‘Countering Violent Extremism Through Community Policing’ to the Indonesian Police, Prisons and specialist teams in Semarang and Jakarta.