Chief Fire Officer John Walker, Coromandel, QSM, for services to the community
Chief Fire Officer John Walker has been involved with the New Zealand Fire Service since 1971 and is currently Chief Fire Officer of the Coromandel Fire Brigade and serves numerous other roles in the Coromandel area. He is Chair of the Coromandel-Colville Community Board for the Thames Coromandel District Council. He was a St John's Ambulance Service Volunteer, a member of the Marine Search and Rescue and a member of the Coromandel Emergency Management Group. Mr Walker is a life member of the Coromandel Fire Brigade and was an honorary Fisheries Officer for 15 years.