Taufui Aevalu Paea
Taufui Aevalu Paea, of Glenfield, received the New Zealand Bravery Star at an investiture ceremony on 26 September 2008. Mr Paea, pictured with (from left), his wife Toeumu Paea, daughter Grace Lolohea and son-in-law Charles Lolohea, came to the aid of a neighbour who was stabbed and murdered by her estranged partner in December 2004. Although he was unsuccessful in saving the life of the victim, Mr Paea showed exceptional bravery in attempting to do so by tackling the armed offender at considerable risk to his own life.