John McClelland, Lower Hutt, QSM
For services to the New Zealand Police. A former Inspector, Mr McClelland, retired from his position as the Manager of the Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit in 2010 after 32 years with the Police. Under his leadership the Unit was transformed into a unified body. He was instrumental in developing the Heavy Motor Vehicle Categorisation of Defects guide, which provides information to Police and the transport industry on the course of action that may be taken when faults are detected in trucks. He jointly led the Review of Road Policing conducted in 2008 and 2009. Throughout his career, Mr McClelland has focused reducing road deaths and injuries through strong leadership and collaboration with other agencies.