Helen Murphy, of Christchurch, MNZM, for services to prisoner welfare and rehabilitation
Helen Murphy is a Board member for the Howard League of Penal Reform New Zealand and sits on the Community Justice Panel. She was Programme Administrator of The Sycamore Tree Programme, a Restorative Justice programme involving the community and Rolleston Prison inmates. She volunteers with the Pathway Charitable Group. She is office manager and a community support worker for the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society (PARS) in Canterbury. The workload for PARS has significantly increased since Australia changed its deportation criteria. Ms Murphy has been active in publicising the plight of released prisoners via the media, giving radio interviews and being involved with international conferences and research projects.