Senior Constable Phillip Taylor, of Rotorua, MNZM, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Phillip Taylor is the longest-serving narcotic detector dog handler in the New Zealand Police Dog Section. He has been part of major narcotics operations in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato. He helped develop a new detector dog harness which is now the national standard and has been distributed in the Pacific. He has represented the Bay of Plenty Police District at the National Police Dog Championships, achieving podium results, and represented New Zealand at the Australasian Police Dog Championships, placing third equal. He is a long-standing member of the Rotorua Pistol Club, where he has helped manage facilities and organise club, regional and national events.