Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams, of Wellington, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams is the New Zealand Police’s representative on Worksafe New Zealand’s Diving Industry Advisory Group. He runs training exercises and provides advice to other agencies. He has worked with and helped develop search and recovery procedures for the Police and the Royal New Zealand Navy. He is the Police representative for Water Safety New Zealand, spends time with youth groups and has taken part in the Tuakana Teina water safety programme to teach life-saving skills to at-risk youth. He has coordinated the response to diverse search and rescue operations. Senior Sergeant Adams supports Child Cancer fundraising initiatives and provides gifts and visits for young children in hospital.