Mr Peter Barker, of Wellington, MNZM for services to the community
TO RECEIVE THE INSIGNIA OF A MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT
Mr Peter Barker, of Wellington, for services to the community
Peter Barker is the Chair of Samaritans of Wellington Centre Crisis Helpline. He has been a listener on the Helpline since 1994. As a volunteer, he has provided ongoing and readily available emotional support for those in distress. He is a Board Director on Samaritans of Wellington and Samaritans New Zealand. He was instrumental in establishing links with similar organisations overseas. He was directly involved in creating Befrienders Worldwide, an international network of more than 350 crisis helpline services across 30 countries. Mr Barker is the Befrienders Worldwide Regional Coordinator for Australasia and recently established Project Unite to link the Samaritan Crisis Helplines in New Zealand and Australia.