Mr John Sandison, QSM, of Rotorua, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
John Sandison was a professional firefighter with Fire and Emergency New Zealand in the Kawerau District from 1974 to 2018.
Throughout that time, he was also Officer in Charge with the Rotoma Volunteer Fire Brigade. He was the Kawerau Fire Brigade delegate to the New Zealand Firefighter Professional Union.
He chaired the Board of Trustees of Lake Rotoma Primary School and also undertook school ground caretaker roles.
He helped build an obstacle course for the Rotorua East Lakes school cluster, coordinated fire safety programmes for schoolchildren, and provided transport for events. Mr Sandison is a Justice of the Peace.