Air Commodore Darryn Webb, MNZM for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Air Commodore Darryn Webb has served with the New Zealand Defence Force for 31 years in a range of command and leadership positions. In 2020, he was seconded to the All of Government (AoG) effort to protect New Zealand from COVID-19. He helped develop and enact a plan to enable New Zealanders and foreign nationals to return home. He then became Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ), providing a safe system to prevent COVID-19 encroaching into communities and providing advice and assurance to Government. Air Commodore Webb is well regarded for transforming New Zealand’s approach to MIQ into a world-leading end-to-end system to provide New Zealanders with confidence.