New Year Honours: Special Asian tsunami awards

The New Year Honours list for 2006 and New Zealand Gallantry and Bravery awards announced today:

SPECIAL LIST FOR ASIAN TSUNAMI RELIEF OPERATIONS

(Additional appointments to the New Zealand Order of Merit):

ONZM

Major Charmaine Puteruha Pene, Palmerston North, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps

MNZM

Michael Dennis Bush, Thailand, Detective Inspector,
New Zealand Police

Michael James Wright, Napier, Senior Sergeant,
New Zealand Police

Warrant Officer Mark MacDonald Harwood BEM, Waitakere City,
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Corporal Gabrielle Anne Knight, Waitakere City,
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Captain Georgina Rangiauraki Angela Parata-Turvey, Palmerston North,
Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps

Major Richard John Weston, Palmerston North,
Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment

QSM FOR PUBLIC SERVICES

Douglas Fua Alo, Thailand, New Zealand Customs Service,
Bangkok International Office

Peter Gregory Summerfield, Christchurch, Sergeant,
New Zealand Police