A Taupo police officer who helped save the life of a shot colleague is among 17 New Zealanders awarded with bravery honours.
Sergeant Chris Turnbull was one of eight police officers, or former officers, named yesterday in the 2013 Bravery Honours.
There are four levels of New Zealand bravery honours. They are the New Zealand Cross for acts of great bravery in situations of extreme danger; the New Zealand Bravery Star for acts of outstanding bravery in situations of danger; the New Zealand Bravery Decoration for acts of exceptional bravery in situations of danger and the New Zealand Bravery Medal for acts of bravery.
Mr Turnbull has been awarded the New Zealand Bravery Medal for his role in the shooting of a fellow officer in Papatoetoe in 2009. Mr Turnbull was a constable in the Counties Manukau police at the time.
Shortly before 4am on 22 December 2009, Constable Jeremy Snow suffered life threatening injuries when he was shot while on patrol with a colleague in Papatoetoe. The officers had stopped to check out a suspicious looking vehicle in a driveway and when Constable Snow approached the car he was shot, collapsing in the property's yard.