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A member of the New Zealand Police, Sergeant Stewart Graeme Guthrie, was the last New Zealand civilian recipient of the George Cross, which is awarded for conspicuous gallantry. He fired a warning shot near a gunman at Aramoana on 13 November 1990, but was killed by a return shot from the gunman, who also killed twelve others. [ 104 ]
City and unitary region in South Island, New Zealand Nelson Whakatū (Māori) City and unitary region View of Nelson from the "Centre of New Zealand" in November 2006 Flag Coat of arms Nickname: Sunny Nelson Motto(s): Latin: Palmam qui meruit ferat (Let him, who has earned it, bear the palm) Nelson region within New Zealand Coordinates: 41°16′15″S 173°17′2″E / 41.27083°S 173 ...
A slain officer may receive a police funeral, including an honour guard and flag-draped casket, [4] and be officially mourned in the New Zealand House of Representatives. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] At least four officers have received posthumous honours—Sergeant Stewart Guthrie received the highest Commonwealth civilian decoration, the George Cross .
A 32-year old man is charged with the murder of Nelson police officer Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming. [2] Biosecurity New Zealand launches a major biosecurity operation after an oriental fruit fly is detected in South Auckland. [3] Thousands attend a vigil in Nelson for slain police officer Lyn Fleming. [4]
The New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal may be awarded for 14 years full-time service as a sworn officer the New Zealand Police for service on or after 1 January 1976. The medal may also be awarded to full-time Traffic Officers who have met the length of service criteria for service on or after 1 July 1992.
Nelson, New Zealand. Died: 1984 (aged ... Expressionism: Philip Anthony Clairmont (1949–1984) [1] was a New Zealand painter ... Police were called after an incident ...
He later joined the police and in 2008 represented the New Zealand Police at the inaugural Police World Cup. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] He played for the Glenora Bears in the 2010 Fox Memorial and in 2012 was a co-coach at the club.
Over this time period New Zealand had an average of 72 homicides per year, with an noteworthy outlier of 131 homicides in 2019 due to the events of the Christchurch mosque shootings. See figure 1 of the report. Murder statistics are available for the years 1926 to 2021 in this report. Both reports are available from the New Zealand Police ...