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New Zealand Bravery Decoration
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | New Zealand Bravery Decoration | |
| image | [[File:NZBD-FS-WB-01-clearcut-v2 1.jpg | 150px]] |
| caption | Obverse of the medal | |
| presenter | New Zealand | |
| type | Civil decoration | |
| eligibility | Those performing acts of bravery in, or meriting recognition by, New Zealand | |
| awarded_for | "acts of exceptional bravery in situations of danger" | |
| status | Currently awarded | |
| description | 45mm, (obverse) cross pattée surmounted by a small faceted four-pointed star with the Royal Crown and fern frond wreath emblem; (reverse) inscribed "FOR BRAVERY - MO TE MAIA". With ring suspension. | |
| established | 20 September 1999 | |
| firstawarded | 23 October 1999 | |
| holder_label | Latest award | |
| holder | 13 December 2025 | |
| total_recipients | 52 | |
| higher | New Zealand Gallantry Decoration | |
| lower | Order of St John | |
| image2 | [[File:NZBraveryDecRibbon.png]] | |
| caption2 | Ribbon: 32mm, seven equal and alternating stripes of bright blue and crimson |
NOTOC The New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD) is the third-level civil decoration of New Zealand.
It was instituted by royal warrant on 20 September 1999 as part of the move to replace British bravery awards with an indigenous New Zealand Bravery system. The medal, which may be awarded posthumously, is granted in recognition of "acts of exceptional bravery in situations of danger". The medal is primarily a civilian award, but it is also awarded to members of the armed forces who perform acts of bravery in non-operational circumstances (given that the New Zealand gallantry awards may only be awarded "while involved in war and warlike operational service (including peacekeeping)".
Bars are awarded to the NZBD in recognition of the performance of further acts of bravery meriting the award. Recipients are entitled to the postnominal letters NZBD.
The medal replaced the award of the Queen's Gallantry Medal, Air Force Cross, and Air Force Medal in respect of acts of bravery in, or meriting recognition by, New Zealand.
Recipients
| Name | Date of action | Location of action | Honours list |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terence Albert Hood | 4 July 1989 | Wellington | Special Honours List - 1999 (Bravery Awards) |
| Sergeant Allan Donald Cantley | 29 July 1993 | Morrinsville | |
| Christopher Michael Crean | 13 March 1996* | New Plymouth | |
| Graeme James Hunt | 21 April 1996 | Flaxmere | |
| Constable Warren Gilbert Sloss | 12 October 1996 | Whanganui | |
| Hakihana Jackson Pomare | 21 June 1997* | Matauri Bay | |
| Brian John Pickering | 25 September 2000 | Kaimanawa Range | Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards) |
| Constable Geoffrey Frank Knight | 4 June 2001 | Tapanui | |
| Sergeant David Templeton | 21 January 2003 | South Auckland | Special Honours List - 14 October 2006 (Bravery Awards) |
| Sergeant Ngakina Jane Bertrand | 17–18 January 2005 | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| Sergeant George William White | |||
| Constable Craig David Bennett | 7 May 2005 | Dunedin | |
| Pes Sia’atoutai Fa'aui | 28 November 2005 | Henderson | |
| Constable Robert Bruce Gibson | 5 June 2005 | Mount Albert | Special Honours List - 3 May 2008 (Bravery Awards) |
| Constable Karl Hugh Pennington | |||
| Constable James Alexander Muir | 23 June 2007 | Whakatāne | Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards) |
| Senior Firefighter Mervyn Raymond Neil | 5 April 2008 | Tamahere | |
| Wing Commander Anthony Frederick Ronald Millsom | 26 April 2008 | RNZAF Base Auckland | |
| Inspector Michael Ross O'Leary | 24 April 2009 | near Taupō | |
| Sergeant Heath Courtenay Jones | 7 May 2009 | Napier | |
| Senior Sergeant Anthony James Miller | |||
| Constable Kevin Lawrence Rooney | |||
| Constable Michael Thomas Wardle | 13 July 2010 | Christchurch | Special Honours List - 2 December 2013 (Bravery Awards) |
| Georgina Rose Langford | 21 April 2011 | near Nelson | |
| Dr Bryce Curran | 22 February 2011 | Christchurch | Special Honours List - 23 June 2014 (Bravery Awards) |
| Dr Lydia Grace Johns-Putra | |||
| Christopher Mark Foot | 15 January 2014 | Dunedin | Special Honours List - 1 August 2016 (Bravery Awards) |
| Senior Constable Blair John Spalding | 25 August 2014 | Hamilton | |
| Constable Benjamin Patrick Turner | |||
| Liam Christiaan Armand Beale | 15 March 2019 | Christchurch | Special Honours List - 16 December 2021 (Bravery Awards) |
| Senior Constable Scott Eric Carmody | |||
| Senior Constable James Andrew (Jim) Manning | |||
| Ziyaad Shah | |||
| Timothy Robin (Tim) Barrow | 9 December 2019 | Whakaari / White Island | Special Honours List - 26 October 2022 - (Bravery Awards) |
| Jason William Hill | |||
| Graeme Hopcroft | |||
| Sam Peter Jones | |||
| Callum Mill | |||
| Thomas Sandford (Tom) Storey | |||
| Constable Matthew Dennis Hunt | 19 June 2020* | Auckland | Special Honours List - 6 December 2024 - (Bravery Awards) |
| Bodey Thomas Foley | 11 April 2020 | Lower Hutt | |
| Noel George Jones | 1 May 2020 | Auckland | |
| Vanessa Miller-Andrews | 10 May 2021 | Dunedin | |
| Stephen Robert Brodie | 3 September 2021 | Auckland | |
| Johnathan Aaron Curreen | |||
| Ross Elliott Tomlinson | |||
| Ian Stewart Anderson | 24 October 2022 | Kekerengu | |
| Roland Ipenburg | |||
| Senior Constable Andrew Ian Watson | |||
| Young Person N | 17 September 2024 | Auckland | Special Honours List - 13 December 2025 - (Bravery Awards) |
| Junior (Losi) Faamalosi Isaako | 20 June 2025 | Flaxmere |
References
References
- (13 December 2025). "New Zealand bravery awards". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
- "Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Honours Secretariat - Medal information page".
- [http://medals.nzdf.mil.nz/warrants/d1nzgb-warrant.html New Zealand Defence Force - Text of the Royal warrant for the New Zealand Gallantry awards system - s.5]
- "NZDF Medals - The New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD)".
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