New Year Honours

Helen Elizabeth Huddleston QUEEN'S SERVICE MEDAL (QSM) Passion for her family and her community has resulted in Helen Huddleston (61) receiving the Queens Service Medal. Through supporting her children in their interests, and her friends and neighbours in their every day activities, Mrs Huddleston has performed a variety of volunteer roles.

Nicholas (Nick) Perry MEMBER OF THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT (MNZM) The former top police officer for the Southern district has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the New Zealand police. Detective Superintendent Nicholas (Nick) Perry was appointed as Southern police district commander for a five-year term in 2000.