I am delighted to announce the appointment of John Price
ONZM as the new Director Civil Defence Emergency Management
and Deputy Chief Executive Emergency Management for the
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).
John has
been a member of the New Zealand Police since 1987 and is
the current District Commander for Canterbury
District.
John brings strong senior leadership and
response experience to the role of Director. John has had a
leading role in Police responses to significant emergencies
including the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, 2016
Kaikoura/Hurunui earthquake, the 2017 Port Hills fires and
the 2019 terrorist attacks.
John was made an Officer
of the Most Venerable Order of St John (OStJ) in 2020 and
became an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)
in 2021.
John will join NEMA on 13 March. Until this
time, Roger Ball will continue to be the Acting Director
Civil Defence Emergency Management.
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