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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, December 31, 2012
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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS SUDDENS, Brian Laurence – Suddenly at home on December 27, 2012. Dearly loved husband of Judy (Nan). Dearly loved father of Stephen, Stacey, Anne Marie, and Jackie. Dearly loved granddad and great granddad to all his grandchildren. Messages to 6 Woods Street, Allenton, Ashburton. At Brian’s request a private service has been held following cremation. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Honour ‘a privilege’ By Susan Sandys Ross Gordon’s career in search and rescue began when he was just 13 years old. The retired police officer in Methven has been named in the list of New Year Honours, and believes it is an “absolute privilege” to have received the Queen’s Service Order (QSO). Mr Gordon joined Horowhenua Search and Rescue in 1972, and it was not long before he was out on his first call. As a fifth former at Horowhenua College, he was among searchers looking for a group of three third and fourth formers who had gone missing on twin peaks behind Levin. He found himself searching in heavy mist, driving rain, wind and limited visibility. About 3am one of the search teams before Mr Gordon’s found the trio, who were suffering from hypothermia. It was not time to go home however, and searchers including Mr Gordon had axes dropped from a rescue helicopter so they could clear an area of scrub for the aircraft to land. A lack of sleep that night, and the “absolutely foul” weather, did not make the search any less enjoyable for Mr Gordon. “It was an opportunity to help, and to benefit from the leadership by the more experienced searchers, it was really good working in that environment,” he said. The next search Mr Gordon participated in, for a hunter, ended with the tragic outcome of the man being found dead in a river. However, even recovering a missing person’s body was better than no result at all, as it meant the family could move on with their grieving. One of the most psychologically challenging tasks he had been involved in was the recovery of six soldiers’ bodies from Mt Ruapehu in the 1990s. And some of the saddest cases were searches for
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Methven’s Ross Gordon has been named a companion of the Queen’s Service Order, after a life time of involvement in search and rescue. people suffering dementia, or who were depressed and may have committed suicide. It just makes good outcomes all that more special, and Mr Gordon holds some moments close to his heart. “One of the rewarding times is when you see the reunification of the lost person and the family and friends,” Mr Gordon said. In the mid 1980s he and about 50 other searchers found a young day walker who had been missing for a couple of days on the Rimutaka incline.
“We brought the young woman in to meet her family, among the 50 searchers there would not have been a dry eye in the room. That’s a powerful motivation because you see how important people are to other people.” The most recent search call out for Mr Gordon was about two months ago, when Methven Search and Rescue, which he is a member of, was called to find a tramper at Akaroa. The searchers were turned back half way to the seaside village when the tramper walked out.
Today Mr Gordon enjoyed his volunteer work with Methven Search and Rescue, while his day job is as search and rescue development manager for Search and Rescue Institute New Zealand. He established the organisation, which carries out training, research and development, in 2002. He is based in Methven and works from home, but the job requires him to regularly travel overseas to undertake training. He has recently returned from three weeks in the United Kingdom, and had also been to Iceland, America, Australia and Antarctica. “One of the most stimulating things is working with some of the global leaders in SAR, establishing systems and models and improving ways of doing things,” he said. It was a constant challenge however for bureaucracy to keep up with changes and advances in mapping and mathematical modeling, profiling and the science of lost person behaviour. Among developments in recent years had been the formation of an international data base which gave guidelines as to where to look when it came to finding a person depending on specific criteria. Mr Gordon joined the police when he was 17 in 1975. He filled various roles in search and rescue there, including as assistant to the national police search and rescue coordinator from 1988 to 1993. In this role he helped initiate the formation of LandSAR, New Zealand’s national volunteer organisation. He established Emergency Management Ltd in 1994 and developed and delivered search training courses for police and volunteers. He has been a technical advisor on many high profile search and rescue operations, national committees and the television series The Missing, and has been a contributing author to a number of world leading search and rescue texts.
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Laurence Cooney has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Hard work brings reward By Sue Newman For Ashburton’s legal Godfather Laurence Cooney, an award as a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, came six weeks too late to be enjoyed. Mr Cooney’s huge contribution to the legal profession, to business and to the Ashburton community were acknowledge today when he was made a member of the order in the New Year Honours list. The award was approved by Her Majesty the Queen, before his death on November 23. He retired from a 35-plus year in law in August 2011 and on his retirement he reflected on the huge satisfaction he had gained from his work and the opportunities it had provided to become involved in the wider community.
He was a man who knew the meaning of hard work. His father died when he was 12 and his mother struggled to raise her three children alone. And for Mr Cooney that meant the decision to go to university included hard work alongside study – in freezing works, wool stores and on the wharf in Dunedin. He came to Ashburton for a job with Nicoll and Sinclair and never imagined he would still be with the same firm, albeit carrying his name over the door, when he retired. He always said that he never found a reason good enough to leave Ashburton. In his industry, he became acknowledged as a brilliant mind and as a man who would never back down from a legal fight and was always happy to champion small causes. While his peers enjoyed the cut and
thrust of the courtroom, Mr Cooney was happier fighting his client’s battles away from the limelight. His peers describe him as a “tenacious, quiet achiever”. It was his work as coroner, however, that gave him some of his greatest satisfaction. He was appointed to the role in 1977 and served as the Ashburton District’s coroner until coronial law was rewritten in 2007. In that role, Mr Cooney became known as a coroner who went to great lengths to ensure families were dealt with sympathetically and with understanding. Over the years he was appointed to many boards and became a trustee or director of many organisations. He held positions on several legal committees and legal disciplinary tribunals. In 1987 he was appointed a Notary Public.
New Year Honours THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT Dames Companion Justice Judith Marjorie Potter, CBE, Auckland, for services to the judiciary. Wendy Edith Pye, MBE, Auckland, for services to business and education. Knights Companion Owen George Glenn, ONZM, Auckland, for services to philanthropy. Robert Anster Harvey, QSO, Auckland, for services to local body affairs and the community. Justice Mark Andrew O’Regan, Wellington, for services to the judiciary. Julian Stanley Smith, OBE, Dunedin, for services to business. Mark Wiremu Solomon, Christchurch, for services to Maori and business. Mark James Todd, CBE, UK, for services to equestrian sport. Companions Dr Alan Esmond Bollard, Wellington, for services to the state. John Kenneth Buck, OBE, Havelock North, for services to the wine industry and the arts. Stewart Ian Buckley, Auckland, for services to technology, business and motorsport. Barry Michael Joseph Dineen, Wellington, for services to business and the arts. Professor Ivan MacGregor Donaldson, Christchurch, for services to neurology. Alan Raymond Isaac, Wellington, for services to cricket and business. Hohi Ngapera Te Moana Keri Kaa, QSO, Gisborne, for services to Maori and the arts. Dr Lester Levy, Auckland, for services to health and education. Professor David Ian Pool, Hamilton, for services to demography. Geoffrey Thomas Ricketts, Auckland, for services to education, the arts and business. Turoa Kiniwe Royal, QSO, ED, Wellington, for services to education. Professor Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith, Hamilton, for services to Maori and education. Fleur De Lyse Ross Sullivan, ONZM, Palmerston, for services to the food industry. Dr David John Teece, USA, for services to New Zealand-United States relations. Officers Antony Paul Astle, Auckland, for services as a chef. Gavin John Bishop, Christchurch, for services to children’s literature. Peter David Broughton (Rawiri Paratene), Auckland, for services to film, television and theatre. Associate Professor Ian David Campbell, Hamilton, for services to breast cancer treatment and research. Dr John Laurence Craig, Whangarei, for services to conservation. Professor Emeritus Glynnis Marjory Cropp, Palmerston North, for services to research in the humanities. Doris Theodora Huberdina Zita de Pont, Auckland, for services to fashion. Mary Monica Devine, Christchurch, for services to business. Emeritus Professor Roger John Field, Wanaka, for services to education and land-based industries. Alexander Christopher Kelley, Dunedin, for services to the New Zealand Police and diplomacy. Graham Michael Lowe, QSM, Auckland, for services to the community. John Morris, Auckland, for services to education. Tuaine-Nurse Tamarua Robati, Porirua, for services to education and the Pacific community. Anthea Isobel Simcock, JP, Hamilton, for services to child welfare. John Lindsay Slater, JP, Auckland, for services to the community. John William Acton Smith, Invercargill, for services to business and the community. Dr Roderick William George Syme, Christchurch, for services to athletics and science. Henare Rakiihia Tau, Kaiapoi, for services to Maori. Selina Mary Webb, JP, Whakatane, for services to health and education. Dr Philip Seabrook Yates, Auckland, for services to agribusiness.
Members Dr Mohamed Samy Abdel-Al, Carterton, for services to the community. Jo Qesem Ayela Aleh, Auckland, for services to sailing. Senior Sergeant Ian Roy Appley, Christchurch, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. Stephen Paul Bell, Auckland, for services to youth. Hamish Byron Bond, Cambridge, for services to rowing. Diane Edith Brown, Dunedin, for services as a writer and educator. Lisa Carrington, Auckland, for services to kayaking. Douglas Hewdy Catley, Wellington, for services to sport and healthcare services. Beverley Joan Chappell, Kapiti, for services to senior citizens and the community. Dr William John Childs, ED, Whangarei, for services to health. Pamela Marie Coe, New Plymouth, services to cycling. Nathan Phillip Cohen, Cambridge, for services to rowing. Laurence Killoh Cooney, Ashburton, for services to business, law and the community. Ian Trevor Corney, Taumarunui, for services to agriculture. Jeanette Crosado, Dunedin, for services to animal welfare. Dr Mary Margaret Dawson, Auckland, for services to the Girl Guides and the community. Frances Denz, Tauranga, for services to business. Wendy Duff, Auckland, for services to people with autism. Laura Fairweather, South Catlins, for services to cycling. Mary Elizabeth Fisher, Upper Hutt, for services to swimming. Sylvia Pearl Frame, Napier, for services to nursing, motoring and the community. Phillipa Gray, Thames, for services to cycling. Inspector Mark Stanley Harrison, Palmerston North, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. John Graham Hartnell, Christchurch, for services to the community and beekeeping. Ian Wilson Hay, JP, Auckland, for services to the community. Vicki Cathryn Hyde, Christchurch, for services to science. Maia Giselle Jackman, Auckland, for services to football. Peter Francis Jensen, Whangarei, for services to the community. Kathleen Frances Joblin, Wanganui, for services to health. Sumant Lala, Auckland, for services to the Child Cancer Foundation. Dr Anthony Gerard Lanigan, Auckland, for services to tertiary education and the community. Alison Maree Marshall, Hamilton, for services to the community. Robert Patrick McDavitt, Auckland, for services to meteorology and yachting. Geoffrey Mirkin, Dunedin, for services to the community. Sally Christine Morrison, Tauranga, for services to health and the community. Eric Gordon Murray, Cambridge, for services to rowing. Professor Vincent Ernest Neall, Palmerston North, for services to Earth science. Geoffrey Watts Neilson, Mosgiel, for services to agriculture. Anthony James Norman, Mangonui, for services to the community. Peter James Ombler, Te Puke, for services to the kiwifruit industry. Ian Maurice Phillips, USA, for services to New Zealand-United States relations. Olivia Elizabeth Powrie, Auckland, for services to sailing. Jacob Rajan, Wellington, for services to theatre. Dr Reena Ramsaroop, Auckland, for services as a histocytopathologist. Dr James Stewart Reid, Lower Hutt, for services to health. Ronald Alexander Robertson, Gisborne, for services to athletics. Inspector Wendy Lynne Robilliard, Kerikeri, for services to the New Zealand Police and community.
David John Saunders, Christchurch, for services to Land Search and Rescue. James Samuel Stuart-Black, Wellington, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue. Joseph Sullivan, Cambridge, for services to rowing. Lorna Winifred Sullivan, Tauranga, for services to people with disabilities. Miriam Swarbrick, Gisborne, for services to senior citizens and the community. Dr David Emil Mynott Taylor, Rotorua, for services to pathology and Maori. Inspector William John Taylor, Auckland, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn, Auckland, for services to rugby. Nilima Venkatakrishnan, Auckland, for services to senior citizens and the Indian community. Denise Brenda Walsh, Dunedin, for services to youth theatre. John Raymond Wheeler, New Plymouth, for services to the horse racing industry. Susan Barbara Worthington, Kapiti, for services as a botanical artist. Honorary Members Kathleen Brader, USA, for services to kiwi conservation. The Honourable Christopher Robert Hill, USA, for services to New Zealand-United States relations. THE QUEEN’S SERVICE ORDER Companions Ross Malcolm Gordon, Methven, for services to Land Search and Rescue. The Honourable George Warren Hawkins, Auckland, for services as a Member of Parliament. The Honourable Rodney Philip Hide, Wellington, for services as a Member of Parliament. Dr The Honourable Wayne Daniel Mapp, Auckland, for services as a Member of Parliament. Nicholas William Rogers, Auckland, for services as a land damage assessor. Paula Mary Rose, Upper Hutt, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. Honorary Companions Dr Sjoerd van Ballegooy, Auckland, for services to geotechnical science. THE QUEEN’S SERVICE MEDAL Brian Charles Adams, Christchurch, for services to cricket. Noel Dawson Anderson, Southland, for services to the Coastguard. Michael Lynn Andrewes, Dunedin, for services to opera. Ann Margaret Andrews, Auckland, for services to the community. Raymond Baker, Auckland, for services to the Jewish community and the racing industry. Georgia Lily Ball, JP, Auckland, for services to youth and the community. Mark Robert Ball, JP, Auckland, for services to the community. Warren David Barker, Fairlie, for services to the community. William Patrick Bruce Benson, Hastings, for services to art deco restoration and the community. Phillipa Avis Bishop, Auckland, for services to the community. David Lindsay Blackwell, Christchurch, for services to tennis. Lynette Bowe, Taupo, for services to people with diabetes. Donald Vincent Brebner, Tauranga, for services to the community. David Harold Broderick, Himitangi Beach, for services to the community. Diane Barbara Broderick, Himitangi Beach, for services to the community. Barry Lawrence Brook, Palmerston North, for services as an entertainer. Peter John Bugler, JP, Picton, for services to cycling tourism. William Andrew Maxwell Burrill, Auckland, for services to regional parks and conservation. Malcolm Duncan Cameron, Dunedin, for services to youth and the community. Daphne Christophers, Tauranga, for services to music. Shin-Kee Chung, Christchurch, for services to the
community. Frederick Charles Cooper, Gore, for services to the community. Peter Thomas Cummings, Lawrence, for services to agriculture and the community. Mavis Jessie Davidson, South Otago, for services to the community. Chief Fire Officer Raymond Peter Dever, Tolaga Bay, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service. Kenneth Robert Dorman, Auckland, for services to television and the community. Maureen Teresa Fenton, Hunterville, for services to the community. Harold Aitken Findlay, Napier, for services to cricket. Peter Bell Gibson, JP, Napier, for services to the community. Graham Henry Goss, Wellington, for services to the community. Dianne Celine Gregory-Hunt, Pitt Island, for services to the community. Ashwin Gulab, Wellington, for services to the Indian community. John Gully, Nelson, for services to New ZealandNepal relations. Giri Raj Gupta, Auckland, for services to business and the Indian community. Miyoko Hammersley, Rotorua, for services as a hospital chaplain. Gwendoline Irene Harding, Tauranga, for services to the community. Stewart Harvey, Dunedin, for services to heritage preservation. Margaret Ann Hickey, Taranaki, for services to the community. Michael Eden Jacka, Christchurch, for services as a geotechnical engineer. Mileva Jankovich, Auckland, for services to refugees. Parbhu Kanji, Auckland, for services to cricket and the Indian community. David Alan Lea, JP, Tararua, for services to the community.
Chief Fire Officer Ian Moffat Lindsay, Winton, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service. Chief Fire Officer Robert James Lunn, Greymouth, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service. Gregory Shane Makutu, Sydney, for services to the Maori community and veterans. Maitland Ross Manning, JP, Central Hawke’s Bay, for services to the community. June Dorothy Mills, Dunedin, for services to the community. Senior Constable Bruce Milne, Matamata, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. Rhondda Olive Moffitt, Christchurch, for services to sport and the community. Shona Marjory Murray, Wellington, for services to music and education. Anand Naidu, Auckland, for services to the Indian community. Senior Constable John Joseph O’Donovan, Nelson, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community. Father Aprem Oraha Pithyou, Wellington, for services to the Assyrian community. Patricia Dawn Porter, Hauraki Plains, for services to the community. Jenifer Maud Prattley, Kaiapoi, for services to the Royal New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Ian Peters Gladstone Roche, Dunedin, for services to lawn bowls. Keith Clifford Scholes, Gisborne, for services to athletics. Barry Noel Searle, Dargaville, for services to marine conservation. Diane Louise Sharpe, JP, Hamilton, for services to the community. Herakwal Paul Singh Bains, JP, Cambridge, for services to the Indian community. Barbara Jean Stone, Auckland, for services to the community. George Sue, JP, Levin, for services to the community. Senior Constable John Thomas Tangaere,
Hastings, for services to Maori. Jonathan Harold Tanner, Hamilton, for services to hockey. Patrick Wikiriwhi Thompson, Auckland, for services to Maori and the deaf community. Barbara Frances Thomson, Whangarei, for services to the performing arts. Lynette Merle Thornton, Auckland, for services to the community. Krystyna Tomaszyk, Wellington, for services to the community. Terence Tuanui, JP, Chatham Islands, for services to the community. Helen Ethel Walker, Waipukurau, for services to the community. Susan Moya Westwood, Wanganui, for services to the community. George Ronald Wheeler, Auckland, for services to veterans. Asantha Peter Wijeyeratne, Lower Hutt, for services to business and the community. John Edward Wilce, Porirua, for services to golf and the community. Catherine Mayann Williams, Auckland, for services as a geotechnical engineer. The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration New Zealand Defence Force Lance Corporal Anatoliy Valerievich Derepa, Auckland, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force. Group Captain Athol James Forrest, MNZM, Papua New Guinea, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force. Lieutenant Arthur Jordan Gale, Palmerston North, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force. Major Shane Ruane, Upper Hutt, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force. Lieutenant Colonel Brent Lockwood Wellington, Upper Hutt, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
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