Update – memorial serviceA memorial service for Gary will be held at 11. 00am on Friday 17 May 2024 at the Tauherenikau Race Course, SH2, Featherston. Fire and Emergency personnel are invited to attend in undress uniform with medals, but no caps.
The Otorohanga Volunteer Fire Brigade advise of the passing of ex-DCFO, Life Member and Gold Star recipient Peter Sicely on Monday 6 May 2024. Peter served in the service from 1974 to 2002.
Takirimaiteata (Taki) Turner
11. 06. 1943 - 01. 05. 2024
Taki initially worked for the NZ Fire Service as our Tainui liaison creating rich channels of communication and engagementment for the then Fire Service.
Tomorrow, fire and emergency services personnel, families and dignitaries will gather in Canberra to commemorate those who have died in the line of duty.
Rodger Gillespie, Life Member of the Cust Volunteer Fire Brigade, passed away on Monday 29 April 2024. Rodger served 47 years. Funeral service will be held Monday 6th May 1:00pm at the Cust Community Centre.
Full undress uniform, medals, and cap.
Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade advise of the passing of past Chief Fire Officer Merv George on 28 April 2024. Merv has been a member of the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade for 48 years, with 34 years as Chief Fire Officer.
Waikato District advise of the passing of Ex-CFO, Graeme Howarth of Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade passed away on Saturday. Funeral details TBA
Wellington District advise of the passing of ex SSO Rowan Richard Reeves on 26 April 2024. Rowan was a volunteer at Newlands before joining as a career firefighter in 1969. He worked at numerous stations in Wellington and the Hutt Valley before his retirement in 1996.
Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade sadly advises that Patrick Pearce (Jack) Feeney, retired Officer in Charge and Life Honorary Member, passed away on Thursday 18 April 2024.
Coromandel Volunteer Fire Brigade advises of the passing of Kenneth (Ken) Roy Frederick Lucas on 31 March 2024. Born on 1 November 1936, Ken was a member of Coromandel Volunteer Fire Brigade from June 1963 until August 1988 and Deputy Chief Fire Officer from 1981 till 1988.
