At our AGM & Awards event in October, we honoured the service milestones of our Coastguard volunteers.
Many thanks to Coastguard New Zealand CEO Carl McOnie for making the trip from Auckland to visit us and present the Coastguard Volunteer Service Certificates. Here’s who we celebrated:
3 Years of Service
Daniel Gray
Glenn Fergus
Will Naylor
5 Years of Service
Ellie Honeybone
Niels De Beer
10 Years of Service
Kate Stewart
30 Years of Service
John Atkins — still active boat crew after three decades, mentoring others and attending callouts. A true Coastguard legend.
MVP Award
This year’s Most Valuable Person Award went to Blair Quane, whose leadership has helped shape our team into such a professional, cohesive, and capable unit. Thank you so much, Blair!
To all our volunteers — and the families who support them — thank you for everything you do. You make Coastguard Sumner a very special place.