2 Jun 2025

Ron Ealam: Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

From King's Birthday Morning with Paddy, 11:50 am on 2 June 2025

Ron Ealam, from Oxford in Canterbury has received the New Zealand Order of Merit for his work with Land Search and Rescue, for more than 50 years! 

 And for half of that he's been working with rescue dogs - developing the official search dogs training programme and he's become a national trainer and assessor. 

Ron Ealam and search and rescue dog Skyla

Photo: LandSAR