Shepherd is the Taupō community constable, Bay of Plenty police area lead for search and rescue and a member of the national Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team. Senior Constable Barry Shepherd (left) and St John Ambulance paramedic Tony More (right) assist a schoolboy who slipped and was injured at Red Crater on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing in 2017. Senior Constable Barry Shepherd addresses media at a January 24 press conference at Mount Maunganui during recovery efforts following the campground landslide. Senior Constable Barry Shepherd marks 50 years of service in policing. Assistant Commissioner Tim Anderson said Barry Shepherd’s contribution to policing was “impossible to quantify”.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 14, 2026 20:01 UTC