The NZ Bravery Awards have just been announced this morning.
It's an impressive list of people who - often on the spur of the moment - have jumped in to resolve a dangerous situation unfolding before them.
It always makes you wonder - would you do the same?
Among those recognised is Detective Sergeant Heath Jones, stationed in Hawkes Bay, who, along with a colleague rescued a four-year-old, a baby and an elderly couple from a flood during Cyclone Gabrielle in 2023.
Heath tells Susie Ferguson what happened as the waters began to rise.
Heath Jones also received a bravery award in 2011. Photo: Government House, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
