Heather Allan

Catherine Heather Allan (née Walker, 27 March 1941 – 24 March 2024) was a Palmerston North city councillor, Justice of the peace and recipient of Queen's Service Medal for her community service.

Biography Heather Allan was born in Palmerston North on 27 March 1941. Her mother, Olive Walker, raised her and her sister, Sally, in Palmerston North. She later took on a role as consultant to the Social Welfare Department. In 1986, she served a term on the Palmerston North Hospital Board, and then two years further years on the Manawatu-Whanganui Area Health Board in an elected position on the board. She chaired the trust from 2009 until October 2021, and was patron until her death in 2024. The trust has found housing for hundreds of people across the lower North Island. In 2000, she was the chairperson of the Manawatū Community Law Centre, and was the centre’s patron.

She was also a Justice of the peace for several years, retiring in 2016.

She died on 24 March 2024. She has also received a National Police Shield.