The service was so moving, Martin so well thought of, it was wonderful to see. The Haka and Sinead's song was a perfect mesh of the two cultures. Absolutely beautiful. My deepest sympathies to Eileen and family, be safe in the knowledge he was so very much loved and respected. All my love, Marie and Paul x

Beautiful service Eileen,I loved hearing all the stories & to see the Haka performed in Martins honour. Martin was such a lovely bloke who was so so proud of his family. Sending strength & love from your family in south Wales & Cork. Rest easy Martin your work is done xx

Dear Eileen so sad to hear the news of Dennis 's passing my thoughts are with you. I always enjoyed Dennis 's company having a beer at O'Malley 's years ago a great guy. My deepest condolences 🙏 Love Kevin Somerville-Ryan ❤

Dear Eileen, my deepest sympathy to you and your family on a very sad day. Murph was born to be a Policeman and is one of life's special characters who will never be forgotten. I have so many fond memories of working with him. It was lovely to see everyone at the service celebrating his life. I wish you and your family all the very best. Arohanui

To Eileen, and the family. Such a sad day to see such a strong man leave us. We had some great times in London, whakatane, Opotiki and Rotorua. I never wanted to see this day come. May the memories we all shared be of some comfort now and in future. I will raise a Guinness here in Savannah at St Patrick's Day in his honor. Cheers to my old mate and a great brother in law.

My deepest sympathy and condolences Eileen to you and your whanau . It’s been many years but many happy memories of a kind, warm and generous human. Arohanui Sharon Cavanagh

Eileen and family, we are so sorry for the loss of such a loving, vibrant husband and father who always put family above everything. Wishing you strength, love and peace at this sad time. Arohanui, your brother-in-law James (Jim) and sister-in-law Dianne.

Smurf, OMG..... no words will ever express the reality of your presence. Sometimes you used to scare the living daylights out of me with your comments/humour/and sheer bs that you knew would scare me. But at the end of the day if and when the chips were down and i needed you and your mate - both of you were there 100%.... no exceptions!!!! You and your best mate and all your mischief were just that........words and cheekiness!! You were a brat of a kid in the day and your irish humour sometimes drew blood from me............but, you were just all piss and wind..... yes you were..... piss and wind when having fun. You at work on the other hand....1 million % dedicated to catch the scum and the scoundrels that invaded the peace of south auckland and you did it with true dedication and commitment to keeping good people safe......... I believe that is all you ever wanted............... was to keep good people safe and care free from harm...........god bless you smurf and may you truly RIP and once you are healed.... can have a good laugh about your days at Gordon Road with the damn good blokes and gals you worked with and spent too many hours with, when our work load was at its heaviest.............. RIP Smurf........god bless - hey and now you are up there and can probably make a difference.... send some damn sense down here to wake the crap up.......................before it is all too late.......... you know what i am talking about.... again RIP Smurf........... 10/0 and enjoy

Jess we are so sorry to hear of the passing of your amazing Dad. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your beautiful Mum, your siblings and all the mokos. A Father is a daughters first love, no doubt you were the apple of his eye. In moments when you miss him and there will be many, Im sure he has left you all treasured memories, photos that will bring you to places of happiness, togetherness and family moments that will fill your hearts with Joy. Much love to you all as you navigate this world without the Man who has loved, provided, protected and made you all so proud. God Bless you all. Rest in Peace Dennis

To Eileen and family. I am so very sorry for your loss. Sending lots of love from me and my Dad “Ferg”

My Dear Eileen and family , I am so sorry and sad to read of the passing of Dennis . A true Gentle Giant , whom we, the Hunt family just loved . Barry would be broken to hear this news too , if he was still with us . I’m grateful he’s not because I don’t think he’d have coped at all well, farwelling Murph , as I’m sure you are all struggling too . Barry thought the world 🌍 of Murph and loved working with him , back in the days of CIB etc I have so many wonderful memories and great work stories that Murph gave us . Words just cannot express what a very special policeman and person he was , they sure broke the mould when they made Murph . Eileen please take care of yourself and family and I’m sorry I can’t be there on the day . My daughter Ange is going to represent our little family Bless her . Sending all my love and hugs Fee and Bee Hunt

It’s all been quite hard to take in: the suffering, the pain, the courage, the emptiness when you slipped away. Martin, you were never one to back away from a fight and you fought hard to the last. I found myself remembering how we sat outside one clear night, Martin, Maureen and I. It was cold and we took a blanket to keep warm. The stars seemed so close, just out of reach. We talked softly, lazily and then sleepily. A calm night amongst the many storms of our childhood. For his family and the community, a mighty totara has fallen. For me, I have lost the brother who sat and watched the stars with me. May he be among them now, at rest. Our love and condolences to Eileen and the family, we wish we could have been there with you.

Uncle Martin, you were such a huge presence that it's very hard to accept you are gone. My memories of you as a kid aren't many (mainly you answering the 0800 TIPOFF phone), but the minute we met again when I was an adult, it was instant acceptance. I loved our times together up north. Seeing you and Eileen together and how much you loved your kids and grandkids was a rare and lovely thing to see. You were so proud of your time in the Solomon's and really chuffed to show off the new police command centre tech. I can't imagine you not being a policeman! You went far too soon and I'm so sorry it was not gentle. You've left a huge gap and I will always miss you. All my love to everyone back in New Zealand. I wish I could huge you all, more than anything x

To Eileen and family, sending all our love from Ireland on the passing of Martin,we met up when ye came to cork few years back when I first got to meet Martin and instantly felt that murphy connection, but Martins heart and love lied in New Zealand, Martin was warm, friendly, funny and great sense of humour, wish we got to spend more time with ye , will be thinking of you all and saying prayers for martin, may he rest in peace 🙏

Martin was one of a kind, a gentle giant. I’ll forever cherish our little trips when he used come back to cork, making me try eat crocodile and shark sitting in my nanny’s house, Nothing but pure laughter when Martin was around and you could listen to his crazy story’s for hours, thinking of my auntie Eileen and cousins Jess Kevin and Tara in this hard time, and all the kiddies. Martin was a pure gent and will be a big loss to our family, rest in peace Martin you’ll be sadly missed.

To Eileen and Family we send our deepest condolences on the passing of Martin.We were so lucky to have the pleasure of knowing and meeting Martin in New Zealand and in Cork and have wonderful memories.Sorry we can't be there but our thoughts are with you all at this difficult time .Rest in Peace Martin ,you will be missed deeply .Love from your Cousin Joanne and Brian Ring

I can honestly say that Dennis (Martin) will be so missed. His wit and good humor was hilarious,,he was such a great friend, a fabulous father and grandad. His Irish family and Welsh family were all very sad to hear the news. He had a Can Do attitude to everything, no matter what situation he was dealing with. He was a very brave man, and called every situation as it was, with no frills attached. He had a great sense of adventure and fun, the holidays we had together with Eileen and the kids were golden, so glad we got to do them. You both have raised beautiful children and grandchildren, a testament to both of you. A huge loss in the family tree.

Dennis “Murph” Murphy Mate - we all came together in Dublin, 2007 - six different people from six different countries and cultures to be the first ever Senior Investigating Officers for the new police oversight mechanism in the Republic of Ireland, the Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission. In the years that followed, we shared laughter (lots of laughter), tears, successes and life lessons and we always knew that we had each other’s backs. So many stories to tell and so many fond memories of those early years with you, many of which should probably stay between the six of us! For now, we are thinking of your family and wider circle of friends at this most difficult time and raising a glass of Cork Whiskey in your honour from the other side of the pond. You were a friend, a colleague, a mentor and a comedian but your own words perhaps sum you up best… Here’s to you Dennis - “a simpler man from a simpler time” Slainte and RIP. Darren, Nick, Gary, Doc and Sarah (RIP) xx

To our Murphy whanau, ka aroha hoki. Thinking of you all. May the beautiful memories sustain you all through this sad time. Rest now Dennis, arohanui Moana, Tiana, Rico and Bubs

My deepest condolences to Eileen, Kevin, Jessica, Tara, Maureen ,Jim & Peter on the sad passing away of a wonderful husband, father, brother & grandfather. I was so happy to have met up with Martin when I visited in January and I will cherish those memories. Thoughts and prayers are with you all. Rest in peace Martin 🙏