October 2010. The 2017 book by Nicky Hager and Jon Stephenson, Hit & Run, alleged that New Zealand forces had committed war crimes against civilians in the Naik and Khak Khudday Dad villages. Mapp announced that he had been a source for the book. In 2020, a Government Inquiry found that a child had been killed in Operation Burnham but that the military operation was justified under international law. On 15 December 2010, Mapp announced he would retire from Parliament at the 2011 general election. Post-Parliament On 15 December 2011, in recognition of his term as a Member of the Executive Council of New Zealand, Mapp was granted the right to retain the title The Honourable for the rest of his life. On 28 February 2012, Mapp was appointed to the New Zealand Law Commission. In the 2013 New Year Honours, Mapp was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for services as a member of Parliament. References External links Wayne Mapp MP official site Profile at National party 1952 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand lawyers New Zealand National Party MPs University of Auckland alumni University of Auckland faculty University of Toronto alumni New Zealand Army officers Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Companions of the Queen's Service Order Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates 21st-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand defence ministers