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2023 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
The 2023 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Charles III in his right as King of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. They were announced on 31 December 2022. The recipients of honours are listed here as they were styled before their new honour. New Zealand Order of Merit Dame Companion (DNZM) * Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt – of Wellington. For services to the screen industry and theatre. * Professor Farah Rangikoepa Palmer – of Palmerston North. For services to sport, particularly rugby. * Dr Janice Claire Wright – of Christchurch. For services to the state and the environment. File:Miranda Harcourt DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Miranda Harcourt File:Farah Palmer DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Farah Palmer File:Jan Wright DNZM (tight crop).jpg, Dame Jan Wright Knight Companion (KNZM) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles III
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to accede to the British throne following the death of his mother, Elizabeth II, on 8 September 2022. Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and was three when his mother ascended the throne in 1952, making him the heir apparent. He was made Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, as was his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Charles later spent six months at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia. After earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Cambridge, Charles served in the Air Force and Navy from 1971 to 1976. In 1981, he married Lady Diana Spencer, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamish Bond
Hamish Bryon Bond (born 13 February 1986) is a retired New Zealand rower and former road cyclist. He is a three-time Olympic gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, and at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. He won six consecutive World Rowing Championships gold medals in the coxless pair and set the current world best times in both the coxless and coxed pair. He made a successful transition from rowing to road cycling after the 2016 Summer Olympics focussing on the road time trial. He returned to rowing for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, winning a gold medal in the men's eight. Personal life Bond was born in Dunedin. He boarded at Otago Boys' High School. He graduated in 2010 from Massey University with a Bachelor of Business Studies (major in finance) and a Graduate Diploma in Personal Financial Planning. Bond married Lizzie Travis in April 2015. Career Rowing Bond was a member of the New Zealand gold medal-winning coxless four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hokitika
Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of . On a clear day Aoraki / Mount Cook can clearly be seen from Hokitika's main street. Toponymy The name Hokitika translates from Māori as "to return directly" (from , 'to return', and , 'direct'). According to the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the name comes from when a band of Ngāi Tahu warriors in search of greenstone were about to attack Ngāti Wairangi . The chief of the invaders drowned while trying to cross the Hokitika River, and the leaderless (army) then returned directly to their own home. History The land where Hokitika stands was purchased in 1860 from Māori when Poutini Ngāi Tahu chiefs signed the Arahura Deed. This was the sale of the whole of the West Coast region, apart from small areas reserved for Māori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Tumahai
Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), Japanese singer formerly known as Lisa, stylized "lisa" * Lisa (South Korean singer) (born 1980), South Korean singer and musical theatre actress * LiSA (Japanese musician, born 1987), Japanese singer * Lisa (rapper) (born 1997), Thai rapper, member of K-pop group Blackpink * Lisa (French musician) (born 1997), French singer and actress People with the name *Lisa (given name), a feminine given name * Lisa (surname), a list of notable people with the surname Places Romania * Lisa, Brașov * Lisa, Teleorman * Lisa, a village in Schitu, Olt * Lisa River United States * Fort Lisa (Nebraska) (1812–1823), a trading post in the US * Fort Lisa (North Dakota) (1809-1812), a trading post in the US Elsewhere * Lisa, Ivanjica, a municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kereyn Smith
Kereyn Maree Smith (born 7 November 1960) is a New Zealand sports administrator. She was the chief executive and secretary general of the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) from January 2011 to December 2021. She has also held several other roles in sports administration. Early life Smith was born in Clinton in the South Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Growing up on a farm, she attended Clinton primary school and South Otago High School. Part of a rugby-playing family, she was active in sport. However, her plans to compete at the highest levels ended when, while still at school, she was thrown from a horse, breaking her leg and damaging her knee. After leaving school she obtained a diploma in physical education from the University of Otago, graduating in 1981, and followed this with a diploma in teaching from Christchurch Teachers College, now part of the University of Canterbury, where she played both netball and rugby. Career After obtaining teaching qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simmons (tourism Academic)
David Gerard Simmons (born 6 October 1955) is a New Zealand lecturer in tourism policy. During his university years, he was a rowing cox, winning bronze medals at two world rowing championships. Biography Simmons was born in 1955 in Christchurch. He was the cox for the eight in the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, Great Britain, and won a bronze medal. He represented New Zealand at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is listed as New Zealand Olympian athlete number 375 by the New Zealand Olympic Committee. Simmons gained a Bachelor of Science and then a Master of Applied Science from the University of Canterbury. He wrote his PhD at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Since 1980, he has lectured in tourism policy at Lincoln University, where he is now an emeritus professor. In the 2023 New Year Honours, Simmons was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours syste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge, New Zealand
Cambridge (Māori: ''Kemureti'') is a town in the Waipa District of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. Situated southeast of Hamilton, on the banks of the Waikato River, Cambridge is known as "The Town of Trees & Champions". The town has a population of , making it the largest town in the Waipa District, and the third largest urban area in the Waikato (after Hamilton and Taupo). Cambridge was a finalist in the 2017 and 2019 New Zealand's Most Beautiful Large Town awards, run by Keep New Zealand Beautiful. It was awarded the title New Zealand's Most Beautiful Large Town in October 2019. History Prior to the arrival of Europeans there were a number of Maori pā in the vicinity of what would become Cambridge. In the 1850s missionaries and farmers from Britain settled in the area and introduced modern farming practices to local Maori, helping them set up two flour mills and importing grinding wheels from England and France. During the 1850s, wheat was a profi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Murray (rower)
Eric Gordon Murray (born 6 May 1982) is a retired New Zealand rower and gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, as well as at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. He won six consecutive World Rowing Championship gold medals in the coxless pair plus two other gold medals in the coxless four and coxed pair. In 2012 an 2014 he set two world best times in the coxless pair and coxed pair respectively, which as of 2021 still stand as the world's best in those boat classes. Personal life Murray was born in Hastings. His parents are Annette and Peter, and his older sister is Fiona. When Murray was an infant, the family moved to Manurewa. Soon after, they then bought land in Bombay, where Murray grew up and attended primary school. At school, Murray enjoyed swimming competitions and later moved to triathlons. When he grew too tall and running became uncomfortable, he gave up on that while at Pukekohe High School. In 2006, he married Jackie Robertson, the eldest daughter of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotorua
Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompassing Rotorua and several other nearby towns. Rotorua has an estimated resident population of , making it the country's 12th largest urban area, and the Bay of Plenty's second largest urban area behind Tauranga. Rotorua is a major destination for both domestic and international tourists; the tourism industry is by far the largest industry in the district. It is known for its geothermal activity, and features geysers – notably the Pōhutu Geyser at Whakarewarewa – and hot mud pools. This thermal activity is sourced to the Rotorua Caldera, in which the town lies. Rotorua is home to the Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology. History The name Rotorua comes from the Māori language, where the full name for the city and lake is . ''Roto'' m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson, New Zealand
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Leigh Gibbs
Leigh Helen Gibbs (, born 1956) is a New Zealand retired netball player who played for the national team on 61 occasions and was captain for the 1987 World Netball Championships when New Zealand won the gold medal. She was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 2001. Early life Leigh Helen Gibbs (née Mills) was born in Gisborne, New Zealand on 17 July 1956. She was educated at Lytton High School in Gisborne. She obtained a diploma in physical education at the University of Otago, following this with a one-year course to obtain an education diploma at the Christchurch College of Education. Netball career Gibbs represented Otago in netball from 1974 to 1976 and Canterbury from 1977 to 1986. She was called up to play for the New Zealand national netball team, later called the ''Silver Ferns'', in 1978 and played for them until 1987. She was captain in 1986 and 1987, being in that role when New Zealand dominated the 1987 Netball World Championships, which we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Danesh-Meyer
Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer is a New Zealand ophthalmology academic, and as of 2018 is a full professor at the University of Auckland. Academic career After an undergraduate at the University of Otago followed by a 2004 MD titled '' 'The evaluation of diagnostic procedures, visual outcome and optic nerve morphology in giant cell arteritis' '' and a 2013 PhD titled '' 'Evaluation of optic nerve morphology in non-glaucomatous optic neuropathies with quantitative optic nerve imaging modalities' '' at the University of Auckland, Danesh-Meyer joined the staff at Auckland, rising to full professor. Much of Danesh-Meyer's profile is due to her work on glaucoma. Selected works * Danesh-Meyer, H. V., H. Birch, JY-F. Ku, Stuart Carroll, and Gregory Gamble. "Reduction of optic nerve fibers in patients with Alzheimer disease identified by laser imaging." Neurology 67, no. 10 (2006): 1852–1854. * Danesh-Meyer, Helen V., Taras Papchenko, Peter J. Savino, Andrew Law, James Evans, and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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