The 1937 Coronation Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the

coronation of George VI The coronation of George VI and his wife, Elizabeth, as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and as Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on Wednesday 12 May 1937. ...

, were appointments made by the King to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The honours were announced on 11 May 1937. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Privy Counsellor (PC)

* George Vere Arundell, Viscount Galway –

governor-general of New Zealand The governor-general of New Zealand ( mi, te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa) is the viceregal representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III. As the King is concurrently the monarch of 14 other Commonwealth realms and li ...

. File:George Monckton-Arundell.jpg, Viscount Galway

Knight Bachelor

Ernest Davis Ernest Davis may refer to: * Ernie Davis (1939–1963), American football running back * Sir Ernest Davis (brewer) (1872–1962), New Zealand brewer and mayor of Auckland * Ernest Davis (professor), Professor of Computer Science at New York Univer ...

– mayor of the City of Auckland. * Charles John Boyd Norwood – of

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by me ...

. For public services. File:Ernest Davis.jpg, Sir Ernest Davis File:Charles Norwood.jpg, Sir Charles Norwood

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division, additional * Rear-Admiral the Honourable Edmund Rupert Drummond –

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

; commodore commanding the New Zealand station. * Major-General

John Evelyn Duigan Major General Sir John Evelyn Duigan, (30 March 1883 – 9 January 1950) was an officer who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. He was Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Military Force ...

–

New Zealand Staff Corps The New Zealand Staff Corps was a corps of professional officers in the regular New Zealand Military Forces which, in peacetime, administered the Territorial Force. During the First and Second World Wars, many members of the corps commanded batta ...

; general officer commanding and chief of the general staff,

New Zealand Military Forces , image = New Zealand Army Logo.png , image_size = 175px , caption = , start_date = , country = , branch = ...

. File:Rear-Admiral E. R. Drummond (cropped).jpg, Edmund Drummond File:MG John Duigan.jpg, John Duigan

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Grand Gross (GCMG)

;Additional * The Right Honourable Sir Michael Myers –

Chief Justice of New Zealand The chief justice of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kaiwhakawā Tumuaki o Aotearoa) is the head of the New Zealand judiciary, and presides over the Supreme Court of New Zealand. The chief justice of New Zealand is also the chief justice of Tokelau. Befo ...

. File:Michael Myers (judge).jpg, Sir Michael Myers

Knight Commander (KCMG)

;Additional *

Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas Sir Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas (3 June 1857 – 28 December 1937) was a New Zealand university professor, geologist, biologist and educationalist. He was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England in 1857 and died in Auckland, New Zealand in 19 ...

– emeritus professor,

Auckland University College , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

. For services to education. File:Sir Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas.jpg, Sir Algernon Thomas

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division, additional *

Te Puea Hērangi Te Puea Hērangi (9 November 1883 – 12 October 1952), known by the name Princess Te Puea, was a Māori leader from New Zealand's Waikato region. Her mother, Tiahuia, was the elder sister of King Mahuta. Early life She was born at Whatiwhati ...

– of

Ngāruawāhia Ngāruawāhia () is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is in the Hamilton Ur ...

; a Māori princess. For social-welfare services. * Henry Ernest Moston – of Wellington; assistant secretary,

Department of Labour The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, a ...

. ;Military division, additional * Colonel Stephen Charles Phillip Nicholls – New Zealand Staff Corps; officer commanding, Southern Command, New Zealand Military Forces,

Christchurch Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...

. * Wing Commander Thomas Martin Wilkes –

Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) ( mi, Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "The Warriors of the Sky of New Zealand"; previously ', "War Party of the Blue") is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zeala ...

; director air series and controller of civil aviation, Wellington. File:Captain T. M. Wilkes photograph (1920).jpg, Thomas Wilkes

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division, additional * John Higgins – engineer,

Grey County Council Grey County is a county of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county seat is in Owen Sound. It is located in the subregion of Southern Ontario named Southwestern Ontario. Grey County is also a part of the Georgian Triangle. At the time of th ...

. * Campbell Frederick Schadick – engineer, Buller County Council. * Elizabeth Best Taylor – of Christchurch. For social-welfare services. * Sydney Lough Thompson – of Christchurch. For services to art. * Annie Maria Ward – of Lumsden; formerly president of the Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. * Helen Wilson – of Piopio; president of the Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union. ;Military division, additional * Paymaster-Commander Edward Loftus Tottenham – Royal Navy; naval secretary and member of the Naval Board. * Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Beresford Maunsell – officer commanding, Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles (Territorial Forces), New Zealand Military Forces.

Member (MBE)

;Civil division, additional * Mary Boyce – matron, St Helen's (Maternity) Hospital, Christchurch. * Althea Harriet Cookson – matron, Wellington Public Hospital. * Alicia Campbell Ingles – matron, Pukeora Sanatorium,

Waipukurau Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings. H ...

. * Ella Dorothy Winifred Leslie – nurse-inspector,

Department of Health A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...

. * Miriam Mayze – matron,

Auckland Mental Hospital Whau Lunatic Asylum (or: Lunatic Asylum at the Whau; later: Auckland Lunatic Asylum, Avondale Lunatic Asylum, Avondale Hospital, Auckland Mental Health Hospital, Oakley Hospital; Carrington Psychiatric Hospital; commonly Carrington/Oakley Hospi ...

. * Janet Morgan – matron, Alexandra Home (Maternity Hospital), Wellington. * Rose Muir – matron, Christchurch Public Hospital (1916–1936). * Clarissa Eliza McLaren – matron,

Seacliff Mental Hospital Seacliff Lunatic Asylum (often Seacliff Asylum, later Seacliff Mental Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital in Seacliff, New Zealand. When built in the late 19th century, it was the largest building in the country, noted for its scale and extrava ...

. * Emily May Nutsey – matron, Auckland Public Hospital. * Edith Penelope Tennent – matron,

Dunedin Public Hospital Dunedin Hospital is the main public hospital in Dunedin, New Zealand. It serves as the major base hospital for the Otago and Southland regions with a potential catchment radius of roughly 300 kilometres, and a population of around 300,000. Opera ...

. ;Military division, additional * Warrant Officer Class II, Battery Sergeant-Major Walker Daniel Dean – Fifth Battery,

New Zealand Artillery The Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery is the artillery regiment of the New Zealand Army. It is effectively a military administrative corps, and can comprise multiple component regiments. This nomenclature stems from its heritage as an off ...

(Territorial Forces), New Zealand Military Forces. * Warrant Officer Class II, Staff Sergeant-Major Charles Thomas Rae McLean – New Zealand Artillery, New Zealand Military Forces.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Alfred Hyde Cockayne – of Wellington; director general, Department of Agriculture. * James Havelock Jerram – of Wellington; general manager of the State Fire and Accident Insurance Office. * Nelson Thomas Lambourne – of Wellington; Director of Education. * William Robertson – of Wellington; under-secretary and land purchase controller,

Department of Lands and Survey The Department of Lands and Survey was a former government department in New Zealand that managed the administration of Crown land and its survey and mapping requirements. History Establishment The department was established in 1876 with the appo ...

. File:Alfred Hyde Cockayne.jpg, Alfred Cockayne

References

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