The 1952 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King

George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952. ...

on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1951 and the beginning of 1952, and were announced on 1 January 1952. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* Vincent Robert Sissons Meredith – of

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in the country and the List of cities in Oceania by po ...

. For public services, particularly as Crown Prosecutor. File:Vincent Robert Sissons Meredith passport photo.jpg, Sir Vincent Meredith

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * David Alexander Ewen – of

Lower Hutt Lower Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. Administered by the Hutt City Council, it is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. It is New Zealand's sixth most p ...

. For public services.

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Henry Ernest Blyde – of

Lepperton Lepperton is a small village in North Taranaki, New Zealand. It is approximately inland from Waitara township, west of the Waitara River, and east of State Highway 3A, which connects Inglewood to Waitara. Demographics Lepperton is defin ...

Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...

. For services to agriculture. *

Arthur Paul Harper Arthur Paul Harper (27 June 1865 – 30 May 1955) was a New Zealand lawyer, mountaineer, explorer, businessman and conservationist. He was simply known as AP or APH. He was born at his parents' house in Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zeala ...

– 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 services to the community. * William Langston Newnham – chairman of the Soil Conservation and River Control Council. * Albert Hamilton Tocker – of

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 / ...

. For services to education. ;Military division * Group Captain George Carter –

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 ...

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * John Leonard Coakley – of Auckland. For services to local government. * Muriel Helen Deem – of

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Th ...

; medical adviser to the Royal New Zealand Society for the Health of Women and Children (

Plunket Society The Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust provides a range of free services aimed at improving the development, health and wellbeing of children under the age of five within New Zealand, where it is commonly known simply as Plunket. Its mission is "t ...

). * Trevor Morrin Geddis – of Napier. For services to local government and journalism. * Harry Samuel James Goodman – of Christchurch. For services to the boy scout movement and in the field of sport. * Hazel Hamilton – matron of St Helen's Hospital, Wellington, and the senior midwifery matron in New Zealand. * James Hogg – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * John Edwin Hunt – of Wellington. For services to the community. * James Melling – of Auckland. For services to local government. * George Alexander Monk – of

Waikanae Waikanae (, ) is a town on the Kapiti Coast, 60 kilometres north of the Wellington CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" (''wai'') "of the grey mullet". The town lies between Paraparaumu, eight kilometres to the southwest, and Ōtak ...

. For services to local government. * Michael Joseph Moodabe – of Auckland. For philanthropic and patriotic services. * Stanley Oliver – of Lower Hutt. For services to music. * Henry Walter Shove. For services in connection with the activities of the New Zealand

Young Men's Christian Association YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

. ;Military division * Honorary Captain Victor Gordon Webb – Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve. * Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Scoltock Playle –

New Zealand Territorial Force New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

. * Squadron Leader Ernest Charles Gartrell – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:John Leonard Coakley.jpg, Leonard Coakley

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Helen McKenzie Black – of Dunedin. For social welfare services. * Elizabeth Harriet Bowie – of

Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

. For services to the community. * George Edward Brasell – of Lyttelton. For services to yachting. * Euphemia Duncan Cornfoot – of

Halcombe Halcombe is a small settlement in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is situated 13 km north west of Feilding and 4 km east of the Rangitikei River, between State Highway 1 and State Highway 54. Hal ...

. For social welfare services. * May Constance Gordon Hadfield – president of the Kindergarten Union of New Zealand. * Mere Haana Hall – of

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 encompass ...

. For services to the Māori people. * Dorothy Anstruther Hennessy – of Morven,

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

. For services to the

New Zealand Red Cross Society New Zealand Red Cross or Rīpeka Whero Aotearoa is a humanitarian organisation, which has more than 9,000 members and volunteers. In New Zealand, Red Cross delivers core community services, such as Meals on Wheels, refugee re-settlement servic ...

. * The Reverend Harry Alexander Johnson – of Auckland. For social welfare services. * The Reverend Canon Wiremu Hone Keretene – of

Otiria Otiria is a rural locality in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. It neighbours Moerewa to the east, with the nearest major town, Kawakawa a few kilometres further eastwards. Other nearby localities include Pokapu to the south ...

, North Auckland. For services to the Māori people. * William Richard Lawrence – a medical practitioner of

Te Aroha Te Aroha ( mi, Te Aroha-a-uta) is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,906 people in the 2013 census, an increase of 138 people since 2006. It is northeast of Hamilton and south of Thames. It sits at the f ...

. * Inez Violet Lindesay – of Auckland. For social welfare services. * Susie McGill – of Dunedin. For social welfare services. * Michael Millar – of

Invercargill Invercargill ( , mi, Waihōpai is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. The city lies in the heart of the wide expanse of t ...

. For services to the community. * George Duncan Pedley – inspector of engine fitters,

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, Auckland. * Basil Watson Potter. For services in connection with the activities of the New Zealand Young Men's Christian Association. * Alexander David Ross – of

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

. For services to the community. * John Maurice Simson – of Howick. For public services. * James Stonehouse – of Lower Hutt. For services to education. * Julie Annie Tomlinson – of

Nelson Nelson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey * ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers * ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...

. For patriotic and social welfare services. * Cora Hilda Wilding – of Kaikoura. For social welfare services. ;Military division * Lieutenant-Commander Ian Clendon Howard –

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). History Early history The first Naval Volunteer units were formed in Auckland and Nelson in 1858. Over the rest of th ...

. * George Reginald Wooding – temporary senior commissioned boatswain,

Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; mi, Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa, , Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. The fleet currently consists of nine ships. The Navy had its origins in the Naval Defence Act ...

. * Captain and Quartermaster Joseph William Beaumont – New Zealand Regiment. * Warrant Officer 1st Class Ivan Joseph Doak –

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. * Warrant Officer 2nd Class Robert John Maitland Loughnan – New Zealand Territorial Force. * Squadron Leader John Walter Charles Love – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flying Officer James McGuffie Costley – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Cora Wilding c1935 b.jpg, Cora Wilding

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military division * Acting Petty Officer Hilton Edward Bravener Fowler – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Cook (S) Henry William Hansen – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Charles Duncan Holmstrom – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Radio Electrician Gordon Woods – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Gunner Max Bluett – New Zealand Emergency Force. * Flight Sergeant Douglas Robert Miller – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant Christopher Michael Richmond – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Corporal Jack Donald Bennett Gray – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Leading Aircraftman Thomas O'Regan – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Flight Lieutenant Ronald Charles Cecil Nairn – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flying Officer Douglas Forrester Clarke – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant Frank Edward Cooper – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Master Signaller Kenneth Thomas Gatrell – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant Leslie Gordon Woods – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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