The 1958 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

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 1957 and the beginning of 1958, and were announced on 1 January 1958. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* William Edward Hale . For services to the dairy industry, particularly as chairman of the Dairy Board, 1938–57. *

Ernest Marsden Sir Ernest Marsden (19 February 1889 – 15 December 1970) was an English-New Zealand physicist. He is recognised internationally for his contributions to science while working under Ernest Rutherford, which led to the discovery of new theories ...

– 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 science. File:Ernest Marsden 1921.jpg, Sir Ernest Marsden

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Air Vice-Marshal Cyril Eyton Kay –

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 ...

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Donald Dixon McKenzie – senior surgeon, Auckland Public Hospital.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * The Honourable Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson – president of the

New Zealand Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand. It is also the final appellate court for a number of matters. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather t ...

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * John Peter Douglas Johnsen – formerly comptroller of Customs. * The Honourable John Thomas Paul – formerly a member of the Legislative Council. For services in the fields of journalism and government. * Ernest Dawson Wilkinson – a public accountant 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 ...

. ;Military division * Captain George Raymond Davis-Goff –

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 ...

. File:Tom Paul 1919.jpg, Tom Paul

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Doreen Annie Grace Bray – of

Papatoetoe Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population and is located to the northwest of Manukau Central, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe has the unofficial title of Auckland ...

. For social welfare services. * Ralph Searle Chadwick – 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 local government and in the fields also of social, civic and sporting activities. * William James Gaudin – of

Paekākāriki Paekākāriki () is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island, New Zealand, and one of the northernmost suburbs of Wellington. It lies north of Porirua and northeast of the Wellington CBD. The town's name comes from ...

. For services to local government in Wellington. * William Percy Glue – a member of the

Christchurch City Council The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Christchurch. Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger, who ...

. * Leila Hunt – of

Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...

. For philanthropic services to patriotic movements. * Captain David Norman McLeish – of Wellington. For services to the Merchant Navy. * Robert Matthew Strang – 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. * Harold Douglas Tait – headmaster of the Hamilton High School and the Boys' High School,

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

. * Te Hana Taua Tamaka – of

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...

. For services to the

Māori people The Māori (, ) are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand (). Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Over several ce ...

, particularly as chairman of the Taranaki Māori Trust Board. * Austin George Wilson – of Auckland. For public and social welfare services. * Philip Randal Woodhouse – president of the New Zealand Catchment Boards' Association. File:William James Gaudin.jpg, William Gaudin File:Bill Glue.jpg, Bill Glue ;Military division * Captain Leonard Stanley Stanners – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Commander Robert Lindsay Laurenson –

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 ...

. * Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Clifton Johansen – Royal New Zealand Infantry (Territorial Force). * Squadron Leader Eric Desmond McCabe – Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve.

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Ivy Alma Aldridge. For services to the community, especially in connection with the kindergarten movement in Invercargill. * Albert Charles Buist . For services in connection with the Young Farmers' Club movement, and as chairman of the

Feilding High School "Have Courage, Desire Greatly" , coordinates = , type = State Co-Ed Secondary School (Year 9–13) with boarding facilities , established = 1921 as Feilding Technical High School , MOE = 197 , principal = Nathan Stewart , ...

board of managers. * William Havilah Down – 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 in the field of sport, especially hockey. * Janet Cunningham Evans – of

Timaru Timaru (; mi, Te Tihi-o-Maru) is a port city in the southern Canterbury Region of New Zealand, located southwest of Christchurch and about northeast of Dunedin on the eastern Pacific coast of the South Island. The Timaru urban area is home to ...

. For services to the Women's Division of the

Federated Farmers Federated Farmers of New Zealand is a lobby and advocacy group for all farmers: arable including fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat and their often remote communities. It has a network of 24 regional organisations and six industry groups. Fed ...

South Canterbury South Canterbury is the area of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River (the border with the Otago Region) to the south. The Pacific Ocean and ridge of the Souther ...

. * William Richardson Fee – president of the Auckland Cricket Association. * Norman Basil Fippard – of Hastings. For services to the community in the fields of accountancy and education. * Albert Edward Greig – of Picton. For services to the community. * Samuel Lawn – 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 ...

. For services to the community. * Ronald McCaw. For services to the community in Hamilton. * Frank Parsons – chairman of the National Dairy Association. * Adelaide Rose – of Christchurch. For social welfare services. * William John Schollum – of Puhoi. For services to local government. * Reginald William Sparrow – 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 services to the Takaka County Council and the

Golden Bay Golden Bay may refer to: * Golden Bay / Mohua, a bay at the northern end of New Zealand's South Island * Golden Bay (Malta), a bay and beach on the coastline of Malta * Golden Bay High School, a high school in Takaka, New Zealand * Golden Bay, Wes ...

County Council. * Rumatiki Wright – of

Raetihi Raetihi, a small town in the center of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, 11 kilometres west ...

. For services to the Māori people, especially as senior lady Māori welfare officer at

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of ...

. ;Military division * Second Officer Mary Vernon Morten – Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service. * Warrant Officer Class I Ian Frederick Forsyth – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Warrant Officer Class I Lewis Albert Ims –

Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

(Territorial Force). * Major William Douglas Leuchars –

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, ...

(Territorial Force). * Major John Francis Spring –

Royal 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 ...

(Regular Force). * Squadron Leader Frederick Lancelot Pearson – Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve. * Squadron Leader Jack Brusso Spencer – Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Norman Kempt – sergeant,

New Zealand Police Force The New Zealand Police ( mi, Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintai ...

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. ;Military division * Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Basil Bertram French – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Ordnance Artificer Trevor Graham Lloyd – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Joseph Steel Mitchell – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Stores Chief Petty Officer Warwick Garth Benjamin Suckling – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. * Master-At-Arms John Vincent Thomson – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Staff-Sergeant William Lindsay Hall –

Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RNZEME) was a New Zealand Army Corps comprising Army trained tradesmen (craftsmen) who repaired Army equipment wherever New Zealand Forces served. Prior to 1946 NZEME functions were carr ...

(Regular Force). * Bombardier James Patrick Horn – Royal New Zealand Artillery (Regular Force). * Flight Sergeant Leonard Meeking – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant Donald James Cameron Malcolm – Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve.

Royal Red Cross

Associate (ARRC)

* Matron Edna Judith Lepper –

Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps The Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army. The corps was initially formed in 1915 from civilian nurses who volunteered for service during World War I, and who were granted honorary officer ranks. A Nursing ...

(Territorial Force).

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Flight Lieutenant James Hirst Bayliss – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

* James William Grant – brigade secretary,

Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coas ...

Volunteer Fire Brigade. * Llewellyn Bernard Davies – chief fire officer,

Huntly Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlemen ...

Volunteer Fire Brigade.

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