The 1959 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of

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 ...

, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 13 June 1959. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

* The Right Honourable

Walter Nash Sir Walter Nash (12 February 1882 – 4 June 1968) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 27th prime minister of New Zealand in the Second Labour Government from 1957 to 1960. He is noted for his long period of political service, havin ...

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Prime Minister of New Zealand The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017. The prime minister (inform ...

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Knight Bachelor

* The Honourable Timothy Patrick Cleary – a judge of the

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. * Alexander Gillies – 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 orthopaedic surgery. * The Honourable Alfred Kingsley North – a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. File:Sir Alexander Gillies.jpg, Sir Alexander Gillies

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Robert Alexander Falla – director of the

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. * The Reverend Hubert James Ryburn – master of Knox College,

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 ...

, and chancellor of the

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Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Charles Andrew Cotton – emeritus professor of geology at

Victoria University College Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand. The university is well know ...

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Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Christopher Robert John Atkin – controller and auditor-general, Audit Department. * Walter Verran Dyer – chairman of

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Council. For services to education. * Alan Thomas Gandell – general manager of the New Zealand Railways. * John Oubridge Mercer – pathologist and deputy superintendent-in-chief of the Wellington Public Hospital. ;Military division * Captain John Neat Allan –

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Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Kenneth McKenzie Black – president of the New Zealand Federation of Justices' Association. * Charles Foster Browne – organist and master of choristers,

Christchurch Cathedral ChristChurch Cathedral, also called Christ Church Cathedral and (rarely) Cathedral Church of Christ, is a deconsecrated Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. It was built between 1864 and 1904 in the centre of the city, ...

. * Frances Lillian Burdett – lately lady superintendent of the Alexandra Home, Wellington. For services to nursing. * Percival Douglas Cameron – of Wellington. For services to radiology in New Zealand. * Henry Alexis Charles – of Napier. For philanthropic services. * Hubert Maxwell Christie – of Wellington. For public services. * Whampoa Fraser – principal of the

Technical College An institute of technology (also referred to as: technological university, technical university, university of technology, technological educational institute, technical college, polytechnic university or just polytechnic) is an institution of te ...

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 ...

. * Francis Albert Garry – principal of Northcote High and Intermediate School, and a member of the

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. * Rangi Mawhete – of

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. For services to the

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. * George Ronald Colin Muston – of

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. For services to architecture. * Laurence William Nelson – of Northland. For municipal and philanthropic services. *

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. ;Military division * Commander John Ernie Washbourn –

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. * Lieutenant-Colonel Ian Thomas Galloway –

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(Territorial Force). * Wing Commander William Clemens Thomas –

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 ...

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Member (MBE)

;Civil division * George William Adair – 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 services to the community under the auspices of the

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. * William Hamilton Barry – of Napier. For services in local-body and community affairs. * Annie Mona Burgin – of Auckland. For services to the girl guide movement. * Sydney Thomas Carter – of Auckland; organizing secretary of the Returned Services' Association. * George Robert Elliott Day – 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 social welfare services. * Frederick Fraser – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * Archibald Kirk Greves – of Auckland. For services to the community, especially on school committees. * George Claude Hamilton – of

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. For services to local government. * Arthur Stanley Helm – secretary of the Antarctic Society, Wellington. * John William Huggins – 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 social welfare services. * Isabella Macandrew Jamieson – of Hamilton. For services to education. * Isaac Pretorius Mathieson – superintendent of Wi Tako Prison, Heretaunga. * Lucy Beatrice Moore – a senior botanist in the

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. * Margaret Constance Robertson – of Westport. For services to the community. * Ariki Marehua Takarangi – of

Wanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...

. For services to the Māori people. * Norman Edward Tate – of Auckland. For social welfare services. * Sydney Turnbull – of Woodville. For services in local-body affairs. ;Military division * Lieutenant-Commander (S.D.) Frederick William Ralph – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Major William McGregor Cunningham –

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(Regular Force). * Major Ian Richard Diggle –

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(Regular Force). * Warrant Officer Class II Edward James Gilfillan – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Territorial Force). * Warrant Officer Class I James Joseph Page – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Flight Lieutenant Paul Arthur Brodie – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer William Henry Rush – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Lucy Beatrice Moore 1959.jpg, Lucy Moore

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Cecil Henry Benney – under-secretary of mines. * Harold Bertram Turbott – deputy director-general of the

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British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Annie Neil Clampton – senior matron, Arohata Borstal Institution, Tawa Flat. * Lionel Gordon – lately constable in charge,

Ōtorohanga Ōtorohanga is a north King Country town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located south of Hamilton and north of Te Kūiti, on the Waipā River. It is a service town for the surrounding dairy-farming district. ...

Police District,

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. ;Military division * Chief Petty Officer Walter Thomas Evans – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sick Berth Chief Petty Officer Walter Bernard Northcott – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. * Leading Cook (S.) Eric Gordon Scoble – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Electrician Ronald Victor Sutherland – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sergeant (temporary) Leslie Osburne Duff – Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Regular Force). * Staff-Sergeant (temporary) Maurice William Loveday –

Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps The Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) concerned itself with the provisioning of troops with the means to fight; specifically uniforms, weapons and equipment. Ordnance functions go back hundreds of years; the first Ordnance Officer i ...

(Regular Force). * Staff-Sergeant Ian Walker Telfer – Royal New Zealand Infantry (Territorial Force). * Warrant Officer Class II (temporary) Raymond Edward White – Royal New Zealand Signals (Regular Force). * Flight Sergeant Irene Elsie Jarman –

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. * Sergeant Albert Victor Williams – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Richard Bruce Bolt – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Squadron Leader Malcolm Stuart Gunton – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Medal (AFM)

* Flight Sergeant Hamilton Rex Hunt – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Frank Norman Aplin – detective chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant Duncan Gumming – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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