The 1962 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 2 June 1962. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

Robert James Kerridge Sir Robert James Kerridge (30 October 1901 – 26 April 1979) was a New Zealand businessman, cinema proprietor, film distributor, tourism promoter and entrepreneur. Kerridge was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 30 October 1901. He develop ...

– 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.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Wharton Fraser – Dominion president of the New Zealand Returned Services' Association. *

Foss Shanahan Foss Shanahan (10 June 1910 – 13 September 1964) was a New Zealand diplomat and public servant. Biography Shanahan was born on 10 June 1910 at Alexandra. He was educated at the Christian Brothers' Boys' School in Dunedin and Waitaki Boys' Hig ...

– deputy secretary of

External Affairs A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through mu ...

and deputy head of the

Prime Minister's Department A cabinet department or prime minister's department is a department or other government agency that directly supports the work of the government's central executive office, usually the cabinet and/or prime minister, rather than specific ministe ...

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Alfred Thomas Carroll – of

Wairoa Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of ...

. 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 ...

. File:Turi Carroll (cropped).jpg, Sir Turi Carroll

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division *

Hermione Ruth Herrick Hermione Ruth Herrick (19 January 1889 – 21 January 1983) was the Chief Commissioner for the New Zealand Girl Guides and the first director of the Women's Royal New Zealand Naval Service. Biography Herrick was born in Ruataniwha, Cent ...

– 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 outstanding service to the girl guide movement in New Zealand for over 30 years. * Stanley Dixon Reeves – of Gisborne. For services to farming. * Douglas Ogilvie Whyte – 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 industry and commerce. ;Military division * Group Captain Anthony Howard Marsh –

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 *

Ernest Alfred Adams Ernest Alfred Adams (23 November 1892 – 29 August 1976) was a New Zealand baker, businessman and philanthropist. He co-founded Ernest Adams Limited. Biography Born in Wellington, Somerset, England, Adams was educated at Devon County S ...

– of Christchurch. For services to the community, especially in social-welfare work. * Frederick Cameron – lately medical superintendent to the Levin Hospital and Training School. * William Thompson Churchward. For services as Crown solicitor at Blenheim for many years. * John Alexander Colquhoun – of

Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...

. For services to education and to local government. * James Joseph Maher – of Trentham. For services to the community. * Hugh Morison – of

Mangatainoka Mangatainoka is a small settlement in the Tararua District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the banks of the Mangatainoka River, north of Pahiatua. Mangatainoka is home to the nationally famous Tui Brewery which provides brewery ...

. For services to farming and local government. * Ronald Macgregor Hutton-Potts – 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 journalism and broadcasting. * Hone Heke Rankin – of

Kaikohe Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over ...

. For services among the Māori people, especially in the North. *

John Richard Reid John Richard Reid (3 June 192814 October 2020) was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Test matches. He was New Zealand's eighth Test captain and the first to achieve victory, both at home, against the West Indies in 195 ...

– 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 services to sport, especially cricket. * The Reverend James David Salmond – 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, especially in connection with youth work and Christian education for the

Presbyterian Church of New Zealand The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand (PCANZ) is a major Christian denomination in New Zealand. A part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in New Zealand, and known for its relatively progressive stanc ...

. ;Military division * Commander John Foster McKenzie –

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 ...

. * Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm John Mason – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (

Territorial Force The Territorial Force was a part-time volunteer component of the British Army, created in 1908 to augment British land forces without resorting to conscription. The new organisation consolidated the 19th-century Volunteer Force and yeomanry i ...

). * Wing Commander Francis Eugene Fennessy – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:John Richard Reid.jpg, John Reid

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Maurice Ballantine Baker – Director of Agriculture,

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. * Evelyn Love Dowling – of

New Plymouth New Plymouth ( mi, Ngāmotu) is the major city of the Taranaki region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after the English city of Plymouth, Devon from where the first English settlers to New Plymouth migrated. ...

. For services to music. * Frank Charles Eyles – of

Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and ...

. For services to the community in local government and social welfare. * Michael Christian Gudex – of

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 ...

. For services to education and horticulture. * Charles William Henderson – of Johnsonville. For services to the community, especially to blind children. * Norah Mary Hudson – 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 community, especially to crippled children. * Kassie Bowring McCreanor – of Christchurch. For services to education. * Thomas McCristell – of Balclutha. For services to the community, especially to farming and education. * Ethel McQuilkin – of Timwald. For social welfare services. * Winifred Lascelles Jenner Mellsop – of Auckland. For services to the community. * David Norman Perry – of

Ōpōtiki Ōpōtiki (; from ''Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti'') is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Ōpōtiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Ge ...

. For services to the Māori people. * Eric Gordon Smith – of

Rangiora Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. With an estimated population of Rangiora is the 30th largest urba ...

. For services to farming. *

Peter George Snell Sir Peter George Snell (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964. Snell ...

– of Auckland. For services in the field of athletics. * James Edward Francis Stokes – of

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 ...

. For services to the community, especially in local-government affairs. * James Leece Sutton – of Invercargill. For services to the community, especially as president of the Southland Crippled Children's Association. * Mete Kingi Takarangi – of

Putiki Putiki is a settlement in the Whanganui District and Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island, located across the Whanganui River from Whanganui city. It includes the intersection of State Highway 3 and State Highway 4. The ...

. For services to the Māori people, especially among the Wanganui tribes. * Albert Wheeler – of Dunedin. For services to Scottish cultural activities. * Harold Egmont Young – of

Raumati Beach Raumati Beach is a beach community on the Kapiti Coast of New Zealand's North Island; located 60km north-west of Wellington, and about 10 km north of Raumati South. It is immediately to the south-west of the larger town of Paraparaumu. The Maung ...

. For services to the community. ;Military division * Lieutenant-Commander (Sp.) Robert Stewart Fleming –

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 ...

. * Major Bernard Wellesley Jermyn Brown –

New Zealand Cadet Corps The New Zealand Cadet Corps (also known as Army Cadets and NZCC), is one of the three corps in the New Zealand Cadet Forces, the other two being the Air Training Corps, and Sea Cadet Corps. There is no reference to the Army within the official ti ...

. * Warrant Officer Second Class Duncan Garner MacPherson – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force). * Major Brian Matauru Poananga – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Major Garth Turon Seccombe –

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, ...

(Regular Force). * Flight Lieutenant Patrick Emmett Hugh Duffin – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer Gordon Ernest Tynan – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Peter Snell 1964.jpg, Peter Snell

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Thomas Pound – formerly assistant under-secretary, Lands Department, and a Government member of the Public Service Boards of Appeal. * Percy Walton Smallfield – lately director-general of the Department of Agriculture. File:Percy Smallfield (cropped).jpg, Percy Smallfield

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Elizabeth Florence Bennett – 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 ...

, Auckland. * Jessie Jeanie Dobbie Fleming – constable, New Zealand Police Force, Auckland. * Alexander Gordon Hogg – constable, New Zealand Police Force,

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. Eastbourne is immediately east of Beachy Head, the highest chalk sea cliff in Great Britain and part of the la ...

. * Malcolm McLaren – farm manager, Arohata Institution, Prisons Service. * James Anthony Newsome. For services when the Hotel Metropole,

Akaroa Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled in standard ...

, was destroyed by fire. ;Military division * Chief Petty Officer Patrick Hartley Barker – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Engine Room Artificer Norman Noel Dewson – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Engine Room Artificer Daniel Sheldrake – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Electrician Ralph Roland Wheeler – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sergeant (temporary) Rushby Carl Midgley Brown – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Staff-Sergeant Joseph Ernest Dunn –

Royal Regiment of 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). * Staff-Sergeant Ronald James Shelley – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (Regular Force). * Corporal Lewis Tuka Williams – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Sergeant Norman Henry Bartholomew – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant William Alexander Kenneth Currie – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Harold Gordon Moss – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Squadron Leader Edward John Ernest Tompkins – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Lieutenant Barry David Gordon – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Te Waaka Hemi Morete – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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