The 1962 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, rewarding and highlighting good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1961 and the beginning of 1962, and were announced on 1 January 1962. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

Thomas Duncan MacGregor Stout Sir Thomas Duncan MacGregor Stout (25 July 1885 – 27 February 1979) was a New Zealand medic, soldier and author. Biography Born in Wellington in 1885, he was the son of Anna Stout, a suffragist, and Robert Stout, who was the Premier of New Zea ...

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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 metr ...

. For services to medicine and to education. File:Duncan Stout 1962 (cropped).jpg, Sir Duncan Stout

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Major-General Leonard Whitmore Thornton – Generals' List, New Zealand Regular Force. File:LC Thornton, 1943 (cropped).jpg, Leonard Thornton

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Edwin Lloydd Greensmith – secretary to the

Treasury A treasury is either *A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry. *A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or i ...

. * Alexander Paterson O'Shea – general secretary of Federated Farmers of New Zealand. File:Alexander Paterson O'Shea.jpg, Alex O'Shea

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Alexander McKenzie – of

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

. For political services.

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Charles Croft Marsack – chief judge of

Western Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

. * David Gordon Bruce Morison – formerly chief judge of the

Māori Land Court The Māori Land Court (Māori: Te Kōti Whenua Māori) is the specialist court of record in New Zealand that hears matters relating to Māori land. Māori Land Court history The Māori Land Court was established in 1865 as the Native Land Cou ...

. * Carleton Hunter Perkins – 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 Rive ...

. For services to accountancy and education. *

Alfred Hamish Reed Sir Alfred Hamish Reed (30 December 1875 – 15 January 1975), generally known as A.H. Reed, was a New Zealand publisher, author and entrepreneur. Early life Alfred Hamish Reed was born at Hayes, Middlesex, in England on 30 December 1875, the ...

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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 ...

; a publisher and writer of New Zealand historical works. * Donald Frederick Clifford Saxton – of New Plymouth. For services to journalism. * John Bird Wright. For services to the New Zealand Island Territories and to Western Samoa. ;Military division * Rear-Admiral Peter Phipps –

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:LCdr. Peter Phipps.jpg, Peter Phipps

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Gustav Frederick Dertag Betham. For services to Western Samoa. * The Reverend Alan Anderson Brash – general secretary of the National Council of Churches in New Zealand. * Leicester Mitchell Cook – financial secretary, Western Samoa, 1938–1961. * Edgar Oliver Faber – of Auckland. For services to the community in local-body and social welfare work. * Harold Gow. For community services in Western Samoa. * David Harris – 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 local government and trade union services. * William Henry Kelly – general manager of the Western Samoan Trust Estates Corporation for many years. * Hugh Drummond Lambie – of Auckland. For services to the dairy industry and to local government. * Arthur Leslie Lydiard – of Auckland. For services to sport. * Edward Alan Millward –

mayor of Wanganui The mayor of Whanganui (previously Wanganui) is the head of the Whanganui District Council. Since 1872, there have been 29 mayors. Andrew Tripe is the current mayor. History The Wanganui Town Board was first formed in 1862, and its first chairman ...

and chairman of the Wanganui Harbour Board. * Reupena Pahau Milner – of Gisborne. 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 c ...

. * Eugene Friedrich Paul. For services to Western Samoa. * David Clarence Pryor – 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 teaching and local-government affairs. * Edwin Ian Robertson – director of the Geophysics Division of the

Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, abbreviated DSIR was the name of several British Empire organisations founded after the 1923 Imperial Conference to foster intra-Empire trade and development. * Department of Scientific and Industria ...

. * Wilson James Whineray. For services to sport, especially to rugby football. * Ronald Hugh White – 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. ;Military division * Commander Owen Rowland James Skyrme – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) Thomas Frederick Llewellyn Ward – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force). * Group Captain Edward George King – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Hugh Lambie.jpg, Hugh Lambie File:Arthur Lydiard.jpg, Arthur Lydiard File:Wilson Whineray.jpg, Wilson Whineray

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Frederick William Baillee – mayor of Greymouth. * Andrew Cameron Booth – president of the New Zealand Club in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. * Ian Donald Arthur Cameron . For services to local-body and sporting affairs. * Matthew Alexander Carson – general secretary of the

New Zealand Returned Services Association The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association, best known simply as the RSA, is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand and one of the oldest ex-service organisations in the world. Wounded soldiers returning ...

. * Christine Lumsden Cumming – of Invercargill. For services to the community, especially in connection with the youth movement in

Southland Southland may refer to: Places Canada * Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia New Zealand * Southland Region, a region of New Zealand * Southland County, a former New Zealand county * Southland District, part of the wider Southland Re ...

. * Arthur John Denz . For services to the community, especially as a member of the

Hamilton City Council Hamilton City Council is the governing body of the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Since 21 November 1960, Council has met at Hamilton City Hall at 71 Main Street West. The current council consists of the mayor In many countries, a mayor i ...

. * Russell Andrew Douglas – of Dunedin. For services to the community, especially to elderly people. * Francis James Foster – of Manawatu. For services to local-body administration. * Hilda Blair Gardiner – of

Oamaru Oamaru (; mi, Te Oha-a-Maru) is the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is south of Timaru and north of Dunedin on the Pacific coast; State Highway 1 and the rai ...

. For social welfare services. * Edith Gourley – of Wellington. For community services. * Tapeni Ioelu. For services to education in Western Samoa. * Ernest Albert Frederick Jenner – of Christchurch. For services to music. * Thomas Turner Laban – collector of customs, Western Samoa. * Muipu Maiava – senior inspector, Education Department, Western Samoa. * Taula Anesi Malaefou – assistant medical superintendent,

Apia Apia () is the capital and largest city of Samoa, as well as the nation's only city. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia falls within the political district (''itūmālō'') of Tuamasaga. ...

Public Hospital, Western Samoa. * James Embury May – assistant director of the New Zealand Foundation for the Blind. * Charles William Bloomfield Michie , of

Kaitaia Kaitaia ( mi, Kaitāia) is a town in the Far North District of New Zealand, at the base of the Aupouri Peninsula, about 160 km northwest of Whangārei. It is the last major settlement on State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of ...

. For services to farming and local-body affairs. * David Sceptre Mitchell –

mayor of Tauranga The Mayor of Tauranga is the head of the municipal government of Tauranga, New Zealand, and presides over the Tauranga City Council. There is currently no Mayor of Tauranga. On 9 February 2021, a Crown Commission appointed by the Minister of L ...

. * Margaret Waiata Nicholls – 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 social-welfare services to the Māori people in the Auckland District. * Irvine James Quigley – of Gisborne. For services to local government and community affairs. * Hannah Grayson Rogers – brigadier, Salvation Army, Auckland. * Alan Wilfred Ruskell – of

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. For services to farming and community affairs. * Edmond Stehlin – private secretary to the

prime minister of Western Samoa The prime minister of the Independent State of Samoa ( sm, Palemia o le Malo Tuto’atasi o Sāmoa) is the head of government of Samoa. The prime minister is a member of the Legislative Assembly, and is appointed by the O le Ao o le Malo (Hea ...

. * Antonie Alison Lovoni Woods – matron of the Wairau Hospital, Blenheim. ;Military division * Engineer Lieutenant-Commander George Mitchell – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Major Clarence Keith Fleming – The Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Regular Force). * Major Gavin McCulloch Gray – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force). * Major Ronald Douglas Patrick Hassett –

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). * Warrant Officer Second Class Alan Ross – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Territorial Force). * Squadron Leader Harold Bert Hayward – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer John MacDonald – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Amanono – head houseboy, Government House, Western Samoa. * Ross Charles Anderson – detective sergeant,

Criminal Investigation Branch The Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is one of the main branches of the New Zealand Police and it is dedicated to investigating and solving serious crime, and targeting organized crime and recidivist criminals. The CIB has existed since the ...

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 ...

. * Momoi Kuresa – matron's assistant, Apia Public Hospital, Western Samoa. * Thomas Thomson – detective sergeant, Criminal Investigation Branch, New Zealand Police Force. ;Military division * Chief Engine Room Artificer Richard Arnold Agnew – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Master at Arms Morris Edwin Bennett – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Stores Chief Petty Officer Herbert Maurice Douglas Pond – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Ordnance Artificer John Charles Tyler – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Staff-Sergeant (temporary) Rodney George Evans – The Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (Territorial Force). * Sergeant Gaile Lorraine Holland – New Zealand Women's Royal Army Corps (Regular Force). * Staff-Sergeant Robert James Plummer –

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). * Sergeant Michael Shaun Ryan – The New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Flight Sergeant John Hope Brown – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant James Eric Rasmusen – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Thomas Joseph Danaher – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Royal Red Cross

Associate (ARRC)

* Matron (temporary) Joan Gwendoline Woodruff Dickson –

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).

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Patrick Kearney – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

* Nathaniel Gordon Buick – chief fire officer, Palmerston North Fire Brigade. * Norman Leonard Brown – chief fire officer,

Pukekohe Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is in South Auckland, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. ...

Fire Brigade.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant John Maxted Terry – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant William Henry Willis – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant James Waiau Karauria – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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