The 1966 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 11 June 1966. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

James Wattie Sir James Wattie (23 March 1902 – 8 June 1974) was a New Zealand clerk, accountant, company manager, industrialist, philanthropist and race-horse owner. Wattie was born in Hawarden, New Zealand in 1902. In 1934, he founded food processing co ...

– 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 industry and the export trade.

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Major-General Walter Sneddon McKinnon – Generals' List, New Zealand Regular Force.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Douglas William Ashley Barker –

Secretary to the Treasury In the United Kingdom, there are several Secretaries to the Treasury, who are Treasury ministers nominally acting as secretaries to HM Treasury. The origins of the office are unclear, although it probably originated during Lord Burghley's tenure ...

. * Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley Livingstone Wilson – 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 valuable services to surgery and medical education.

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander (DBE)

;Civil division * Edith Ngaio Marsh – 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 distinguished services in the arts, especially writing and theatre production. File:Ngaio Marsh by Henry Herbert Clifford ca 1935, crop.jpg, Dame Ngaio Marsh

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Francis Malcolm Corkill – 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 valuable services to civil engineering. * John Barnett Darnell – Director-General of the

New Zealand Post Office The New Zealand Post Office (NZPO) was a government department of New Zealand until 1987. It was previously (from 1881 to 1959) named the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department (NZ P&T). As a government department, the New Zealand Post Office ...

. * James Clendon Tau Henare – of Motatau. 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 ...

. * Frank Andrew Reeves – 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 services to aviation. ;Military division * Air Commodore Albert Samuel Agar – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Annie Rose Allum – headmistress of the

New Plymouth Girls' High School New Plymouth Girls' High School is a girls' state secondary school in Strandon, New Plymouth, New Zealand. The school separated from New Plymouth High School in 1914, leaving New Plymouth Boys' High School on the old site. It is currently on ...

. * Lewis Edward Henry Baigent – 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 saw-milling industry and to community affairs. * Arthur Bartrum Baker – of Leamington. For services to farming in New Zealand. * The Honourable Thomas Bloodworth – of Auckland. For services to local government. * James Collins – of Christchurch. For services to cultural and social affairs, especially as chairman of the Pan-Pacific Arts Festival. * Lionel Corkill – director of the Grasslands Division,

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 ...

. * Keith Wilson Hay – mayor of

Mount Roskill Mount Roskill is a suburban area in the city of Auckland, New Zealand. It is named for the volcanic peak Puketāpapa (commonly called "Mount Roskill" in English). Description The suburb, named after the Mount, is located seven kilometres to ...

. * Raniera te Tawhiti Kingi – of Rotorua. For services to the Māori people, particularly as secretary of the Arawa Trust Board. * Jack Meltzer – of Wellington. For services as general secretary of the Police Association and to the community. * Audrey Alice Hastings Orbell – director of the Division of Nursing,

Department of Health A health department or health ministry is a part of government which focuses on issues related to the general health of the citizenry. Subnational entities, such as states, counties and cities, often also operate a health department of their ow ...

. * Roy Samuel Whiteside . For services to the community, especially as mayor of

Waiuku Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, and lies on the isthmus of the Āwhitu Peninsula, wh ...

. * Henry Robert Wise – 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 services to the farming industry and the farming community. ;Military division * Commander Philip Leslie Bardwell –

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 Robert Maynard Gurr –

Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment The Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment is the parent administrative regiment and corps of regular and reserve infantry battalions in the New Zealand Army. It was originally formed in 1947 with a singular Regular regiment and multiple reserve r ...

(Regular Force). * Wing Commander Raymond George Jeffs – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Thomas Bloodworth.jpg, Tom Bloodworth

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * John Burley Barnett – of Blenheim. For services to local government and to farming, especially the dairying industry. * Harry Beaumont – lately mayor of

Manurewa Manurewa is a major suburb in South Auckland, New Zealand. It was part of Manukau City before the creation of the Auckland super city in 2010. It is located south of the Manukau City Centre, and southeast of Auckland CBD. The suburb is b ...

. * Dorothy Constance Blomfield – 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 in the fields of social welfare and local government. * John Frederick Boynton – of

Waimana Waimana is a rural valley in the Whakatāne District and Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the northern Te Urewera. Waimana River, originally known as Tauranga River, runs through the valley, joining the Ohinema ...

. For services to the Māori people. * Pearl Doreen Brown – honorary secretary of the Christchurch Ladies' Amateur Swimming and Life-Saving Club. * Edward George Buckley – superintendent,

Auckland Prison Auckland Prison (original name Paremoremo Prison, colloquially Pare, pronounced "Par-re") is a prison facility consisting of medium security and maximum security compounds in Paremoremo, Auckland, New Zealand. The two compounds are separate bu ...

. * Mary Frances Gallagher – of Wellington. For services in the field of pre-school education. * Hans Charles Hankey –

mayor of Gore The mayor of Gore officiates over the Gore District in New Zealand's South Island. Prior to local government reorganisation in 1989, the mayor of Gore officiated over the Gore Borough. The current mayor is Ben Bell. List of office holders G ...

. * Margaret Dorothy Hartridge – of Christchurch. For services in the field of cerebral palsy therapy. * Gordon Stanley Leeder – of Wellington. For services to athletics, especially as president of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association. * Leslie Cochrane Logan . For services to local government, especially as chairman of Raglan County Council. * Arthur William Sharland Longley – of Pōrangahau. For services to local government and farming. * Kenneth William Low – lately mayor of

Te Kūiti Te Kūiti is a town in the north of the King Country region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the junction of State Highways 3 and 30 and on the North Island Main Trunk railway, south of Hamilton. The town promotes itself as the ...

. * Alfred Ernest Garfield Lyttle. For services to farming and to community welfare in

North Canterbury Canterbury ( mi, Waitaha) is a region of New Zealand, located in the central-eastern South Island. The region covers an area of , making it the largest region in the country by area. It is home to a population of The region in its current fo ...

. * Archibald Manning – 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 education. * Eric Wyndham Merewether – 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. Whang ...

. For services to local government and the community, especially in connection with the Returned Services' Association. * Evelyn Mary Rawlins – 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 in the field of music for many years. * The Reverend Alan Douglas Robertson. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Presbyterian Social Services Association of Auckland. * David Howie Scott. For services to local government, particularly as chairman of the Waitaki County Council. ;Military division * Acting Commander William Lambert Rudd – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Major Donald Richard Kenning –

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). * Major Stanley Redvers McKeon – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force). * Warrant Officer Class I Peter Edward Roberts –

Royal New Zealand Dental Corps The Royal New Zealand Dental Corps (RNZDC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army. The corps was initially formed on 7 November 1915 as the ''New Zealand Dental Corps'' under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Hunter, as part of New Zealand's ...

(Territorial Force). * Major John Lindsay Smith – Royal New Zealand Artillery (Regular Force). * Squadron Leader Allen Fisher Lissette – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant William Thomas Saunders – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Percy Moston Outhwaite – Under-Secretary of Mines. * Harry Parsonage – Secretary of Labour.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division, for gallantry * Albert John Haines – second officer, Auckland Prison. For courage and devotion to duty during riots in Auckland Prison. * Cornelis Hofker – instructor, Auckland Prison. For courage and devotion to duty during riots in Auckland Prison. * Frank Poultney – first officer, Christchurch Prison. For courage and devotion to duty during prison riots in Christchurch. * Alan Alexander Thomson – officer,

Paparua Prison There are eighteen adult prisons in New Zealand. Three prisons house female offenders, one each in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The remaining fifteen house male offenders; ten in the North Island and five in the South Island. In addit ...

, Christchurch. For courage and devotion to duty during prison riots in Christchurch. ;Civil division * Muriel Alice Brendon. For services in connection with Children's Health Lunch Service. * Cyril Patrick Burns – detective,

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 ...

. * Bertram William Churchill – captain, Volunteer Fire Police Corps, Wellington. * Christina Patricia Forbes – matron, Special School, Otekaieke, Oamuru. ;Military division * Chief Petty Officer Jack Hern Baigent – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Engine Room Artificer John Robert Howe – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Signalman Leslie Clifford Thorpe – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Electrician Harold Ernest Vincent – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sergeant Eric Ball –

New Zealand Special Air Service The 1st New Zealand Special Air Service Regiment, abbreviated as 1 NZSAS Regt, was formed on 7 July 1955 and is the Special forces unit of the New Zealand Army, closely modelled on the British Special Air Service (SAS). It traces its origins ...

(Regular Force). * Sergeant William Frederick Giles – Royal New Zealand Artillery (Regular Force). * Corporal Iain Cameron McFarlane – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force). * Flight Sergeant John Campbell Jekyll – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Sergeant Russell Hewitt Thompson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant William Elwin Larking – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Robert Bruce Craigie – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Squadron Leader John Alan Scrimshaw – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* James Ludwig Graham – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force. * Joseph Geoffrey Long – detective senior sergeant, New Zealand Police Force.

References

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