The 1968 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 1967 and the beginning of 1968, and were announced on 1 January 1968.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Knight Bachelor
*
William Calder Mackay – 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 the community, particularly in the fields of commerce and welfare work.
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
;Military division
* Air Vice-Marshal
Cameron Archer Turner
Air Vice-Marshal Cameron Archer Turner, (29 August 1915 – 26 November 1999) was a senior Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) officer, who served as Chief of Air Staff from 1966 to 1969.
Turner joined the Royal Air Force in 1936, before being ...
–
Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Companion (CMG)
*
Orton Sutherland Hintz – of Auckland. For services in the field of journalism.
* The Most Reverend
James Michael Liston
James Michael Liston (9 June 1881 – 8 July 1976) was the 7th Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand.
Early life
James Michael Liston (registered at birth as Michael James Liston) was born in Dunedin on 9 June 1881, one of a family ...
–
Roman Catholic Bishop of Auckland.
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Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander (KBE)
;Civil division
*
John Te Herekiekie Grace
John is a common English name and surname:
* John (given name)
* John (surname)
John may also refer to:
New Testament
Works
* Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John
* First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John
* Second ...
. 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 ...
and in public affairs.
Commander (CBE)
;Civil division
* Matthew Oliver Barnett – 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 metr ...
. For services in the field of commercial law.
*
Anthony Ian Cottrell – 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 the community.
*
Hallam Walter Dowling – of
Taradale. For services to local government and to the community.
*
Thomas Clarence Morrison . For services to sport, especially rugby football.
;Military division
* Brigadier Harold Albert Purcell – Brigadiers' List (Regular Force),
New Zealand Military Forces
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Officer (OBE)
;Civil division
* William Sykes Baverstock – director,
Robert McDougall Art Gallery
The Robert McDougall Art Gallery is a heritage building in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was designed by Edward Armstrong and it opened in 1932. It is a Category I heritage building listed with Heritage New Zealand and is located within the Chri ...
, Christchurch. For services to art.
*
Reginald George James Berry – of Wellington; artist and designer. For services as designer of postage stamps and decimal currency coins.
* Kenneth Clifford Alwyn Carter – of Auckland. For services to the saw-milling and timber industry.
* Eric Mitchell Elder – of
Tuatapere
Tuatapere is a small rural town in Southland, New Zealand. It is the self declared "Sausage Capital of New Zealand". Tuatapere is located eight kilometres from the southern coast. The Waiau River flows through the town before reaching Te Waew ...
. For services to the community, especially as a medical practitioner.
* Raymond Ferner – of
Tauranga
Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...
. For services to local government and to the legal profession.
*
Rua Isobel Gardner – of Auckland. For services to education.
*
Oswald George James – 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 the farming industry.
* William Malcolm – of
North Otago
North Otago in New Zealand covers the area of Otago between Shag Point and the Waitaki River, and extends inland to the west as far as the village of Omarama (which has experienced rapid growth as a developing centre for astronomy and for glid ...
. For services to the farming community.
* Horace Mawson – of
Dargaville
Dargaville ( mi, Takiwira) is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangāre ...
. For services to education.
* Michael Elliott Shackleton – 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 as leader and surgeon of the New Zealand surgical team at
Qui Nhơn
Quy Nhon ( vi, Quy Nhơn ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2019 its population was 457,400. H ...
, South Vietnam.
* Hamish Stewart Thomas – of
Anakiwa. For services to the
Outward Bound School of New Zealand.
;Military division
* Commander (Honorary) William Henry Minchall –
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 Ralph Minton Grierson –
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 ...
(
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 ...
).
* Group Captain Malcolm Stuart Gunton – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Member (MBE)
;Civil division
* Emily Church Craven – of
Blenheim. For services to the community.
* Mervyn Thomas Dearsly – 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 the community.
*
Alfred Harold Finnie – of Dunedin. For services to local government.
* The Reverend William Wesley Hamilton Greenslade – of
Rotorua. For services to the community especially in connection with the
Methodist Church of New Zealand
The Methodist Church of New Zealand ( mi, Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa) is a Methodist denomination headquartered in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is a member of the World Methodist Council.
History
The Methodist movement was started by John W ...
.
* D'Arcy Ormonde Haskell – of
Napier; advisory commissioner to Taupo County Council.
* Frederick Ensor Humphreys – of
Gisborne. For services to the farming community.
* Helen Mary Johnson – of Wellington. For services to the School Dental Service, especially as matron of the Wellington School.
* Richard Thomas Mounsey – of Auckland. For services in the field of civil aviation, especially as a senior airline captain in
New Zealand National Airways Corporation
New Zealand National Airways Corporation, popularly known as NAC, was the national domestic airline of New Zealand from 1947 until 1978 when it amalgamated with New Zealand's international airline, Air New Zealand. The airline was headquartere ...
.
* Edward William Norman. For services to the community in
Woodville and
Pahiatua
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* Austin Edward Reid – of
Carterton. For services to local government as chairman of Wairarapa South County Council for many years.
* Robert Clarence Reid – of Auckland. For services to the community in local government and welfare activities.
* Robert William Robson – of
Stratford. For services to ex-service personnel and families.
* Alfred Geoffrey Scott – of Wellington; manager of the
National Film Unit
The National Film Unit (NFU) was a state-owned film-production organisation originally based in Miramar, New Zealand, Miramar, New Zealand. Founded in 1936 when the government took over a private film studio, Filmcraft, the NFU produced newsreels, ...
.
* Thomas Duncan Scott – of
Dannevirke. For services to education.
* Isabella Ramsay Stevenson – of
Gore
Gore may refer to:
Places Australia
* Gore, Queensland
* Gore Creek (New South Wales)
* Gore Island (Queensland)
Canada
* Gore, Nova Scotia, a rural community
* Gore, Quebec, a township municipality
* Gore Bay, Ontario, a township on Manitouli ...
. For services to the nursing profession.
* Mona Bessie Veitch – of Wellington. For services to the community over many years.
* Cecil Roy Wylde. For services to the community especially as mayor of the borough of
Runanga.
;Military division
* Lieutenant Reginald Goddard – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Major Samuel Bruce Matthews –
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 ...
(Territorial Force).
* The Reverend James Hugh McNeill – chaplain third class, Royal New Zealand Chaplains' Department (Regular Force).
* Major Roger John Pearce –
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).
* Warrant Officer Class I, Peter Emil Wischnowsky – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
* Squadron Officer Gilda St Clair Bezar –
Women's Royal New Zealand Air Force
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.
* Flight Lieutenant Johnston Vivian William Thomas – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
*
Douglas Archibald Campbell – of Wellington; chief advisory officer, Soil Conservation Control Council.
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British Empire Medal (BEM)
;Civil division, for gallantry
* Leila Mary Robertson – occupational health nurse,
Auckland International Airport
Auckland Airport is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, with over 21 million passengers in the year ended March 2019. The airport is located near Māngere, a residential suburb, and Airport Oaks, a service hub suburb south of th ...
. For services when a passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at Auckland International Airport.
;Civil division, for meritorious service
* Alison Grace Booth. For services to the community, particularly with the
Taupō
Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town on the north-eastern shore of Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake, in the central North Island. It is the largest urban area of the Taupō District, and the second-largest urban area in the Wa ...
St John Ambulance Association.
* William Charles Chambers. For services to the community, particularly with the St John Ambulance Association,
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 ...
.
* Louis Irvine Dolman – constable,
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 ...
.
* James Hunt Harding – substation operator, Electricity Department,
Te Puke
Te Puke is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well-known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit.
Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu, whi ...
.
* Albert Richard Hurst – lately overseer,
Health Department
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 ...
,
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 ...
.
* Kenneth Ray Lott – garage supervisor,
Railways Department.
* Piata Heni Park – lately deaconess,
Church of England Diocese, Christchurch.
* William Niu Tirene Puke – technician,
Post Office
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.
* Arthur Waldin Soundy. For services to the Dannevirke Branch of the
Blind Foundation.
* Mary Jane Symon. For services to the community 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 ...
.
;Military division
* Chief Petty Officer Dental Assistant George Leslie Bouterey – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Chief Shipwright Desmond John Butler – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Chief Petty Officer Alastair Mark Cameron – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Regulating Coxswain Stanley Harper – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Staff Sergeant Henry Keith Handley – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
* Sergeant George Arthur Horsfall – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
* Staff Sergeant Robert Charles James – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
* Flight Sergeant Robert Henry Palmer – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Sergeant Bobbie Miwa Edwards – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
* George Claridge – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.
Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)
* Matthew Ferguson Morton – chief fire officer,
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 ...
Fire Brigade.
* Leslie Vincent Horne – deputy chief fire officer,
Petone
Petone (Māori: ''Pito-one''), a large suburb of Lower Hutt, Wellington, stands at the southern end of the Hutt Valley, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour. The Māori name means "end of the sand beach".
Europeans first settled in P ...
Fire Brigade.
Air Force Cross (AFC)
* Wing Commander Bernard Joseph O'Connor – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
* Flight Lieutenant Noel James Stewart Rodger – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
References
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