The 1986 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 1985 and the beginning of 1986, and were announced on 31 December 1985. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* Thomas Edwin Clark – 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 manufacturing, export, sport and the community. * Leonard Bingley Southward – of

Paraparaumu Paraparaumu () is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kapiti Coast, north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Bea ...

. For services to the community, especially the disabled. * The Honourable Reginald Stephen Garfield Todd – of Zimbabwe. For services to Africa and New Zealand. File:Garfield todd.jpg, Sir Garfield Todd

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Civil division * Dr Mervyn Charles Probine – 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 ...

; chairman,

State Services Commission The Public Service Commission (PSC; Māori: ''Te Kawa Mataaho''), called the State Services Commission until 2020, is the central public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing, managing, and improving the performance of the ...

. ;Military division * Major General John Airth Mace – Generals' List. File:Mervyn Probine.jpg, Mervyn Probine

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Bruce James Cameron – 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 ...

; lately deputy Secretary for Justice. * James Thompson Graham – of

Putāruru Putāruru is a small town in the South Waikato District and the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It lies on the western side of the Mamaku Ranges and in the upper basin of the Waihou River. It is on the Oraka Stream 65 kilometres s ...

; chairman,

New Zealand Dairy Board The New Zealand Dairy Board (NZDB) was a statutory board in control of the export of all New Zealand dairy products from its formation in 1923 until 2001. It operated through a global network of marketing subsidiaries. In 2001, the Dairy Board wa ...

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander (DBE)

;Civil division * Dorothea Jean Horsman – 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.

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Dr Neil Colquhoun Begg – of Dunedin. For services to the

New Zealand Historic Places Trust Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (initially the National Historic Places Trust and then, from 1963 to 2014, the New Zealand Historic Places Trust) ( mi, Pouhere Taonga) is a Crown entity with a membership of around 20,000 people that advocate ...

and the community. ;Military division * Air Marshal David Ewan Jamieson –

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 ...

, Chief of Defence Staff.

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Dr Ronald Albert Barker – of

;

Director-General of Health A director general or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'' ) or general director is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer, within a government ...

. * The Reverend David Bruce Gordon – of Auckland. For services to the

Methodist Church Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a group of historically related Christian denomination, denominations of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John W ...

and welfare. * Mary Alice Hopkirk – 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 services to the girl guide movement and the community. * Ross Malcolm Jansen – 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 City of Hamilton and local government. * Hugh Allen Mills – 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 services to local-body and community affairs. * Professor Alan Lee Titchener – of Auckland. For services to engineering. ;Military division * Air Commodore Frederick Martin Kinvig – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * James Alder Bateman – of Wellington; principal,

Central Institute of Technology Central Institute of Technology was a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution based in Perth, Western Australia until 2016 when it became a part of North Metropolitan TAFE. It was the equal oldest post-secondary educational institution ...

. * Professor Bruce Grandison Biggs – of Auckland. For services to Māori studies and linguistics. * Melville Raymond Clinton – of Christchurch. For services to rugby league. * Dr Ashton John Fitchett – of Wellington. For services to

Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners The Royal New Zealand College Of General Practitioners (the College) is a professional body and postgraduate educational institute that sets standards for general practice in New Zealand, providing research, assessment, ongoing education, advoc ...

and the community. * Evan John Haine – of Wellington. For services to the community. * Wallace Robert Armstead Lake – of Wellington. For services to social welfare and the community. * Robert Thomas Lorimer – of Auckland. For services as general manager,

Auckland Harbour Board The Auckland Harbour Board was a public body that operated the ports of both Auckland and Onehunga from 1871 to 1988 and was dissolved in 1989. Its successor organisation is Ports of Auckland, which assumed the possessions and responsibilities of ...

. * Ian Robert Clark McDonald – of

Paekākāriki Paekākāriki () is a town in the Kapiti Coast District in the south-western North Island, New Zealand, and one of the northernmost suburbs of Wellington. It lies north of Porirua and northeast of the Wellington CBD. The town's name comes from ...

; lately chief director,

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 ...

. * Robert Dugald McKenzie – 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 local-body and community affairs. * James Archibald Delacourt Nash – of Lower Hutt. For services to the

Anglican Church Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of the ...

and science. * Alexander David Paterson – of

Feilding Feilding ( mi, Aorangi) is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council. Feilding has w ...

. For services to scouting, tourism and the community. * Edward Graham Perry – lately Deputy Assistant Commissioner,

New Zealand Police 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 ...

. * Francis Dennis Sharp – of Auckland. For services to sport. * David Shenker – of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

, Australia. For services to trade-union affairs. * Cecil Stanley Stevens – of Christchurch. For services to meat export and sport. * Huhurere Tukukino – of

Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...

. For services to the community. * Ivor Charles Wesley – 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. ...

; Fire Commissioner,

New Zealand Fire Service The New Zealand Fire Service ( mi, Whakaratonga Iwi, "Service to the People"; also known as the NZFS) was New Zealand's main firefighting body from 1 April 1976 until 1 July 2017 – at which point it was dissolved and incorporated into the new ...

. ;Military division * Commander Michael Robert Pate –

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 ...

. * Colonel Michael John Dudman – Colonels' List. File:Jim Bateman, 1951 (2).jpg, Jim Bateman

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Joseph Francis Aspell – of Wellington. For services to local-body and community affairs. * Richard Brian Atkins – of Wellington; lately director, External Intelligence Bureau,

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 ...

. * Henry James Bean – of Auckland. For services to local government. * Huia Wiremu Beaumont – of CHristchurch. For services to education and the community. * Hugh Brown – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Kenneth Ronald Butson – of Napier. For services to the community. * Bing Foon Chin – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * Dr Vivienne Alice Croxford – of Christchurch. For services to medicine, especially obstetrics and gynaecology. * Susan Elizabeth Devoy – of Rotorua. For services to squash. * The Reverend Alister Gibson Dunn – of Auckland. For welfare services. * Arthur Lawrence Familton – 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 railway ...

. For services to the community. * William Taitoko James (Billy T. James) – of Auckland. For services to entertainment. * Mary Gertrude McGowan (Sister Mary Gertrude) – of Gisborne. For services to education. * Randolph William McMillan – of

Temuka Temuka is a town on New Zealand's Canterbury Plains, 15 kilometres north of Timaru and 142 km south of Christchurch. It is located at the centre of a rich sheep and dairy farming region, for which it is a service town. It lies on the north ...

. For services to local government. * William Stanley Partel – of Wellington; deputy Secretary of Energy, Mines Division, Ministry of Energy. * The Reverend Tereu Taria Tuakanau Upu Pere – of

Tokoroa Tokoroa ( mi, Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere) is the fifth-largest town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand and largest settlement in the South Waikato District. Located 30 km southwest of Rotorua, close to the foot of the M ...

. For services to the Pacific Islanders' Presbyterian Church. * Joseph Rooney – of

Tūrangi Tūrangi is a small town on the west bank of the Tongariro River, 50 kilometres south-west of Taupō on the North Island Volcanic Plateau of New Zealand. It was built to accommodate the workers associated with the Tongariro hydro-electric pow ...

. For services to the community and sport. * Horace Alexander Sinclair – of Dunedin. For services to conservation. * Max Charles Stewart – of Auckland. For services to sport. * Te Rau Whiro Tibble – of Gisborne. For services to the community. *

Alex Wyllie Alexander John "Grizz" Wyllie (born 30 August 1944) is a New Zealand rugby union former player and coach. Playing career Wyllie began his rugby career playing for Glenmark Rugby Club, in North Canterbury. During his first-class career he playe ...

– of Glenmark. For services to rugby football. * Bernard Zeff – of Christchurch. For services to the apparel industry and export. ;Military division * Warrant Officer Seaman Ian William Reid – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Captain and Quartermaster Kenneth Edward McKee Wright –

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 ...

. * Squadron Leader Dieter John Woods – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Dame Susan Devoy 2 (cropped).jpg, Susan Devoy

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military division * Sergeant (now Temporary Staff Sergeant) Gregory James Astwood – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. * Corporal (now Temporary Sergeant) Peter Matthew Lowen – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

* John Arthur Gillies – of

Wānaka Wānaka () is a popular ski and summer resort town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. At the southern end of Lake Wānaka, it is at the start of the Clutha River/Mata-Au and is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. ...

. * Thea Dale, Lady Muldoon – of Auckland. * Sheila Mary O'Toole (Sister Mary Laurence) – of

Savaiʻi Savaii is the largest (area 1,694 km2) and highest ( Mt Silisili at 1,858 m) island both in Samoa and in the Samoan Islands chain. The island is also the sixth largest in Polynesia, behind the three main islands of New Zealand and ...

, Western Samoa. * Mabel Almey Mary Pruden – of Christchurch. * Ethel May (Maimie) Raper – of Auckland. * Cherry Raymond (Mrs Metcalf) – of Auckland. File:Thea Muldoon, 1977.jpg, Thea, Lady Muldoon File:Cherryraymond1968.jpg, Cherry Raymond

For public services

* Ronald Morrison Barclay – of New Plymouth. * Dr Graham Wesley Butler – of Wellington; lately director-general, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. * Harry Bayliss Goodman – of Gisborne. * John Lionel Hayes – of

Kaeo Kaeo (Māori: ''Kāeo'') is a township in the Far North District of New Zealand, located some northwest of Kerikeri. The town takes its name from the ''kāeo'' or New Zealand freshwater mussel, which is found in the nearby rivers. Sanfords ...

. * The Honourable David Allan Highet – of Auckland. * Dorothy Catherine Jelicich – of Auckland. * The Honourable Thomas Malcolm McGuigan – of Christchurch. * Patrick John McKone – of Lower Hutt; lately Comptroller of Customs. * Valerie O'Sullivan – of

Matamata Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which takes ...

. * Alison Mary Roxburgh – 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 ...

. File:Ron Barclay.jpg, Ron Barclay File:EP-NZ Obits-H-Highet Allan-tn.jpg, Allan Highet File:Dorothy Jelicich.jpg, Dorothy Jelicich File:Tom McGuigan.jpg, Tom McGuigan

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

For community service

* Violet Victoria Bishop – of

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 ...

. * Irene Jessie Blenkinsop – of Christchurch. * Donovan Francis Bowles – of Hamilton. * Corinne Shirley Bridge (Mrs Raymon Opie) – of Auckland. *

Yvette Bromley The Court Theatre is a professional theatre company based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was founded in 1971 and located in the Christchurch Arts Centre from 1976 until the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. It opened new premises in Add ...

– of Christchurch. * Dan Chan – of Wellington. * Lois Marguerite Cox – of Auckland. * Coloman de Bolgar – of Christchurch. * Jean Barbara Dunford – 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 ...

. * Vivian Lauder Gregory – 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 New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1. Ahipara ...

. * Ethel Gwendoline Hallett – of Auckland. * Walter Clement Harris – of Christchurch. * Graham Michael Lowe – of Auckland. * Sue McCauley (Susan Montgomery Hammond) – of

Ōkaihau Ōkaihau is a small town in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island, just north of Kaikohe. State Highway 1 passes through Ōkaihau making it fairly busy. Ōkaihau has a primary school (Ōkaihau Primary School) and a secondary scho ...

. * Te Kohi (Sonny) McLaughlin – of Auckland. * Trudie Elizabeth McNaughton – of Auckland. * Mary Maud Elizabeth Mawson – of Nelson. * Melva Joan Mildenhall – 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 ...

. * Molly Stanley Murchie – 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 ...

. * Jelal Kalyanji Natali – of Auckland. * Raymond Fergus Opie (Raymon Opie) – of Auckland. * Arekaahanara Alexander Phillips – of

Taumarunui Taumarunui is a small town in the King Country of the central North Island of New Zealand. It is on an alluvial plain set within rugged terrain on the upper reaches of the Whanganui River, 65 km south of Te Kuiti and 55 km west of ...

. * Thelma Pitt-Turner – 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 ...

. * Thomas John Ray Quinney – of Nelson. * Kathleen Elsie Lenore Rose – 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 ...

. * Robert Paton Smithson – of Dunedin. * Diana Standen – of Wellington. * James Nelson Steedman – of Dunedin. * Rangitaamo Takarangi – of Wanganui. * Eric Alan Voyce – of Christchurch. * Annabelle Woodhouse – of Auckland. File:Graham Lowe KNZM (cropped).jpg, Graham Lowe

For public services

* John Benjamin Andersen – of Christchurch. * Robert James Arnold Badland – of

Silverstream Silverstream is a suburb of Upper Hutt in New Zealand, just under 7 km south-west of the Upper Hutt CBD. It is in the lower (southern) part of the North Island of New Zealand at the southern end of Upper Hutt, close to the Taitā Gorge, ...

. * Claude Thomas Bathe – of

Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is the seat of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. Whakatāne District is the encompassing territorial authority, whi ...

. * Arthur David Bolton – of

Waiheke Island Waiheke Island (; Māori: ) is the second-largest island (after Great Barrier Island) in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. Its ferry terminal in Matiatia Bay at the western end is from the central-city terminal in Auckland. It is the most pop ...

. * John Bracken – of Auckland. * James Bratty – senior constable, New Zealand Police. * John Cataldo – of Wellington. * Marion Dorothy Cooper – of Lower Hutt. * Elizabeth Timua Crofts – of Christchurch. * Lawrence Charles Duckworth – of Blenheim. * Peter Douglas Dunbar – of Christchurch. * David Wayne Gadsby – of Wanganui; fireman, Wanganui Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Janette May Gerritsen – of Hamilton. * Otto Groen – of Auckland. * Leslie John Hall – of Wellington. * Susan Louise Ineson – of Wellington. * Dawn Patricia Jameson – of Auckland. * Aporo Julian Joyce – senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Joan Mavis Knox – of

Upper Hutt Upper Hutt ( mi, Te Awa Kairangi ki Uta) is a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington#Wellington metropolitan area, Wellington metropolitan area. Geography The Upper Hutt city cent ...

. * Elaine Ursula McCulloch – of Auckland. * James Horton McKinnon – of Rotorua. * Walter Joseph McNabb – of Kumara. * Geoffrey Gillard Newson – of Wellington. * Thomas Francis O'Brien – of

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

. * Victor Frederick Percival – of Auckland. * Tiopira Te Kiriwai Pohatu – of

Waiouru Waiouru is a small town in the Ruapehu District, in New Zealand's Manawatū-Whanganui region. It is located on the south-eastern North Island Volcanic Plateau, north of Palmerston North and 25 kilometres south-east of Mount Ruapehu. The town ...

. * Bernice Elizabeth Shackleton – of

Waimate Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main No ...

. * Simose Sipeli – of Niue; member of Niue Legislative Assembly. * Dougal Earle Harris Soper – of Invercargill. * Talaiti (Mr) – of Niue; member of Niue Legislative Assembly. * Elizabeth Wark – of Auckland. * Reginald Henry James Watson – of Oamaru.

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

* Ernest James Muir – chief fire officer, Balclutha Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Lyndsay Neill Price – station officer, Christchurch Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Trevor George Richard Tricklebank – chief fire officer, Feilding Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Gilbert Cooke Hill – superintendent, New Zealand Police.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant David John Watson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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