The 1987 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 1986 and the beginning of 1987, and were announced on 31 December 1986. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* The Right Honourable (Mr Justice) Duncan Wallace McMullin – 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 ...

; judge of the

Court of Appeal A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of t ...

. * Francis Henry Renouf – of Wellington. For philanthropic services.

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Rear Admiral Lincoln John Tempero –

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 ...

; Chief of Naval Staff.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Adam Miller Begg – of

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

; chairman,

New Zealand Meat Producers Board The New Zealand Meat Board is a statutory body which provides quota management on behalf of the Crown for meat exports to the United States, European Union and United Kingdom. To protect their own livestock industry these countries give limited ac ...

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander (DBE)

;Civil division * Dr Marie Mildred Clay – 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 education. * Dorothy Rita Fraser – 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 Otago Hospital Board and the community. File:Dorothy Fraser, 1958.jpg, Dame Dorothy Fraser

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Richard Gray Collins – of Wellington. For public services. * Dr Daniel Marcus Davin – of

Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ...

, England. For services to literature. * Dr Richard Henry Lindo Ferguson – of Auckland. For services to medicine, education, local government and the community. * Alison Margaret Holst – of Wellington. For services to home science. * Jocelyn Margaret Keith – of Wellington. For services to nursing. * Ernest John Neilson – 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 marketing, export and the community. * The Honourable Evan Murray Prichard – of Auckland; lately judge of the High Court. * Kenneth Owen Thompson – Commissioner of Police,

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 ...

. * Mavis Ada Tiller – of Wellington. For services to the community. ;Military division * Brigadier Geoffrey Andrew Hitchings – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Forces South East Asia (now retired). File:Alison Holst (cropped).jpg, Alison Holst

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Eric Albert Cammell – of Auckland. For services to the meat industry and local-body affairs. * Graham Thorne Dowling – of Christchurch. For services to cricket. * Roland Woodroffe Earp – 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 the kiwifruit industry. * James Lennon Fahy – of Auckland; managing director,

Accident Compensation Corporation The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) ( mi, Te Kaporeihana Āwhina Hunga Whara) is the New Zealand Crown entity responsible for administering the country's no-fault accidental injury compensation scheme, commonly referred to as the ACC sch ...

, 1981–1985. * Duncan Kenneth Hamilton – of Auckland. For services to the tourist industry. * Terence John Harris – of

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. Th ...

. For public services. * Louis Albert Johnson – of Wellington. For services to literature. * James Richard Joyce – of Napier. For services to local-body and trade-union affairs. * Duncan Maclean – of Auckland. For services to local-body affairs. * Dr John Forman Mann – of Christchurch. For services to education and the community. * William Harold Martin – 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 fishing industry. * John Rowdon Milne – of Auckland. For services to the tourist industry and the community. *

Evelyn Margaret Page Evelyn Margaret Page (née Polson, 23 April 1899 – 28 May 1988) was a New Zealand artist. Her career covered seven decades, and her main areas of interest were landscapes, portraits, still lifes and nudes. Early life Page was born in C ...

– of Wellington. For services to art. * Dr William James Pryor – of Christchurch. For services to anaesthetics and the medical profession. * William James Robertson – of Dunedin. For services to education. * Lionel Martin Stevens – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police. * Noel Bruce Ullrich – of Christchurch. For services to sport. * Valerie Isobel Margaret Young – of Christchurch. For services to athletics. ;Military division * Commander Kenneth James Robertson – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonel) David McGregor – Territorial Force,

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. * Group Captain William Ross Donaldson –

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 ...

. File:Valerie Young (cropped).jpg, Valerie Young

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Maureen Evelyn Bamford – of Balclutha. For services to education. * Graham Neil Bartlett – of Auckland. For services to entertainment. * Lucy Miriam Brook – of Gisborne. For services to music. * Francis James Cameron – of Dunedin. For services to cricket. * Terry Magaoa Chapman – of

Alofi Alofi is the capital of the Pacific Ocean island nation of Niue. With a population of 597 in 2017, Alofi has the distinction of being the second smallest national capital city in terms of population (after Ngerulmud, capital of Palau). It consi ...

, Niue; secretary to the

Government of Niue The Premier of Niue is Niue's head of government. They are elected by the Niue Assembly, and forms a Cabinet of Niue, Cabinet consisting of themselves and three other members of the Assembly. Sir Robert Rex was continuously re-elected every t ...

. * The Reverend Dr Maru George Check – of Blenheim. For services to education and the community. * Dr Agnes Elizabeth Coates-Earl (Mrs Armstrong) – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Hana Lyola Cotter – of Napier. For services to the community. * Frank Leslie Coutts – of Napier. For services to the trade-union movement and the community. * Jean Aleen Mae Dougall – chief inspector, New Zealand Police. * Vera Irene Dowie – of Auckland. For services to women. * Dr Dennis Joseph Janus – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * The Reverend Dr Matthew Alexander McDowell – of

Waikanae Waikanae (, ) is a town on the Kapiti Coast, 60 kilometres north of the Wellington CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" (''wai'') "of the grey mullet". The town lies between Paraparaumu, eight kilometres to the southwest, and Ōtak ...

. For services to the community. * Jean Isobel McInnes – 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. * John David McNab – of Waikane; lately director (special duties), Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. * Ernest Philip Markham – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Robert Grant Moffat – of

Wainuiomata Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Origin of name The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer ...

. For services to local government. * Lesley Jean Murdoch – of Christchurch. For services to hockey and cricket. * Dr John Shirley Phillips – of Waikanae; lately director of Clinical Services Division,

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 ...

. * Norman Arthur Reynolds – of

Orewa Orewa is a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand’s largest city. It lies on the Hibiscus Coast, just north of the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, Whangaparāoa Peninsula and 40 kilometres north of central Auckland. It is a popular holiday destin ...

. For services to the

Baptist Church Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

and the community. * Ian Stuart Russell – 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 swimming and the community. * Rosalie Hearn Somerville – of Dunedin. For services to adult education. * Ewen Martin Wainscott – of Auckland. For services to the architectural profession. * Joseph Williams – of

Hokianga The Hokianga is an area surrounding the Hokianga Harbour, also known as the Hokianga River, a long estuarine drowned valley on the west coast in the north of the North Island of New Zealand. The original name, still used by local Māori, is ...

. For services to the community. ;Military division * Lieutenant Commander Colin Leslie Campbell – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Major Jeffrey Raymond Bright – Corps of Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. * Warrant Officer Class I Busby Otene –

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 Malcolm John Turnbull – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Gray Bartlett (cropped).jpg, Gray Bartlett File:Lesley Murdoch ONZM (cropped).jpg, Lesley Murdoch

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military division * Petty Officer Paul Cullen – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Warrant Officer Class II Leslie John Janett –

Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport The Royal New Zealand Corps of Transport (RNZCT) was a corps within the New Zealand Army that provided logistical support to combat and combat support elements of the Army. Tracing its history back to 1910 when the New Zealand Army Service Corps ...

. * Staff Sergeant Lance Thomas Nicholas – Territorial Force, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. * Sergeant Christine Nancy Everitt – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

* Roger Leighton Hall – of Dunedin. * Judith Leicester, Lady Hay – of Christchurch. * The Reverend Father Peter Gwyn McCormack – 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 ...

. * Miss Edith Mayall (Sister Mary Catherine) – of

Papatoetoe Papatoetoe is a suburb in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest suburb in Auckland by population and is located to the northwest of Manukau Central, and 18 kilometres southeast of Auckland CBD. Papatoetoe has the unofficial title of Auckland ...

. * Peter Amos Walden – of Papatoetoe. File:Roger Hall KNZM (cropped).jpg, Roger Hall

For public services

* John Campbell Cator Bird – 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 ...

. * Wesley Raymond Cameron – of Wellington. * John Edward Keaney – 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 ...

. * Percy Hylton Craig Lucas – of Wellington; lately Director-General of Lands. * Graydon Brian Nelson – of Wellington; private secretary to minister of the Crown. * Dr Eric Mervyn Ojala – of

Havelock North Havelock North ( mi, Te Hemo-a-Te Atonga) is a town in the Hawke's Bay region of the North Island of New Zealand, situated less than 2 km south-east of the city of Hastings. It was a borough for many years until the 1989 reorganisation of local ...

. * Dr Charles Plummer Powles – of

Waikanae Beach Waikanae (, ) is a town on the Kapiti Coast, 60 kilometres north of the Wellington CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" (''wai'') "of the grey mullet". The town lies between Paraparaumu, eight kilometres to the southwest, and Ōtak ...

. * Dr Anthony Trevelyan Rogers – 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 ...

. * Joan Velvin – 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 ...

. File:Eric Ojala.jpg, Eric Ojala

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

For community service

* Jean Matekitewhawhai Andrews – 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 ...

. * Jean Myra Armstrong – 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 ...

. * Valda Margaret Bedingfield – of Wellington. * Jean Beryl Bennett – of Wellington. * Marie Grace Burman – of Auckland. * Eileen Catherine Joyce Campbell (Joyce Cain) – of Auckland. * Man Chung (James) Chiu – of Wellington. * Betty Climo – of Napier. * Margaret Joan Fage – of Hamilton. * Edith Isabella Fitzpatrick – of Auckland. * Charles Gaiger – of Wellington. * Joyce Beryl Gaiger – of Wellington. * Leslie William Graham – of

Waihi Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. The town is at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula, close to the western end of the Bay of Plenty. The nearby res ...

. * Lilly Valentine Joyce Gunn – of Palmerston North. * Eugene Thomas Haddock – of

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

. * James Jeffrey Harley – of Whakatāne. * Claude Karauria Hawea – of Te Hauke. * Arnold John Heine – 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 ...

. * Duncan Philip Heinz – of Nelson. * John Lloyd – of Christchurch. * Beryl Victoria Montgomerie – 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 ...

. * Gordon Edward Munro – of Christchurch. * Leo Frank James Shalders – of Christchurch. * The Reverend Lagi Fatatoa Sipeli – of Wellington. * William Harold Straw – of Christchurch. * Ephraim Te Paa – of

Ahipara Ahipara is a town and locality in Northland, New Zealand at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach, with the Tauroa Peninsula to the west and Herekino Forest to the east. Ahipara Bay is to the north west. Kaitaia is 14 km to the north east, ...

. * Barry Cecil Joh Turpin – of Christchurch. * Taniwharau Te Hoemanuka Sonny Waru – of

Rahotu Rahotu is a community in the west of Taranaki, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 45, 16 kilometres north of Ōpunake and 11 km south of Warea. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a tran ...

. * William Albert Whitehead – of Christchurch. * Audrey Jean Willing – of Foxton. * Dorothy Lena Louise Yarrall – of Hamilton.

For public services

* Elma Vivian Aitken – of Auckland. * William Allan Apes – senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Gavin Charles Apperley – of Auckland; constructive manager, HMNZ Dockyard,

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

, Auckland. * Rex Bennett – of Auckland. * Colin Berquist – senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Robert Gordon Brown – of Auckland. * John Conway Butterfield – of Christchurch; traffic superintendent,

Ministry of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government age ...

, Christchurch. * Henry Neil Chalklen – of Christchurch. * Frederick Charles Chandler – of Auckland. * Edric Theodore Cheer – of Woodville. * Ruth Allison Coom – of Auckland. * Wilhelmina Cruickshank – of

Masterton Masterton ( mi, Whakaoriori), a large town in the Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand, operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa, a r ...

. * Kathleen Hemi – of Blenheim. * Timothy Leigh Henderson – constable, New Zealand Police. * Hylton Oliver Hensman – of Queenstown. * Witchell Narsay Jaram – of Whakatāne; lately director,

Department of Maori Affairs Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, Rotorua. * Gerald Charles Leathem – of Auckland. * Wilfred Ernest Lineham – of

Karamea Karamea is a town on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost settlement of any real size on the West Coast, and is located northeast by road from Westport. Apart from a narrow coastal strip, the town of Karam ...

; chief fire officer, Karamea Volunteer Fire Brigade,

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 ...

. * Lloyd Neil Matheson – senior constable, New Zealand Police * Tini Milo Sio Meleisea – of

Porirua Porirua, ( mi, Pari-ā-Rua) a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand, is one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area. The name 'Porirua' is a corruption of 'Pari-rua', meaning "the tide swee ...

. * Mara Niumata – of Auckland. * Andrew Grahame Paine – of Dunedin. * George Pickering – of Dunedin. * Margaret Evelyn Powell – of Omaio. * Ronald Guy Powell – 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 ...

. * Fredreck Andrew George Rakich – of Auckland. * Captain John Anthony Reedman – of Orewa. * Muriel Stephens – of Dunedin. * Patrick Francis Lloyd Stephenson – of Hamilton. * Leo George Trott – of Auckland. * Alice Elizabeth Van Gaalen – of Wainuiomata. * Trevor Steadman Wilson – of Wellington. * Arthur Lancelot (Joe) Wolfe – of Auckland.

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

* Russell James Kerr – station officer,

Sumner Sumner may refer to: Places Antarctica * Mount Sumner, a mountain in the Rare Range, Antarctica * Sumner Glacier, southern Graham Land, Antarctica Australia * Sumner, Queensland, suburb of Brisbane New Zealand * Sumner, New Zealand, seaside sub ...

Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Maxwell John Robinson – third officer, Carterton Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Edward Peter Hartley Smith – fire commander and chief fire officer,

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 Wai ...

Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Gerard Conal Cunneen – detective chief inspector, New Zealand Police.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant Robert Howard – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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