The 1963 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 1962 and the beginning of 1963, and were announced on 1 January 1963. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

Henry Joseph Kelliher Sir Henry Joseph Kelliher (2 March 1896 – 29 September 1991) was a New Zealand businessman, brewer, publisher, managing director, art patron and credit reformer. Early life Henry Joseph Kelliher (né Keliher) was born in Waikerikeri, near C ...

– of Auckland. For public and philanthropic services. * The Honourable Alexander Kingcome Turner – a judge of the

New Zealand Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand. It is also the final appellate court for a number of matters. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather t ...

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander (KCMG)

* His Excellency the Honourable

Thomas Lachlan MacDonald Sir Thomas Lachlan Macdonald (14 December 1898 – 11 April 1980) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He served as Minister of Defence (1949–1957), Minister of External Affairs (1954–1957), and Minister of Island Territor ...

– high commissioner for New Zealand in London. File:Thomas Lachlan Macdonald.jpg, Sir Tom Macdonald

Companion (CMG)

* Leonard Allan Atkinson – chairman of the Public Service Commission. * Duncan McFadyen Rae – New Zealand consul-general in Indonesia.

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Hubert Reynolds Bach – city engineer,

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 ...

, and chief engineer to the Hutt Drainage Board. *

George Jobberns George Jobberns (2 June 1895 – 30 August 1974) was a New Zealand geographer and educator. Born in 1895 at Te Moana near Geraldine in the foothills of South Canterbury, New Zealand, Jobberns taught the first Geography I course at Canterbury U ...

– professor emeritus of geography,

University of Canterbury The University of Canterbury ( mi, Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha; postnominal abbreviation ''Cantuar.'' or ''Cant.'' for ''Cantuariensis'', the Latin name for Canterbury) is a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand. It was ...

. *

Alexander Hare McLintock Alexander Hare McLintock (14 April 1903 – 29 May 1968) was a New Zealand teacher, university lecturer, historian and artist. He edited and authored the three-volume ''Encyclopaedia of New Zealand'', published in 1966, his final and perhaps ...

– historian,

New Zealand Parliament The New Zealand Parliament ( mi, Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the King of New Zealand ( King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives. The King is usually represented by h ...

. *

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 the processed food industry. ;Military division * Brigadier Tom Bassett Morten – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force).

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Thomas Augustus Bishop – 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 local government. * David Brown – 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 farming and local government. * Eileen Marjorie Fosbery Chambers – matron-in-chief,

Christchurch Hospital Christchurch Hospital is the largest tertiary hospital in the South Island of New Zealand. The public hospital is in the centre of Christchurch city, on the edge of Hagley Park, and serves the wider Canterbury region. The Canterbury District He ...

. * Leonard le Fleming Ensor – of Auckland. For services to education. * John Richard Lloyd Hammond – chairman of the Rangitikei County Council. * John Colin Lucas – town clerk,

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 ...

. *

Hamiora Wiremu Maioha Hamiora Wiremu Maioha, OBE (21 September 1888 – 30 January 1963) was a New Zealand interpreter, farmer and community leader. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāpuhi iwi. He was born in Waimamaku, Northland, New Zealand, on 21 ...

– of Russell. 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 ce ...

. * Terence Mortimer McKewen – 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 ...

. For services to local government. * Leslie Vaughan Phillips – chairman of the New Zealand Milk Board. * Paul Lancelot Porter – of Heretaunga. For public services. ;Military division * Commander John Bernard Smith –

Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve The Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). History Early history The first Naval Volunteer units were formed in Auckland and Nelson in 1858. Over the rest of th ...

. * Lieutenant-Colonel Robert icHugh Ferguson Holloway –

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). * Group Captain John Donovan Robins –

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 ...

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * George Frederick Charles Ashdowne – manager of a branch in

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 / ...

of the New Zealand Foundation for the Blind. * Lily Brant – 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. * The Reverend John Lawley Brown – of the Flying Angel Mission to Seamen, Auckland. * Oswald Henry Coleman – a member of the

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 ...

Borough Council. * Anthony Edward Joseph Corr – of

Moerewa Moerewa is a small town in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located close to the Bay of Islands five kilometres to the west of Kawakawa. Moerewa is a service town for the surrounding farming industry. Its main ind ...

. For services in community affairs. * John Davidson – mayor of Ashburton. * Janet Hogg Davie – 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 community services, especially in connection with the

Young Women's Christian Association The Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) is a nonprofit organization with a focus on empowerment, leadership, and rights of women, young women, and girls in more than 100 countries. The World office is currently based in Geneva, Swi ...

. * Herbert James Dewe – mayor 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 ...

. * Olive Lilian Haldane – of Bainham. For services to the community, especially in the field of women's and children's social welfare. * Captain Frederick Patrick Ladd. For services to the people 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 ...

and other areas in the

Hauraki Gulf The Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana is a coastal feature of the North Island of New Zealand. It has an area of 4000 km2,Sister Mary Leo Dame Sister Mary Leo Niccol (3 April 18955 May 1989) was a New Zealand religious sister who is best known for training some of the world's finest sopranos, including Dames Malvina Major, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Heather Begg. She was born as Kathl ...

(Kathleen Niccol) – St Mary's Convent, Auckland. For services to music. * Amiria Miriama Logan – Dominion president of the Māori Women's Welfare League. * Rosa Josephine Reynolds – organiser and honorary custodian, historical exhibition, Canterbury Museum. * James Herford Saunderson – of Picton. For services to local government and farming. * Betty Mary Lillias Thomas – 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 social welfare services. * Robert Henry Traill. For services to the community in

Stewart Island Stewart Island ( mi, Rakiura, ' glowing skies', officially Stewart Island / Rakiura) is New Zealand's third-largest island, located south of the South Island, across the Foveaux Strait. It is a roughly triangular island with a total land ar ...

. * Bessie Margaret Walmsley – of Invercargill. For social welfare services. * Mimie Wood – secretary of the

Royal Society of New Zealand Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a cit ...

. ;Military division * Lieutenant-Commander John Graham Williamson –

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 ...

. * Major Michael Ralph Kennedy – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) John Mills Mabbett –

Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a c ...

(Regular Force). * Warrant Officer First Class Henry Thomas McLardy – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Major Jack Lewis Ryan – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force). * Flight Lieutenant John William Noble – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Alfred Sidney Pipe – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Mimie Wood (clipped).jpg, Mimie Wood

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division, for gallantry * Donald Patrick Pomeroy – 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 ...

. For courage in attempting to arrest three criminals. ;Military division * Chief Electrician Albert Bernard Carpenter – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Owen Leslie Clotworthy – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Petty Officer Cook (S) Rex Harold Helleur – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Frederick Maxwell Jacobs – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Sergeant (temporary) Girvan Ross Hornbrook – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Sergeant Ross Mark Jones –

Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals The Royal New Zealand Signals Corps (RNZSigs) provides, co-ordinates and operates the communications networks of the New Zealand Army. The role of RNZSigs is to support other Arms by providing Communication Information System required for Comman ...

(Regular Force). * Sergeant (acting) Richard John Kelly – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force). * Staff-Sergeant Neale Eden William Smith – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (Territorial Force). * Corporal Clive Gemmell Rae – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Corporal William Richardson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Bar to Air Force Cross

* Squadron Leader Gordon Harry Saywell Tosland – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Ian Murray Gillard – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

* Russell Preston – chief fire officer, North Shore Fire Brigade,

Takapuna Takapuna is a suburb located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. The suburb is situated at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitematā Harbour. While very small in terms of population, it ...

, Auckland. * Leslie Osborne Wallis – fireman,

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 ...

Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Macdonald Brown – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

* Flight Lieutenant Alan Roy Bleakley – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Alan Dyer – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Mervyn William Hodge – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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