The 1983 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 in her right as

Queen of New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand is the Constitution of New Zealand, constitutional system of government in which a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch, King Charles III, as ...

, 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 1983. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* John Dean Goffin – 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 ...

; commissioner and territorial commander of the

Salvation Army Salvation (from Latin: ''salvatio'', from ''salva'', 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation. In religion and theology, ''salvation'' generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its c ...

in New Zealand. * John Mowbray – of Wellington. For services to banking, commerce and the community. * Laurence Houghton Stevens – 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 the textile industry and export.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander (KCMG)

* The Right Honourable Wallace Edward Rowling – 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, ...

;

Prime Minister of New Zealand The prime minister of New Zealand ( mi, Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, took office on 26 October 2017. The prime minister (inform ...

, 1974–1975, and lately

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

. File:Bill Rowling, 1962.jpg, Sir Wallace Rowling

Companion (CMG)

* Dr Herbert John Hall Hiddlestone – of Wellington; lately Director-General of Health,

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 ...

. * Dr David Kear – 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 ...

; Director-General of the

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 ...

. * Paul Loxton Molineaux – of Wellington; lately director,

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS or SIS; mi, Te Pā Whakamarumaru) is New Zealand's primary national intelligence agency. It is responsible for providing information and advising on matters including national security (incl ...

. * Robert Josiah Walton –

Commissioner A commissioner (commonly abbreviated as Comm'r) is, in principle, a member of a commission or an individual who has been given a commission (official charge or authority to do something). In practice, the title of commissioner has evolved to in ...

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 ...

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Nene Janet Paterson Clutha (Janet Frame) – 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 ...

. For services to literature. * Robert Donald Cox – of

; chairman, Tourist Hotel Corporation. * Professor Graham Collingwood Liggins – of Auckland. For services to medical research. * Lee Isbister Murdoch – 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 ...

. For services to the Auckland Regional Authority and the community. * Professor Keith Sinclair – of Auckland. For services to literature. * Dr Newton Ernest Wickham – of Auckland. For services to dentistry. * Judge Walter Max Willis – of Wellington. For services as a District Court judge. ;Military division * Brigadier Brian Thomas McMahon – Brigadiers' List,

New Zealand Army , image = New Zealand Army Logo.png , image_size = 175px , caption = , start_date = , country = , branch = ...

. File:Janet Frame 1993 (cropped).jpg, Janet Frame File:Brian McMahon 2011 (cropped).jpg, Brian McMahon

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Malcolm Thomas Churches – deputy assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police. * Alfred Eric Edward Clark – of Auckland; principal, Rutherford High School, since 1960. * John Clark – 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 and community affairs. * Arnold Thomas Clements – 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 ...

. For services to returned servicemen and the community. * Charles Frederick Collins – 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 cricket. * Morton William Coutts – of Auckland. For services to the brewing industry. * Reginald Clifford Dunlop – 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 services to farming and the community. * John Douglas Gerard – 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 legal profession and the arts. * Dr Erin Michael George Griffin – of Wellington. For services as a general practitioner and to the community. * The Reverend Dr Adam Maitland Lang MacFarlan – of Auckland. For services to education and the community. * Ronald George McGregor – of Auckland. For services to rugby league and the community. *

Guy Ngan Guy Ngan 顏國鍇 (3 February 1926 – 26 June 2017) was a New Zealand artist. He worked across a large range of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, design and architecture, and is known for his incorporation of Māori motifs such ...

– of Lower Hutt. For services to the arts. * Frances Kathleen Louisa Orton – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * David Ian Pezaro – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Denis Bernard Saunders – of Whangārei. For services to the community. * Peter Joseph Smith – of

Eltham Eltham ( ) is a district of southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. It is east-southeast of Charing Cross, and is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. The three wards of Elt ...

. For services to the Taranaki Hospital Board and the community. * Robert Keith Somerville – of

Kamo The name Kamo may refer to the following: Places Japan (Note: ''kamo'' ( 鴨), is the common word for ''duck'' in Japanese, but the following names do not necessarily mean ''duck'' and are not necessarily written with that character.) * Kamo, N ...

. For services to agriculture. * Ralph Gilbert Winwood – 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 local government. ;Military division * Captain John Anthony Botfield Lewis –

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 Owen Edward Mann – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army. * Group Captain Colin William Rudd –

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 * Hilda Bessie Allen – of Gisborne. For services to nursing and the community. * Frank Albert Brittain – 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 aviation. * Brian Henry Bull – of Gisborne. For services to education and the community. * Thomas Reynolds Clarkson – of Wellington. For services to amateur radio. * Henry Reginald Clay – of Auckland. For services to handicapped children. * Russell Thomas Davis – of

Ōtorohanga Ōtorohanga is a north King Country town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located south of Hamilton and north of Te Kūiti, on the Waipā River. It is a service town for the surrounding dairy-farming distri ...

. For services to farming and the community. * Thomas Langley Hall – of Wellington; lately assistant director (production), Dairy Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. * Mona Hinemoa Hood – of Queenstown. For services to the community. * David Allen Low – of

Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...

. For services to the community. * Cecily Margaret Maccoll – of Christchurch. For services to the

Save the Children Fund The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization established in the United Kingdom in 1919 to improve the lives of children through better education, health care, and economic ...

. * William Noel Mackie – of Auckland. For services to horse racing. * Peter Wilson Maplesden – 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 ...

; conservator of forests,

New Zealand Forest Service The New Zealand Forest Service was originally established in 1919 as the State Forest Service. The State Forest Service changed its name to the New Zealand Forest Service in 1949, at about the same time that the Forests Act of 1949 passed through ...

, Nelson, 1960–1982. * Jean Halliday Moore – 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 lifesaving and the community. * Eugene Denis Morgan – 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

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 ...

and the community. * Alvyn Arthur Pennington – 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 ...

. For services to cycle racing. * Ronald Thomas Small – of

Lake Tekapo __NOTOC__ Lake Tekapo ( mi, Takapō) is the second-largest of three roughly parallel lakes running north–south along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island of New Zealand (the others are Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau). I ...

. For services to search and rescue operations. * Louis Desmond Smith – 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. * John Joseph Stewart – of Bulls; principal, Flock House Farm Training Institute. * George Maling Townshend – of Napier. For services to the community. * Elma Frances Turner – of Nelson. For services to the community. * Lionel Allan Cromwell Warner – of Auckland. For services to astronomy. * Colin Michael White – 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 ...

. For services to the community. * Bryan George Williams – of Auckland. For services to rugby. * Ivan George Wilson – of Napier. For services to

surf lifesaving Surf lifesaving is a multifaceted social movement that comprises key aspects of voluntary lifeguard services and competitive surf sport. Originating in early 20th century Australia, the movement has expanded globally to other countries, inc ...

and social welfare. ;Military division * Lieutenant Gary Clarke Collier – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Warrant Officer Stores Assistant Anthony Carl Fraser – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Lieutenant Commander Clifton John Olliver – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. * Captain (Temporary Major) Christopher John Hardley –

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 ...

(Territorial Force). * Warrant Officer Class II (now Warrant Officer Class I) Stephen George Lineham – Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. * Major and Quartermaster Edward Vennel Sweet –

Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps The Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (RNZAOC) concerned itself with the provisioning of troops with the means to fight; specifically uniforms, weapons and equipment. Ordnance functions go back hundreds of years; the first Ordnance Officer i ...

. * Flight Lieutenant Arthur Warren Dale – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer Howard John Henry Hamley – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:JJ Stewart (cropped).jpg, JJ Stewart File:Bryan Williams 2017 (cropped).jpg, Bryan Williams

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Military division * General Service Hand Akunata Pateriki Kereti – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Petty Officer Writer Carrie Annette Watarawi – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Staff Sergeant July Ben Heteraka –

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 ...

. * Staff Sergeant Allen Godfrey Owens – Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. * Sergeant Matenga Roiri – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force). * Signalman (W) Rose Marie Hariata Savage –

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 ...

. * Flight Sergeant Duncan Donald McMahon – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

* Bernard Bookman – of Auckland. * Philippa Marjorie Corkill – of Wellington. *

Poul Rudolph Gnatt Poul Rudolph Gnatt (24 March 1923 – 15 October 1995) was a Danish dancer and balletmaster active in New Zealand. Childhood Gnatt was born in Baden, Austria. His father was Kai Gnatt, flower merchant, and his mother Kaja Olsen, both fro ...

– of

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, Norway. * Manuele Palehau Leone – of

Nukunonu Nukunonu is the largest atoll within Tokelau, a dependency of New Zealand, in the south Pacific Ocean. It comprises 30 islets surrounding a central lagoon, with about of land area and a lagoon surface area of . Motuhaga is the only islet that ...

, Tokelau. * Group Captain Thomas Alexander McLeod Morgan – of Wellington; Royal New Zealand Air Force (Retired). * Hare Reihana – of Kawakawa. * Bruce Young – of Wellington.

For public services

* William Stewart Aitken – of Geraldine. * Dr Neil Albert Algar – of Matamata; mayor of Matamata. * Brian Harrison Burton – 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 ...

. * Henry William Joseph Fox – of Christchurch; chairman, radiotherapy and oncology services, North Canterbury Hospital Board, since 1977. * Helen Lavinia Garrett – of Christchurch. * Joan Grace Eveline Kerr – of Wellington; lately chairman,

Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa (Creative New Zealand) is the national arts development agency of the New Zealand government, investing in artists and arts organisations, offering capability building programmes and developing markets ...

. * Charles Laurence Rau – of Gisborne. * Archie Dick Wilson – of Waitara; mayor of Waitara.

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

For community service

* Isabella Martha Adams – 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 ...

. * Christabella May Alley – of Gisborne. * James Purcell Atkinson – of

Hokitika Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of . ...

. * Barbara Jean Blackie – of Christchurch. * Rex William Boniface – of Invercargill. * Isabella Jane Bryant – of Hamilton. * Alice Jean Buchanan – of

Waipukurau Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings. H ...

. * George Gardiner Cochran – of Winton. * Gilbert Francis Cornwall – of Auckland. * Percy Henry Crough – of Hokitika. * Winnie Marion Draper – of

Martinborough Martinborough ( mi, Wharekaka) is a town in the South Wairarapa District, in the Wellington region of New Zealand. It is 65 kilometres east of Wellington and 35 kilometres south-west of Masterton. The town has a resident population of The town ...

. * Henry Richard Evans – of Wellington. * James Gardiner – of Matamata. * Maud Hall – 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 ...

. * Doreen Lucy Humphries – of Edendale. * Helen Alice McKenzie – 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 ...

. * Thomas Patrick Martin – of

Wairoa Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of ...

. * Hilda Emily Osborne – of Wanganui. * Reginald David Pool – of Auckland. * Edna Martha Prescott – of Auckland. * Lettice Mary Schmidt – of Wanganui. * Emily Rangitiaria Schuster – of

Whakarewarewa Whakarewarewa (reduced version of Te Whakarewarewatanga O Te Ope Taua A Wahiao, meaning ''The gathering place for the war parties of Wahiao'', often abbreviated to Whaka by locals) is a Rotorua semi-rural geothermal area in the Taupo Volcanic ...

. * Ngaire Enid Stewart (Ngaire Lovie) – of Auckland. * Vera Eileen Stokes – of Auckland. * Ian Renton Tailby – 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 ...

For public services

* Douglas Campbell – 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 ...

; chief executive, Thames Hospital Board, 1972–1982. * Katherine Anne Craig – of

Roxburgh Roxburgh () is a civil parish and formerly a royal burgh, in the historic county of Roxburghshire in the Scottish Borders, Scotland. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland. In the Middle Ages it had at leas ...

. * Kathleen Isa Craig – of Wellington. * Peggie Dalmer – of Christchurch. * William Henry Ellingham – of Hāwera. * Leslie Walter George – of Lower Hutt; lately manager, production planning and programming, Government Printing Office. * Beryl Lilian Dolman Harris – 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 ...

. * Alison Margaret Holst – of Wellington. * Frank Stuart Hurley – of Auckland; lately deputy superintendent,

Mount Eden Prison Mount Eden Prisons consists of two separate facilities in the Auckland, New Zealand suburb of Mount Eden — the Mount Eden Prison and the Mount Eden Corrections Facility. History The original Mount Eden prison was a military stockade built i ...

, New Zealand Prison Service. * David Martin Lye – senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Edward Ronald Menzies – of Trentham. * Millicent Amelia Moulden – of

Te Teko Te Teko is a small inland town along the banks of the Rangitaiki River in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The township includes a racecourse, golf course, police station, and a primary school. The primary school was estab ...

. * Kenneth Gordon Skudder – of

Hikurangi Hikurangi is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The city of Whangārei is 17 km (11 miles) to the south, and Kawakawa is 39 km (24 miles) northwest. The Glenbervie Forest is southeast of the settlement. State Highway ...

. * Victor Raymond Story – sergeant, New Zealand Police. * Tome Kite Moana Walker – of

Te Kaha Te Kaha is a small New Zealand community situated in the Bay of Plenty near Ōpōtiki. The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "the rope" for . The full name of Te Kaha is Te-Kahanui-A-Tikirākau. Te Kaha is ...

. * Norman Henry Whatman – of Palmerston North. * Valerie Bruce Wilkens – of Nelson. * Eric James Wilkes – of Picton. * Ian David Williams – of

Bluff Bluff or The Bluff may refer to: Places Australia * Bluff, Queensland, Australia, a town * The Bluff, Queensland (Ipswich), a rural locality in the city of Ipswich * The Bluff, Queensland (Toowoomba Region), a rural locality * Bluff River (New ...

; lately master, Government vessel ''Wairua'', Ministry of Transport.

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

* Roy Harwood Billing – senior station officer,

Whitianga Whitianga is a town on the Coromandel Peninsula, in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The town is located on Mercury Bay, on the northeastern coast of the peninsula. The town has a permanent population of as of making it the ...

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 ...

. * George Chan – chief fire officer,

Raetihi Raetihi, a small town in the center of New Zealand's North Island, is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49 in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. It lies in a valley between Tongariro and Whanganui National Parks, 11 kilometres west ...

Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Stuart Withiel Thomas – fire commander, National Headquarters, New Zealand Fire Service.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Walter Kevin Egan – chief inspector, New Zealand Police.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Wing Commander Gordon Wilmot Ragg – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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