2021 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, 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 7 June 2021.

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

New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

* Professor Carolyn Waugh Burns – of Roslyn. For services to ecological research.
* Judith Anne Kilpatrick – of Kumeū. For services to nursing education.
* Hinewehi Mohi – of Havelock North. For services to Māori, music and television.
* Ruia Mereana Morrison – of Rotorua. For services to tennis.

File:Carolyn Burns DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Carolyn Burns
File:Judy Kilpatrick DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Judy Kilpatrick
File:Hinewehi Mohi DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Hinewehi Mohi
File:Ruia Morrison DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Ruia Morrison

Knight Companion (KNZM)

* Michael Grenfell Daniell – of Herne Bay. For services to business, healthcare and governance.
* Distinguished Professor William Alexander Denny – of Pakuranga. For services to medical research.
* Wayne Thomas Shelford – of Red Beach. For services to rugby and the community.
* Grahame Charles Sydney – of Oturehua. For services to art.

File:Sir Michael Daniell, of Auckland (cropped).jpg, Sir Michael Daniell
File:Bill Denny KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Bill Denny
File:Wayne Shelford KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Wayne Shelford
File:Grahame Sydney KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Grahame Sydney

Companion (CNZM)

* Dr Evelyn Imelda Coxon – of Auckland. For services to Pacific and tertiary education.
* David Charles Cull – of Dunedin. For services to local government.
* Robert Charles Francis – of Masterton. For services to the community and conservation.
* Professor Angus Hikairo Macfarlane – of Ilam. For services to education, psychology and Māori.
* Dr Kevin Raymond Marshall – of Seatoun. For services to food science and technology.
* Harry Haerengarangi Mikaere – of Coromandel. For services to the aquaculture industry and Māori.
* John Stewart Ombler – of Wānaka. For services to the public service.
* Professor Suzanne Carolyn Purdy – of Greenlane. For services to audiology and communication science.
* Professor Emeritus David Eric Richmond – of Mount Wellington. For services to health and education.
* Dr Robert Simon Hearn Rowley – of Mount Eden. For services to paediatric and neonatal care.
* Dr Maxwell Gilbert Shepherd – of Wānaka. For services to biotechnology and business.
* John Webster Te Kapene Thatcher – of Tauranga. For services to Māori and education.

File:Dave Cull-Blueskin News.jpg, Dave Cull
File:Bob Francis CNZM (cropped).jpg, Bob Francis
File:Angus Macfarlane CNZM (cropped).jpg, Angus Macfarlane
File:Kevin Marshall CNZM (cropped).jpg, Kevin Marshall
File:Harry Mikaere CNZM (cropped).jpg, Harry Mikaere
File:John Ombler CNZM (cropped).jpg, John Ombler
File:Suzanne Purdy CNZM (cropped).jpg, Suzanne Purdy
File:David Richmond CNZM (cropped).jpg, David Richmond
File:Simon Rowley CNZM (cropped).jpg, Simon Rowley
File:Jack Thatcher CNZM (cropped).jpg, Jack Thatcher

Officer (ONZM)

* Murray Ian Bain – of Kerikeri. For services to tertiary education and digital learning.
* Margaret Mary Baker – of Hastings. For services to Special Olympics.
* Carol Ann Beaumont – of Epsom. For services to the union movement and women's rights.
* David Ross Black – of Wānaka. For services to health.
* James Anthony Brownlie – of Wairoa. For services to agriculture and education.
* Jamie Bull – of Ōtaki Beach. For services to the performing arts and the community.
* Hugh Jason Paul Canard – of Spreydon. For services to conservation and paddle sports.
* Garry Keith Carnachan – of New Plymouth. For services to secondary school sport.
* Margaret Agnes Chapman – of Geraldine. For services to rural women and rural communities.
* Reverend Iliafi Talotusitusi Esera – of Whanganui. For services to the Samoan community and Christian ministry.
* Fiona Mary Gower – of Tuakau. For services to rural women and governance.
* Dr Anne Denise Guy – of Karori. For services to infant mental health.
* Susan Jean Hassall – of Cambridge. For services to education.
* Anne Lynette Hawker – of Broadmeadows. For services to people with disabilities.
* Professor Emerita Paula Elizabeth Jameson – of Fendalton. For services to plant science.
* Esther Rata Jessop – of London. For services to Māori and to New Zealand–British relations.
* Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp – of Papakura. For services to street dance and youth.
* Robert Henry Ludbrook – of Hillsborough. For services to family law and children's rights.
* Mary Joan McFarlane – of St Clair. For services to swimming.
* Dr Benjamin Frank Pittman – of Hikurangi. For services to Māori and art.
* Fiona Jocelyn Riddell – of Kingsland. For services to cardiac physiology.
* Dr Linda Janet Robertson – of St Clair. For services to occupational therapy and seniors.
* Itamua Muaiao'omalo Mataiva Dorothy Robertson – of New Plymouth. For services to women, youth and the Pacific community.
* Riccardo Michele Salizzo – of New Jersey, United States. For services to sports media.
* Noma Jeanne Shepherd – of Kawakawa. For services to the community.
* Professor Harold John Simpson – of Fendalton. For services to art education.
* Darien Ruth Takle – of Mount Eden. For services to the performing arts.
* Gwendoline Tepania-Palmer – of Forest Lake. For services to Māori and health.
* Philip Spencer Trusttum – of Christchurch Central City. For services to art.
* Beverley Celia Watson – of Avondale. For services to race relations and youth.
* Bruce William Massy Wills – of Hastings. For services to agriculture and the environment.
* Neil Bernard Woodhams – of Herald Island. For services to people with multiple sclerosis.

;Honorary
* Dr Wolfgang Scholz – of Milford. For services to engineering and metals-based industry.

File:Margaret Baker ONZM (cropped).jpg, Margaret Baker
File:Carol Beaumont ONZM (cropped).jpg, Carol Beaumont
File:Hugh Canard ONZM (cropped).jpg, Hugh Canard
File:Garry Carnachan ONZM (cropped).jpg, Garry Carnachan
File:Margaret Chapman ONZM (cropped).jpg, Margaret Chapman
File:Iliafi Esera ONZM (cropped).jpg, Iliafi Esera
File:Susan Hassall ONZM (cropped).jpg, Susan Hassall
File:Paula Jameson ONZM (cropped).jpg, Paula Jameson
File:Fiona Riddell ONZM (cropped).jpg, Fiona Riddell
File:Mataiva Isaia-Robertson ONZM (cropped).jpg, Mataiva Robertson
File:John Simpson ONZM (cropped).jpg, John Simpson
File:Darien Takle ONZM (cropped).jpg, Darien Takle
File:Philip Trusttum ONZM (cropped).jpg, Philip Trusttum

Member (MNZM)

* Lynette Kaye Anderson – of Casebrook, Christchurch. For services to the zoological industry and conservation.
* David John Appleyard – of Stokes Valley. For services to education.
* Ryan Jeffrey Archibald – of Westmere. For services to hockey.
* Jane Ross Arnott – of Acacia Bay. For services to Pacific communities and conservation advocacy.
* Sergeant Gurpreet Singh Arora – of Golflands. For services to the New Zealand Police and ethnic communities.
* Richard Douglas Benge – of Newtown. For services to arts accessibility.
* Danielle Rachelle Bergin – of Point England. For services to the community, particularly the homeless.
* Murray Frank Binning – of Kumeū. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
* Adam Ngawati Blair – of Westmere. For services to rugby league.
* Cynthia Margaret Bowers – of Waipawa. For services to the community and local government.
* Dorothy Joy Burt – of Point England. For services to digital learning.
* Catherine Frances Cooney – of Holdens Bay. For services to health and the community.
* Yvette Louise Couch-Lewis – of Lyttelton. For services to conservation and Māori.
* Nicola Jane Denholm – of Mission Bay. For services to humanitarian advocacy and photography.
* Mustafa Ismail Derbashi – of Titirangi. For services to migrant and refugee communities.
* Margaret Ann Dodds – of Halswell. For services to special education.
* Graeme Alexander Downes – of Ōtaki. For services to music and music education.
* Miles Denis Ellery – of Ilam. For services to youth, education and the community.
* Siale Katoa Latu Pasa Faitotonu – of Upper Riccarton. For services to Pacific education.
* Kathleen Margaret Farrell – of Fitzroy, Hamilton. For services to netball.
* Margaret Marie Farry-Williams – of New Lynn. For services to the fashion industry and charitable fundraising.
* Dr Michael John Fletcher – of Strathmore. For services to social and public policy.
* Dr Janet Seymour Frater – of Greenlane. For services as a general practitioner.
* Lala Athene Frazer – of Broad Bay. For services to conservation.
* Sameer Handa – of Parnell. For services to business and New Zealand–India relations.
* Iqbal Manzoor (Bali) Haque – of New Plymouth. For services to education governance.
* Bruce Henry Hart – of Kelson. For services to education.
* Francis William Helps – of Akaroa. For services to wildlife conservation.
* Shireen May Helps – of Akaroa. For services to wildlife conservation.
* Michael David Holdsworth – of Thorndon. For services to Special Olympics.
* Margaret Anne Hopkins – of Oban. For services to conservation and the community.
* Peter Ronald Horne – of Taitā. For services to bowls and Paralympic sport.
* Sally Anne Jackson – of Waikanae. For services to special education.
* Shirley Diane Kerr – of Rotorua. For services to mycology.
* Mary Louise Kisler – of Freemans Bay. For services to art history and curation.
* Hoani Sydney Langsbury – of Dunedin. For services to conservation.
* Shirley Audrey Lanigan – of Epuni. For services to nursing.
* Kenneth Bernard Laurent – of Whakatāne. For services to wildlife conservation.
* Susanne Maire Laurent – of Whakatāne. For services to wildlife conservation.
* Colleen Janice Lyons – of St Clair. For services to netball and education.
* Dr Peter Alexander Maddison – of Katikati. For services to conservation.
* Posenai Samoa Mavaega – of Mount Roskill. For services to Pacific performing arts.
* Tanya Soliali'i Mavaega (Tanya Muagututi'a) – of Mount Roskill. For services to Pacific performing arts.
* Phillis-Jean Meti – of Avondale. For services to sport, particularly golf.
* Mani Bruce Mitchell – of Brooklyn. For services to intersex advocacy and education.
* Ted Turua Ngataki – of Papakura. For services to Māori and the community.
* Caron Orelowitz – of Mount Albert. For services to podiatry.
* Karoline Fuarosa Park-Tamati (Ladi6) – of Mount Eden. For services to music.
* Janet Louise Peters – of Mount Maunganui. For services to mental health.
* Stephen Leslie Phillips – of Rolleston. For services to seniors and the community.
* Samantha Anne Powell (Dr Samantha Murton) – of Brooklyn. For services to medical education, particularly general practice.
* Tere Veronica Rapley – of Auckland. For services to music and television.
* Maxine Khrona Shortland – of Kawakawa. For services to netball and governance.
* Robin John Simmons – of Kimbolton. For services to the rail industry.
* Gina Solomon – of Kaikōura. For services to conservation and governance.
* Reverend Janice Ellen Stead – of Parklands. For services to sport and the community.
* Mairehe Louise Marie Tankersley – of Sydenham. For services to prisoners' welfare and Māori.
* Gabriel Pikiao Edward Te Moana – of Tūrangi. For services to Māori and governance.
* Helen Theresa Cecilia Varney – of Devonport. For services to education, particularly Pacific education.
* Karen Vercoe – of Victoria, Rotorua. For services to governance and sport.
* Graeme Douglas Watts – of Whangamatā. For services to the community and charity fundraising.
* Heather Margaret Williamson – of Tokoroa. For services to netball and the community.
* Tracey Lee Wright-Tawha – of Windsor, Invercargill. For services to health and Māori

;Honorary
* Louisa Humphry – of Thames. For services to the Kiribati community and culture.

File:Lynn Anderson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lynn Anderson
File:Dave Appleyard MNZM (cropped).jpg, Dave Appleyard
File:Ryan Archibald MNZM (cropped).jpg, Ryan Archibald
File:Adam Blair.JPG, Adam Blair
File:Cynthia Bowers MNZM (cropped).jpg, Cynthia Bowers
File:Yvette Couch-Lewis MNZM (cropped).jpg, Yvette Couch-Lewis
File:Graeme Downes MNZM (cropped).jpg, Graeme Downes
File:Siale Faitotonu MNZM (cropped).jpg, Siale Faitotonu
Lala Frazer MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lala Frazer
File:Bali Haque MNZM (cropped).jpg, Bali Haque
File:Francis Helps MNZM (cropped).jpg, Francis Helps
File:Shireen Helps MNZM (cropped).jpg, Shireen Helps
File:Michael Holdsworth MNZM (cropped).jpg, Michael Holdsworth
File:Peter Horne MNZM (cropped).jpg, Peter Horne
File:Sally Jackson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Sally Jackson
File:Mary Kisler MNZM (cropped).jpg, Mary Kisler
File:Peter Maddison MNZM (cropped).jpg, Peter Maddison
File:Posenai Mavaega MNZM (cropped).jpg, Posenai Mavaega
File:Phillis Meti MNZM (cropped).jpg, Phillis Meti
File:Mani Mitchell MNZM investiture (cropped).jpg, Mani Mitchell
File:Tanya Muagututi'a MNZM (cropped).jpg, Tanya Muagututi'a
File:Samantha Murton MNZM (cropped).jpg, Samantha Murton
File:Ladi6 MNZM (cropped).jpg, Ladi6
File:Teremoana Rapley MNZM (cropped).jpg, Teremoana Rapley
File:Robin Simmons MNZM (cropped).jpg, Robin Simmons
File:Janice Stead MNZM (cropped).jpg, Janice Stead
File:Mairehe Tankersley MNZM (cropped).jpg, Mairehe Tankersley
File:Tracey Wright-Tawha MNZM (cropped).jpg, Tracey WrightTawha
File:Louisa Humphry MNZM (cropped).jpg, Louisa Humphry

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

* The Honourable Ruth Suzanne Dyson – of Redcliffs. For services as a member of Parliament and to people with disabilities.
* Michelle Susan Grant – of Elgin. For services to victims of sexual violence.
* David Alan Matthews – of Cashmere. For services to people with disabilities.
* Peter Anthony Miskimmin – of Eastbourne. For services to sports governance and public service.
* Sarah Ann Stuart-Black – of Wellington. For services to emergency management.
* Heather Leigh Tanguay – of Glen Eden. For services to local government and the community.

File:Ruth Dyson QSO (cropped).jpg, Ruth Dyson
File:Michelle Grant QSO (cropped).jpg, Michelle Grant
File:Peter Miskimmin QSO (cropped).jpg, Peter Miskimmin
File:Sarah Stuart-Black QSO (cropped).jpg, Sarah Stuart-Black
File:Heather Tanguay QSO (cropped).jpg, Heather Tanguay

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

* Carolyn Anne Amos – of Kenepuru. For services to the community.
* Graeme Rodney Baker – of Whanganui East. For services to the community.
* Grant Andrew Aaron Baker – of Aotea. For services to cricket and the community.
* Jacquetta Bell – of Nelson. For services to the arts and the community.
* Dr Alastair Hartley Blackie – of Kaiapoi. For services to dentistry and local government.
* Suzanne Blakely – of Redcliffs. For services to refugees and ESOL education.
* Bruce Edwin Bold – of Maoribank. For services to the community.
* Sergeant Andrew George Brooke – of Hokowhitu. For services to Search and Rescue.
* Barbara Michelle Cameron – of Feilding. For services to the community and local government.
* Charles Edwin Campbell – of Caversham. For services to the performing arts.
* Grant Kenneth Conaghan – of Whangārei. For services to Search and Rescue.
* Kevin Graham Curtis – of Matamata. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
* Diana Lois Dobson – of Blenheim. For services to wildlife conservation.
* Sonia Elizabeth Edwards – of Ōpōtiki. For services to historical research and the community.
* Carol Annette Frost – of Caversham. For services to the homeless and prisoner rehabilitation.
* Dr Derek Clifton Gibbons – of Dargaville. For services to health.
* Robert MacGregor Greenfield – of Wilton. For services to college football.
* Neville Henry Jacobsen – of Dannevirke. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
* Gary Irving Lang – of Kaiapoi South. For services to Special Olympics and the community.
* Heather Dorothy Lear – of Remuera. For services to inclusive education.
* Ian Christopher Leigh-Mackenzie – of Opononi. For services to the community.
* Judith Elaine Livingston – of Te Hapara. For services to music and the community.
* Ronal Arthur Luxton – of Temuka. For services to health and the community.
* Habib Ullah Marwat – of Woolston. For services to Muslim and ethnic communities.
* Yvonne Mavis Officer – of Otatara. For services to victim support.
* Mila Kim Oh – of West Harbour. For services to Korean culture and New Zealand–Republic of Korea relations.
* Te Rehia Teresa Fay Papesch – of Dinsdale. For services to the community and public service.
* Reverend Victor Siaosi Pouesi – of Māngere East. For services to the Samoan community.
* Anita Ruth Prime – of Whitianga. For services to youth and the community.
* Alan John Reekie – of Forrest Hill. For services to performing arts governance.
* Diana Helen Reid – of Darfield. For services to cancer support.
* Jannette Leah Riley – of Motueka. For services to cancer support and fundraising.
* Yvonne Esther Roberts – of Picton. For services to quilting and patchwork craft.
* Benita Jane Robinson – of Stokes Valley. For services to the community.
* John Robert Sandison – of Fairy Springs. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
* Taualoa Lalopua Sanele – of Maupuia. For services to the union movement and Samoan community.
* Gregory John Loisel Shelton – of Tolaga Bay. For services to the community.
* Elizabeth Margaret Steel – of Heriot. For services to the community.
* Vanessa Ann Taylor – of Stokes Valley. For services to bowls and the community.
* Kenneth Terrance Trinder – of New Plymouth. For services to Māori and the community.
* Paul Eric Tyson – of Mornington. For services to sport and the community.
* Rachael Anne Utumapu – of New Plymouth. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and people with cancer.
* Kim Heather Ward – of Paremoremo. For services to the community.
* Janice Valida White – of Huntington. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
* Gordon Wu – of Miramar. For services to the Chinese community

File:Suzanne Blakely QSM (cropped).jpg, Suzanne Blakely
File:Kevin Curtis QSM (cropped).jpg, Kevin Curtis
File:Neville Jacobsen QSM (cropped).jpg, Neville Jacobsen
File:Gary Lang QSM (cropped).jpg, Gary Lang
File:Judy Livingston QSM (cropped).jpg, Judy Livingston
File:Ronal Luxton QSM (cropped).jpg, Ron Luxton
File:Habib Marwat QSM (cropped).jpg, Habib Marwat
File:Yvonne Officer QSM (cropped).jpg, Yvonne Officer
File:Anita Prime QSM (cropped).jpg, Anita Prime
File:Diana Reid QSM (cropped).jpg, Diana Reid
File:Jan Riley QSM (cropped).jpg, Jan Riley
File:Benita Robinson QSM (cropped).jpg, Benita Robinson
File:John Sandison QSM (cropped).jpg, John Sandison
File:Greg Shelton QSM (cropped).jpg, Greg Shelton
File:Vanessa Taylor QSM (cropped).jpg, Vanessa Taylor
File:Rachael Utumapu QSM (cropped).jpg, Rachael Utumapu

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

* Captain Matt Carey – of Silverstream. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
* Lieutenant Colonel Adam John Modd – of Upper Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

References

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