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The 2002 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 ...
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, and to celebrate the passing of 2001 and the beginning of 2002. They were announced on 31 December 2001. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

;Ordinary member * Professor Alan Graham MacDiarmid – of
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, United States of America. File:Alan MacDiarmid 2005.017.004e crop.tif, Alan MacDiarmid


New Zealand Order of Merit


Distinguished Companion (DCNZM)

* Lynley Stuart Dodd – 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 children's literature and book illustration. * Margaret Mary Millard – 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 the rural community. * Dr
Peter George Snell Sir Peter George Snell (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964. Snell ...
– of
Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...
, Texas, United States of America. For services to sport. * The Right Honourable Edmund Walter Thomas – 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 as a 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 ...
. File:Peter Snell 1964.jpg, Peter Snell


Companion (CNZM)

* Dr Glenys Patricia Arthur – 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 medicine. * Dr Susan Nicola Bagshaw – 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 youth health. * Emeritus Professor Douglas Saxon Coombs – 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
mineralogy Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...
. * Professor Robert (Roy) Geddes – of Auckland. For services to science and technology education. * The Right Reverend
Bruce Carlyle Gilberd Bruce Carlyle Gilberd (born 22 April 1938) is a retired New Zealand Anglican bishop. He was the 8th Bishop of Auckland, from 1985 to 1995. Gilberd was educated at King's College, Auckland and the University of Auckland. His qualifications are ...
– of
Tairua The town of Tairua is on the east coast of the Coromandel Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the mouth of the Tairua River on its north bank and on the small Paku Peninsula. Tairua is a Māori name which translates litera ...
. For services to the community. * Richard Michael Hill – of
Arrowtown Arrowtown (Māori: ''Haehaenui'') is a historic gold mining town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. Arrowtown is located on the banks of the Arrow River approximately 7.5 km from State Highway 6. Arrowtown is locat ...
. For services to business and the arts. * Professor Andrew Reed Hornblow – of Christchurch. For services to medicine and health services. * Peter Robert Jackson – of Wellington. For services to film. * The Most Reverend Max Takuira Matthew Mariu – 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 Māori and the community. * The Honourable Daniel Paul Neazor – of Wellington. For services as a judge of the High Court. * Dr Margaret Orbell – of Auckland. For services to
Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...
and literature. * Professor Bruce Jerome Ross – of Wellington. For services to agriculture. * Jacqueline Te Kani – of Wellington. For services to Māori. * Marcia Ellen Wilson (Sister Marcellin) – of Wellington. For services to education and the community. File:Sue Bagshaw DNZM (cropped).jpg, Sue Bagshaw File:Michael Hill (cropped).jpg, Michael Hill File:Peter Jackson01.jpg, Peter Jackson File:Bruce Ross 1985 (cropped).jpg, Bruce Ross


Officer (ONZM)

* George Ian Andrews – of Auckland. For services to television. * Dr Margaret Ann Carr – 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
early childhood education Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. Traditionally, this is up to the equivale ...
. * Dr Neil James Cherry – of Christchurch. For services to science, education and the community. * The Reverend Terence Montague Dibble – of Auckland. For services to justice and peace issues. * Esther Frances Fung – of Wellington. For services to the Chinese community. * Dr William Ivan Glass – of Christchurch. For services to
occupational health and safety Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at wor ...
. * The Reverend Haki Rangikaheke Petera Haimona – of
Taihape Taihape is in the Rangitikei District of the North Island of New Zealand. It serves a large rural community. State Highway 1, which runs North to South through the centre of the North Island, passes through the town. History and culture Early ...
. For services to Māori. * June Hamilton – of Napier. For services to health administration and the community. * Dr Michael Donald Hills – of Hamilton. For services to persons with epilepsy and the community. * Noel Cowburn Lynch – of Wellington. For services to
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...
and music. * Trevor John McKee – of Auckland. For services to racing and the community. * John Milbanke Masters – of Christchurch. For services to returned services personnel and the community. * Gwen Meyer Neave – of
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 ...
. For services to art and the community. * Richard John Northey – of Auckland. For public services. * Gaylene Mary Preston – of Wellington. For services to film making. *
Erenora Puketapu-Hetet Erenora Puketapu-Hetet (née Puketapu, 28 January 1941 – 23 July 2006) was a noted New Zealand weaver and author. A key figure in the Māori cultural renaissance, she helped change perceptions of Māori weaving/raranga from craft to int ...
– 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 ...
. For services to
weaving Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal th ...
. * Associate Professor Carole Marie Shepheard – of Auckland. For services to the arts. * Emeritus Professor Russell Cyril James Stone – of Auckland. For services to historical research. * Peter Ivan Talley – of
Motueka Motueka is a town in the South Island of New Zealand, close to the mouth of the Motueka River on the western shore of Tasman Bay / Te Tai-o-Aorere. It is the second largest in the Tasman Region, with a population of as of The surrounding dis ...
. For services to the fishing industry, export and the community. * Gilbert William Ullrich – of Auckland. For services to export. * Lucinda Jane (Cindi) Wallace – of Wellington. For services to mental health. * Jean Catherine Watson – of Wellington. For services to literature and welfare work. * Dr Peter Stuart Watson – of
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, United States of America. For services to New Zealand interests in the United States of America. * Marie Helen Wills – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * Colonel John Reginald McLeod – Colonels' List,
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. * Colonel Graeme Charles Wilson – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army Territorial Force. ;Additional * Wing Commander Carl Robert Nixon –
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 ...
. ;Honorary * Moin Mohammed Fudda – of
Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
, Pakistan. For services to New Zealand interests in Pakistan. File:Neil Cherry.jpg, Neil Cherry File:Gaylene Preston (cropped).jpg, Gaylene Preston File:Peter Talley KNZM (cropped).jpg, Peter Talley


Member (MNZM)

* Valerie Jeanne Abrahams – of Auckland. For services to persons with
muscular dystrophy Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a genetically and clinically heterogeneous group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. The disorders differ as to which muscles are primarily affe ...
and the community. * Phyllis Rosa Aston – 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 ...
. For services to rural communities. * Valerie Alice Ball – 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 ...
. For services to the community. * Marion Iris Batchelor – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * Margaret Mary Bonner – of Wellington. For services to local-body and community affairs. * Lim Nam Chhour – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese Cambodian community. * Nansi Whetu Dewes – 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 ...
. For services to Māori and the community. * Thelma Joyce Earle – of Blenheim. For services to the community. * Taonefoou Ogotau Falesima – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Dr Stella Frances – of
Kaiaua Kaiaua is a small coastal settlement on the Seabird Coast, on the western shore of the Firth of Thames, in the Hauraki District and Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. It is 80km (60 minutes drive) from Auckland. Name The name of the ...
. For services to conservation and the environment. * Emeritus Professor Colin Alexander Gibson – of Dunedin. For services to
church music Church music is Christian music written for performance in church, or any musical setting of ecclesiastical liturgy, or music set to words expressing propositions of a sacred nature, such as a hymn. History Early Christian music The onl ...
and education. * Sister Helen Gilroy – of Wellington. For services to education and the community. * Annesley Brian Harman – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * Lesley Hazel Harrison – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Isaac John Jefferson – of Tauranga. For services to the elderly and the community. * Murray Raynal Jensen – 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 local-body and community affairs. * Jean Evelyn Kneebone – of Hamilton. For services to welfare work. * Michael John Lynch – of Carterton. For services to community health in the South Pacific. * Roderick Graham MacDiarmid – of
Kerikeri Kerikeri () is the largest town in Northland, New Zealand. It is a tourist destination north of Auckland and north of the northern region's largest city, Whangarei. It is sometimes called the Cradle of the Nation, as it was the site of th ...
. For services to horticulture and the community. * Colin Alexander McDonald – of Christchurch. For services to the potato industry. * Robert Bergen McGregor – of Napier. For services to the preservation of local heritage. * John Gifford Male – of Warkworth. For services to the peace movement. * Trevor Horowaewae Maxwell – 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 Māori, arts and local-body affairs. * Reginald Charles Moore – 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. * John Roy Newton – 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 conservation. * Calder Robert Prescott – of Dunedin. For services to music. * Barbara Anne Redfern – of Hamilton. For services to migrants. * Geraldine Hinemoa Reweti – of
Bethlehem Bethlehem (; ar, بيت لحم ; he, בֵּית לֶחֶם '' '') is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, about south of Jerusalem. Its population is approximately 25,000,Amara, 1999p. 18.Brynen, 2000p. 202. and it is the capital o ...
. For services to education. * June Temamaeroa Rhind – 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 persons with disabilities. * James Patrick Robson – of Christchurch. For services to conservation and the community. * Evan William Rogerson – of Switzerland. For services to international relations. * Moira Pareraututu Rolleston – of Lower Kaimai, Tauranga. For services to the community. * Chhotubhai Sima – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community. * Dr Neil Andrew Sinclair – 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 ...
. For services to the arts and the community. * Horace William Smith – of Auckland. For services to refugees. * Beverley Rae Sturgeon – of Tokoroa. For services to local government, education and the community. * Rangitihi Rangiwaiata Tahuparae – of Wellington. For services to Māori. * Graham Fradelle Tapper – of Christchurch. For services to persons with disabilities. * Joycelyn Konini Teasdale – of Runanga. For services to the community. * Annie Tito-Nekeare – of
Waitakere City Waitākere City was a territorial authority in West Auckland, New Zealand; it was governed by the Waitākere City Council from 1989 to 2010. It was New Zealand's fifth-largest city, with an annual growth of about 2%. In 2010 the council was a ...
. For services to the Pacific Islands community. * Margaret Shirley Walker – of Nelson. For services to the community. * Frances Rosemary Walsh – of Wellington. For services to film. * Gabrielle Patricia Welsh – of Christchurch. For services to the community and persons with disabilities. * Gwen Chadwin Wichman – of
Manukau City Manukau City was a territorial authority district in Auckland, New Zealand, that was governed by the Manukau City Council. The area is sometimes referred to as "South Auckland", although this term never possessed official recognition and does ...
. For services to the community. * Pamela Rose Williams – of Christchurch. For services as a
dietitian A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of ca ...
. * Roy Alfred Williams – of Waitakere City. For services to athletics. * Mark Rayne Willis – of Tūrangi. For services to
karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...
. * (Kenneth) Brian Wood – of
Blackball Blackball, black-ball, black ball, blackballed, or blackballing may refer to: * Blackballing, a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot Film * ''Blackball'' (film), a 2003 film starring Paul Kaye * '' Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Stor ...
. For services to the community. * Commander Wayne Robert Edward Burroughs –
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 ...
. * Commander Alan Rex Edwards – Royal New Zealand Navy * Lieutenant Colonel Mary Anne Catherine Schaab –
Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps The Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army. The corps was initially formed in 1915 from civilian nurses who volunteered for service during World War I, and who were granted honorary officer ranks. A Nursing ...
. * Flight Lieutenant Nathan John MacDonald – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Lieutenant Ross Murray James – of Christchurch,
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 ...
. * Flight Sergeant Brigitte Lee Troughton – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Acting Chief Petty Officer Marine Technician (Electrical) Douglas Ivan John Marusich – Royal New Zealand Navy. ;Additional * Warrant Officer Class One Peleti Mark Hunter – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. ;Honorary * Margaretha Hendrika Johanna Stronks – of Christchurch. For services to youth and the community. * Professor Shunsuke Takahashi – of
Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
, Japan. For services to karate. File:Fran Walsh DNZM (cropped).jpg, Fran Walsh


Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)


For community service

* Raewyn Maureen Bayliss – of Hamilton. * Tilak Chandra – of Hamilton. * The Very Reverend Bruce Andrew Hansen – of Christchurch. * Shirley Margaret Heaphy – of Palmerston North. * Eileen Joan Parore – 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 ...
. * Dr Khalid Rashid Sandhu – of Wellington. * The Reverend Brian Phillip Williscroft – of Dunedin.


For public services

* Anne Candy – of Manukau City. * The Honourable Christine Elizabeth Fletcher – of Auckland. * William Alexander Gavin – of Auckland. * Mary Elizabeth Ogg – 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 ...
. * Wynne Archdall Raymond – 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 ...
. * Claire Lois Stewart – 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. ...
. * Ted Mita Joseph Te Hae – of Christchurch.


Queen's Service Medal (QSM)


For community service

* Glenys Ruby Anderson-Carter – of Rotorua. * Graham Francis Barnett – of
Mount Maunganui Mount Maunganui (, ) is a major residential, commercial and industrial suburb of the Tauranga metropolitan area, located on a peninsula to the north-east of Tauranga's city centre. It was an independent town from Tauranga until the completio ...
. * Mary Mereiwa Broughton – of Lower Hutt. * Thomas Falcon Brown – of
Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ( ) (Moriori: ''Rēkohu'', 'Misty Sun'; mi, Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island. They are administered as part of New Zealand. The archipelago consists of about te ...
. * June Elaine Carlton – of
Katikati Katikati is a town in New Zealand (North Island) located on the Uretara Stream near a tidal inlet towards the northern end of Tauranga Harbour, 28 kilometres south of Waihi and 40 kilometres northwest of Tauranga. State Highway 2 passes through ...
. * Barrie Maxwell Cheyne – of Christchurch. * Elsie May Connolly – of Westport. * Hazel Muriel Pearl Crossley – of Auckland. * Thomas Cheu Kwan Wong Doo – of Auckland. * Marion Eileen Fisher – of Whangārei. * Jean Gatton – of
Kihikihi Kihikihi, a small town located in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, serves as a satellite community of Te Awamutu, five kilometres to the north, and lies 35 kilometres south of Hamilton. The 2018 New Zealand census recorded ...
. * Jennifer Anne Green – of
South Dunedin South Dunedin is a major inner city suburb of the New Zealand city of Dunedin. It is located, as its name suggests, to the south of the city centre, on part of a large plain known locally simply as "The Flat". The suburb is a mix of industrial ...
. * Eva Maud Hammond – of
Rawene Rawene is a town on the south side of the Hokianga harbour, in Northland, New Zealand. State Highway 12 passes to the south. The town lies at the apex of a peninsula. A car ferry links it to Kohukohu and the northern Hokianga. History Rawene ...
. * Jack Stanley Harker – of Auckland. * Anne Rebecca Hobbs – of Auckland. * Donald Frank Hobbs – of Auckland. * Edith Neale Houldsworth – of Wainuiomata. * Loo-Chi Hu – of Christchurch. * Brian James Inns – of New Plymouth. * Richard William Jordan – of
Kaiapoi Kaiapoi is a town in the Waimakariri District of the Canterbury region, in the South Island of New Zealand. The town is located approximately 17 kilometres north of central Christchurch, close to the mouth of the Waimakariri River. It is con ...
. * Noelene Joan Keller – of Christchurch. * Lilian Grace Lawless – of
Porirua City 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 s ...
. * Quang Long Le – of Auckland. * Robert Lang McDonald – of Auckland. * Raana Virginia Mareikur – of
Ohakune Ohakune is a small town at the southern end of Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu, in the North Island of New Zealand. A rural service town known as New Zealand's Carrot Capital, Ohak ...
. * Molly Pamela Newman – 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 ...
. * Keith William Parker – of Whangārei. * Sister Kim Ngoc Pham (Sister Marie Benoit) – of Auckland. * Ross Pearce Richardson – 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 ...
. * Betty Kerford Roberts – of Christchurch. * Norman Frederick Roberts – of Christchurch. * Marlene Dale Shipman – of Wellington. * Verona Lillian (Nonie) Smith – of
Milton Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...
. * Eric William Taylor – of Auckland. * Vera Trebilcock – of
Rangiora Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. With an estimated population of Rangiora is the 30th largest urba ...
. * Muriel Pimia Wehi – of Auckland. * Loris Helen Wisheart – of Blenheim. * Mrs Janice Zachan – of Napier.


For public services

* Raylene Margaret Atkinson – of
Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coas ...
. * William Joseph Beveridge – of Auckland. * Walter Douglas Black – of Napier. * Solo Brown – of Auckland. * Joseph Lester Clark – of Auckland. * Stuart Barry Cornford – of Wanganui. * Leslie Desmond Eden – of
Paihia Paihia is the main tourist town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, located close to the historic towns of Russell and Kerikeri. Missionary Henry William ...
. * Filiamata Fiu (Mrs Filiamata Manuhiku Lukupa Fiu Ili) – of Auckland. * Dr Ivan Philip Howie – of
Great Barrier Island Great Barrier Island ( mi, Aotea) lies in the outer Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand, north-east of central Auckland. With an area of it is the sixth-largest island of New Zealand and fourth-largest in the main chain. Its highest point, Mount Hobson ...
. * Anthony Neal Hun – of Foxton. * Murray Vickers Francis Jones – 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 ...
. * Thuten Kesang – of Auckland. * Joseph Martin Kuklinski – of Inglewood; chief fire officer, Inglewood Volunteer Fire Brigade. * Kenneth Bruce McKinnon – of
Ruatoria Ruatoria ( mi, Ruatōria) is a town in the Waiapu Valley of the Gisborne Region in the northeastern corner of New Zealand's North Island. The town was originally known as Cross Roads then Manutahi and was later named Ruatorea in 1913, after the Mā ...
; lately chief fire officer, Ruatoria Volunteer Fire Brigade. * Bruce John McLeod – of Napier. * Matthew McMillan – of Auckland. * Julie Patricia Manahi – 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 ...
. * Mavis Ann Marett – of Auckland. * Wilma Alison Marshall – of
North Shore City North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...
. * Francis Brent Martin – of Tauranga. * Jack Milford – of Lower Hutt; constable,
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 ...
. * Alan Peter Mills – of Auckland; senior station officer, Remuera Fire Brigade. * John Arthur Moller – of
Kawerau Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of the Kawerau District Council, and the only town in Kawerau Distric ...
. * Michael William Moore – of Christchurch; lately senior sergeant, New Zealand Police. * Frank David Moult – of Palmerston North; lately senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Stephen John O'Connor – of Lower Hutt; sergeant, New Zealand Police. * Frank Henry Papprill – of Wanganui. * Rex William Powley – 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 So ...
. * William Andrew Rees – of Wellington. * Colin Gordon Robertson – 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 ...
. * Valda Mary Slaney-Ellison – 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 ...
. * Charles Keith Smith – of
Evesham Evesham () is a market town and parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, in the West Midlands region of England. It is located roughly equidistant between Worcester, Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon. It lies within the Vale of Evesha ...
, Worcester, United Kingdom. * Jacqueline Margaret Sutton – of Ōtaki. * Iolesina Faigame Tagoilelagi – of Auckland. * Helen Kathryn Unsworth – of Tauranga. * Teoarani Tematengaro Waikari – of Gisborne. * Barbara Ann Walter – of Auckland. * Raymond Moverley Walter – of Auckland. * John William Watson – 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 ...
; lately detective, New Zealand Police. * Sandra June Yaxley – of Christchurch. File:Whaea Mere Broughton (18726151435).jpg, Mere Broughton


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