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The 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen
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 constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch, King Charles III, ascended the throne following the death of his mot ...
, 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 6 June 2005. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


New Zealand Order of Merit


Distinguished Companion (DCNZM)

* Chief District Court Judge David James Carruthers – of
Paraparaumu Paraparaumu () is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. It lies on the Kapiti Coast, north of the nation's capital city, Wellington. Like other towns in the area, it has a partner settlement at the coast called Paraparaumu Bea ...
. For services to the District Court. * Cassia Joy Cowley – 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 metr ...
. For services to children's literature. * George Vjeceslav Fistonich – of
Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
. For services to the wine industry. * Professor Linda Jane Holloway – 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 medicine. * Judge
Anand Satyanand Sir Anand Satyanand, (born 22 July 1944) is a former lawyer, judge and ombudsman who served as the 19th Governor-General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011. Satyanand was chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms, ending in De ...
– of Wellington. For public services, lately as an ombudsman. File:Joy Cowley ONZ (cropped).jpg, Joy Cowley File:Anand Satyanand official photo.jpg, Anand Satyanand


Companion (CNZM)

* Roger Anthony Bonifant – of Ashburton. For services to business and the public sector. * Professor Emeritus Frederic Morris Brookfield – of Auckland. For services to education and the law. * Shona Elizabeth Butterfield – of Wellington. For services to education. * Te Aue Takotoroa Davis – 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 New Zealand's heritage. * The Right Honourable
Paul Clayton East Paul Clayton East (born 4 August 1946) is a former New Zealand politician of the National Party. Early life and family East was born in Ōpōtiki on 4 August 1946, and was educated at King's College, Auckland. He studied at the University ...
– of Rotorua. For services to Parliament and the law. * Bryan Charles Gould – of England (lately of
Ōpōtiki Ōpōtiki (; from ''Ōpōtiki-Mai-Tawhiti'') is a small town in the eastern Bay of Plenty in the North Island of New Zealand. It houses the headquarters of the Ōpōtiki District Council and comes under the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Ge ...
). For services to tertiary education. * Professor John Gordon Hunt – of Auckland. For services to architecture. * Professor Peter Bruce Innes – of Dunedin. For services to dentistry. * Te Aopehi Kara – of Napier. 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 ...
. * Professor William Manhire – of Wellington. For services to literature. * Patricia Frances McKelvey – of
Waikanae Waikanae (, ) is a town on the Kapiti Coast, 60 kilometres north of the Wellington CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "waters" (''wai'') "of the grey mullet". The town lies between Paraparaumu, eight kilometres to the southwest, and Ōt ...
. For services to education. * Phillippe Patrick O'Shea – of Wellington; New Zealand Herald Arms Extraordinary. For services to the institution and development of the New Zealand honours system. * The Honourable Barry John Paterson – of Auckland. For services to the judiciary. File:Paul East crop.jpg, Paul East File:Bryan Gould in 1992.jpg, Bryan Gould File:Bill Manhire.jpg, Bill Manhire File:Trish McKelvey, 1966.jpg, Trish McKelvey File:Phillip O'Shea 2019 (cropped).jpg, Phillip O'Shea


Officer (ONZM)

* Dr Michael Anthony Hugh Baird – of Auckland. For services to health and medical administration. * Christopher Lance Cairns – 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 Rive ...
. For services to cricket. * Philip Edmund Dadson – 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'' i ...
. For services to the arts. * Professor Charles Hines Daugherty – of Wellington. For services to conservation and biology. * Professor Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull – of Auckland. For services to medical research. * Beatrice Roini Faumuina – of Waitakere ( West Auckland). For services to athletics. * Daniel Patrick Higgins – 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 business and the community. * Professor Frances Anne Hughes – of Wellington. For services to the mental health profession. * Michael Eric Hurst – of Auckland. For services to film and the theatre. * Brigadier David Victor Le Page – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Army. * Edward John McCoy – of Dunedin. For services to architecture and architectural heritage. * Patric Denis O'Brien – 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 rugby as a referee. * Ian Laurence Robb – of
Westland Westland or Westlands may refer to: Places *Westlands, an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi, Kenya * Westlands, Staffordshire, a suburban area and ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme *Westland, a peninsula of the Shetland Mainland near Vaila ...
. For services to the dairy industry. * Helena Jeannette Schamroth – of North Shore City. For services to the arts. * Suzanne Lee Snively – of Wellington. For services to business. * Dr Alexander James Sutherland – of Christchurch. For services to tertiary education and engineering. * William Russell Sykes – of Christchurch. For services to botany. * Paul Henry Drury van Asch – of Wakatipu. For services to tourism. * Geoffrey Alan Walker – of Auckland. For services to literary publishing. * Vyvyan Yendoll – of Wellington. For services to orchestral music. ;Additional * Major Roger George Margetts –
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 ...
. * Major Stephen Andrew Taylor –
New Zealand Intelligence Corps The New Zealand Intelligence Corps (NZIC) analyses information from a variety of sources and provides commanders with intelligence on such things as enemy locations, capabilities and intentions. Corps personnel also provide advice on Field Securi ...
. File:Richard Faull (cropped).jpg, Richard Faull File:Beatrice Faumuina (cropped).jpg, Beatrice Faumuina File:Patrick Higgins KNZM (cropped).jpg, Pat Higgins File:Suzanne Snively DNZM (cropped).jpg, Suzanne Snively


Member (MNZM)

* Anthony Russell Abell – 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 ...
. For services to the harness racing industry. * Robert Brian Armstrong – 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 the community. * Clifford Raymond Barnett – of Auckland. For services to fire safety engineering. * Charles Leslie Batcheler – of Christchurch. For services to the environment. * Kenneth Colster Blackburn – of Kapiti Coast. For services to the performing arts. * Alun Robert Bollinger – of Westland. For services to cinematography. * Ian James Brodie – of
Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...
. For services to tourism. * Lynette Isabel Burns – 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 smokefree education and health. * Elizabeth Palmer Caffin – of North Shore City. For services to literature. * Douglas John Callander – of Wellington. For services to special education and war veterans. * Norman Edwin Coop – of Manukau City. For services to athletics. * Ashokbhai Bhagwandas Darji – of Waitakere City. For services to the Indian community. *
Helen Duncan Victoria Helen McCrae Duncan (née MacFarlane, 25 November 1897 – 6 December 1956) was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the Witchcraft Act 1735 for fraudulent claims. She was famous for producing ectopla ...
– of Auckland. For public services. * Barbara Helen Else – of Dunedin. For services to literature. * Suzanne Hall – of Northland. For services to business. * Wharekura Hornfeck – of Rotorua. For services to Māori. * Allan Douglas Hunter – of Christchurch. For services to education and the community. * Ellen Woods (Eileen) Imlach – of Wellington. For services to the community. * Emeritus Professor Robert Dudley Jolly – of Palmerston North. For services to veterinary science. * Kevin Gerrard Kneebone – 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. ...
; sergeant, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police. * Dr Danny Alan Knudson – of Dunedin. For services to education. * Dr Paul Christopher (Chris) Lane – of Paraparaumu. For services to the community. * Justin Warren Marshall – of Christchurch. For services to rugby. * Graham Leonard McBride – of Hamilton. For services to agriculture. * Keith Albert McEwen – 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 metropolitan area. Geography The Upper Hutt city centre lies approximately 26 km north-e ...
. For services to sports broadcasting. * Carol Lillian Mollard – of Manukau City. For services to education. * Warrant Officer Class One Murray Royce Nelson – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. * David John Ogilvie – 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 ...
. For services to local body and community affairs. * Anthony Hugh O'Neill – of Invercargill; inspector, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police. * Anna Mary Richards – of Auckland. For services to women's rugby. * Janet Mary Riemenschneider-Kemp – of North Shore City. For services to literature. * Bruce Graham (George) Rogers – 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, ...
. For services to touch rugby. * Leicester Bryan Saul – of Blenheim. For services to rowing. * Peter Godfrey Scott Sergel – of Hamilton. For services to landscape design and the community. * Dr David William Shaw – 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 medicine. * Caroline Sarah Ann Sills – of North Shore City. For services to the fashion industry. * Anne Therese (Terry) Spragg – of North Shore City. For services to the performing arts. * Charles William Newman Stanton – 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 motor racing. * Marie Stechman – of Manukau City. For services to gymnastics. * Dr Donald Charles Stewart – of Palmerston North. For services to the
New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF; mi, Te Ope Kātua o Aotearoa, "Line of Defence of New Zealand") are the armed forces of New Zealand. The NZDF is responsible for the protection of the national security of New Zealand and her realm, prom ...
as a medical officer. * Joy Ellen Thompson – of Christchurch. For services to the visually impaired. * Agnes Anne Thorpe – of Ōtaki. For services to the community. * Peter Watts – of Manukau City. For services to choral music. * Harvey Wu – of Wellington. For services to the Chinese community. * Richard Allen (Sandy) Yarndley – of
Te Awamutu Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the council seat of the Waipa District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it. Te Awamutu is located some south of Hamilt ...
. For services to the harness racing industry. ;Additional * Leading Marine Technician (Electrical) Matthew David Overton –
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 David John Toms – Royal New Zealand Navy. ;Honorary * Susumu Akito Naito – of Japan. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations. * Toshio Nakamoto – of Japan. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations. File:Bob Jolly.jpg, Bob Jolly File:JustinMarshall2010.jpg, Justin Marshall File:Jan·Kemp•Frankfurt·2012•Lisa·Gardiner.jpg, Jan Kemp


Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)


For community service

* Roma Cherry Balzer – of Hamilton. * Hamish Roderick Ensor – of
Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of ...
. * Allan James Hubbard – of Canterbury. * William Handley Milbank – 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. Whang ...
. * Rora Lorna, Lady Ngata – of Gisborne. * Patricia Mary O'Brien – of Ashburton. * Patrick Francis Ryan – of Rotorua.


For public services

* Bruce William Adin – of Papakura. * Professor Noeline Elizabeth Alcorn – of Hamilton. * Glenys Faye Baldick – of Nelson. * Jo Anne Brosnahan – of North Shore City. * Anna Louisa De Launey Crighton – of Christchurch. * Turoa Kiniwe Royal – of Wellington. * Patrick Francis Anthony Smith – 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 ...
. * William Ernest Berrie Tucker – of Levin. File:Jo Brosnahan pce20 forum.jpg, Jo Brosnahan File:Anna Crighton (cropped).jpg, Anna Crighton


Queen's Service Medal (QSM)


For community service

* Brian Barratt Attfield – of
Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cam ...
. * Ian Lionel Baker – of
Taranaki Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth D ...
. * Jean Ernestine Bigwood – of Blenheim. * Ian Albert Burrell – of Rotorua. * Elizabeth Maree Carroll – of Palmerston North. * Judith Cheung – of Manukau City. * Palitha De Silva – of Wellington. * Ralph Edward Dixon – of Rotorua. * Susan Teresa Mary Fowler – of Dannevirke. * Jeffery James Franklin – of Napier. * Patricia Mary Hutchison – of Wellington. * Apotoro Rehita Temepara Temple Isaacs – of Gisborne. * Diana Jackson – of Christchurch. * Albert Joseph (Buster) Kells – of Palmerston North. * Richard Hugh Kennaway – of
Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and Hikurangi Town coun ...
. * Joan Lillian Kennaway – of Whangārei. * Bernice Winifred Kerr – of Napier. * Trevor Alexander King – of Manukau City. * Puspa Lekinwala – of Auckland. * Ian Douglas Mackenzie – of Amberley. * Maurice Roy Mcgregor – of Christchurch. * Alexander Robert (Alick) Mcintyre – of Westport. * John Hamilton Milner – 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 ...
. * Judith Mary Morgan – of Manukau City. * Hapi October – of Christchurch. * Dawn Annie Pearce – 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 State Highway 1. Ahipara Bay, the southern end of ...
. * Vijeshwar Prasad – of Wanganui. * Frances Reiri-Smith – of Masterton. * Graeme Ronald Ross – of Lower Hutt. * Kathleen Vincent Ryan – of Auckland. * Sheila Marjorie McLeod Sinclair – of Dunedin. * Shirley Anne Scott Sparks – of Tauranga. * Alexander Stewart – of
Ruawai Ruawai is a small town located 30 km south of Dargaville in Northland, New Zealand. The name literally translated from Maori means 'two waters' referring to the nearby Northern Wairoa River and Kaipara Harbour. The township primarily serv ...
. * Mary Eileen Stewart – of Ruawai. * Joan Barbara Swift – of Auckland. * The Reverend Archdeacon Hariata Ngaruekiterangi Tahana – of Masterton. * Colleen Waugh – of Waitakere City. * Kenneth Frank Weaver – of Christchurch. * Joan Rhoda Wilkinson – of Ashburton. * Vivian Hazel Wilson – of
King Country The King Country (Māori: ''Te Rohe Pōtae'' or ''Rohe Pōtae o Maniapoto'') is a region of the western North Island of New Zealand. It extends approximately from the Kawhia Harbour and the town of Otorohanga in the north to the upper reaches of ...
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For public services

* Vernon James Anderson – of Blenheim. * Glenys Rae Ashby – of Manukau City. * Percy Bookman – of Auckland. * Gary John Bowler – of Hastings. * Robert Neville Checketts – of Invercargill. * Richard Beckett Denton – of Levin. * Anthony Thomas Frost – of Nelson. * David Brian Gillam – of Waitakere City. * Dr Roger Vernon Grace – of Rodney. * Alison Joan Gracey – of Levin. * Constance Eileen May Gunn – of
Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town on the north-eastern shore of Lake Taupō, New Zealand's largest lake, in the central North Island. It is the largest urban area of the Taupō District, and the second-largest urban area in the Wa ...
. * Murrie James Haliday – of Waitakere City. * Stanley Thomas Hall – of Waitakere City. * Boyd Gardiner Hole – 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 fire officer, Thames 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 ...
. * Leonard Stuart Home – 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 ...
. * Elliott Anthony Jameson – of Pukekohe. * Reginald Charles George Janes – of Tauranga. * William Jarvie – of Upper Hutt. * Judith Marie Kidd – of
Waikato Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsul ...
. * Garry Jon Larsen – of Manukau City; senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Edna Jean McAtamney – of Otago. * Innes Roy McNeil – of Lower Hutt. * Michael Ralph Mosby – of Waitakere City; deputy chief fire officer, Waitemata Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Donald Reed Ormsby – of Tūrangi. * Arnold John Perry – of Dunedin. * Nelson Palmer Ross – of Whangārei. * Kate Mary Saxton – of Queenstown; sergeant, New Zealand Police. * Michael Robert Seque – of Canterbury; senior constable, New Zealand Police. * Steven Mark Simpkin – of Whangārei; detective sergeant, New Zealand Police. * Mary Celia Smith – of
Whangaparāoa The Whangaparaoa Peninsula is a suburban area about 25 km north of Auckland, New Zealand. It had 30,672 residents in 2013, many of them in the eponymous town of Whangaparaoa on its southern side. It is part of the Hibiscus Coast. ...
. * Alan John Spurdle – of Taranaki; lately deputy chief fire officer, Inglewood Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Ehau Joseph Thomas Sr. – of Chatham Islands; chief fire officer, Chatham Islands Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. * Amy Helen Whitten – of
Ashhurst Ashhurst ( mi, Whārite) is a town and outlying suburb of Palmerston North, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand's North Island. Location Ashhurst is sited 14 kilometres northeast of the Palmerston North city centre. The town s ...
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