The 1957 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1956 and the beginning of 1957, and were announced on 1 January 1957. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* The Honourable

Joseph Stanton Joseph Stanton is a Professor of Art History and American Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and a widely published poet. His poems have appeared in ''Poetry, Poetry East, Harvard Review, Ekphrasis, New York Quarterly'', and many ...

– second senior

puisne judge A puisne judge or puisne justice (; from french: puisné or ; , 'since, later' + , 'born', i.e. 'junior') is a dated term for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. Use The term is used almost exclusively in common law ...

of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

. * Leonard Morton Wright – mayor of the City of Dunedin. File:Len Wright.jpg, Sir Len Wright

Order of the Bath

Companion (CB)

;Military division * Rear-Admiral John Edwin Home McBeath – on loan to the

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 ...

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Herbert Edgar Evans – solicitor-general. * Alister Donald McIntosh – permanent head of the

Prime Minister's Department A cabinet department or prime minister's department is a department or other government agency that directly supports the work of the government's central executive office, usually the cabinet and/or prime minister, rather than specific ministe ...

and secretary of

External Affairs A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through mu ...

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * John Andrew – of Hyde. For services to farming. * The Honourable William Edward Barnard – 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 political and public services. * Herbert Victor Searle – principal of

Nelson College Nelson College is the oldest state secondary school in New Zealand. It is an all-boys school in the City of Nelson that teaches from years 9 to 13. In addition, it runs a private preparatory school for year 7 and 8 boys. The school also has ...

, 1933–56. * The Honourable

Tupua Tamasese Tupua (known as Tupua Tamasese) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa, known as the Tama-a-Aiga or 'Sons of the Great Families'). It is the titular head of one of Samoa's two great royal families - Sā Tupua, the ...

– a member of the Executive Council of Western Samoa. * The Honourable Malietoa Tanumafili – a member of the Executive Council of Western Samoa. ;Military division * Air Commodore Ian Gordon Morrison –

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 ...

. File:William Edward Barnard, 1925.jpg, Bill Barnard

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Frederick Norman Ambler – a member of the

Auckland City Council Auckland City Council was the local government authority for Auckland City, New Zealand, from 1871 to 1 November 2010, when it and Auckland's six other city and district councils were amalgamated to form the Auckland Council. It was an elected b ...

. * Elizabeth Scally Brown – secretary of the Registered Nurses' Association. * John Gilkison – chairman of the board of directors, Southland Frozen Meat Company. * Thomas Douglas Baird Hay – 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 sport. * The Reverend Canon Poihipi Mokena Kohere – of Tikitiki. 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 ...

. * William Calder Mackay – a member of the Auckland City Council. * Lachlan MacLean – 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 farming. * The Reverend Thomas Arthur Pybus – 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 as a minister of the Methodist Church in

Otago Otago (, ; mi, Ōtākou ) is a region of New Zealand located in the southern half of the South Island administered by the Otago Regional Council. It has an area of approximately , making it the country's second largest local government reg ...

and

Southland Southland may refer to: Places Canada * Dunbar–Southlands, Vancouver, British Columbia New Zealand * Southland Region, a region of New Zealand * Southland County, a former New Zealand county * Southland District, part of the wider Southland Re ...

for over 40 years. * Henry Hamilton Wauchop (Senior) – 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 the community. * Donald Frederick Sandys Wunsch – chairman of the advisory council of Scientific and Industrial Research. ;Military division * Acting Captain Brian Edmund Turner – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Lieutenant-Colonel Stanley Frederick Catchpole –

Royal 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). * Squadron Leader Maurice Beehan Furlong – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Fred Ambler.jpg, Fred Ambler File:Douglas Hay.jpg, Douglas Hay

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Vida Mary Barron – senior lecturer at the

University of Otago , image_name = University of Otago Registry Building2.jpg , image_size = , caption = University clock tower , motto = la, Sapere aude , mottoeng = Dare to be wise , established = 1869; 152 years ago , type = Public research collegiate u ...

, and a former Dominion president of the New Zealand

Federation of University Women Graduate Women International (GWI), originally named the International Federation of University Women (IFUW), is an international organisation for women university graduates. IFUW was founded in 1919 following the First World War by both British and ...

. * William Bell – 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 the community in local-body activities, especially educational. * Robert Bruce – mayor of

Akaroa Akaroa is a small town on Banks Peninsula in the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand, situated within a harbour of the same name. The name Akaroa is Kāi Tahu Māori for "Long Harbour", which would be spelled in standard ...

. * Llewellyn John Collins – county clerk and treasurer of the

Waimate Waimate is a town in Canterbury, New Zealand and the seat of Waimate District. It is situated just inland from the eastern coast of the South Island. The town is reached via a short detour west when travelling on State Highway One, the main No ...

County Council. * Raymond James George Collins – of Christchurch; a prominent

philatelist Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...

. * Rangitiaria Dennan – a prominent guide in the

Rotorua Rotorua () is a city in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island. The city lies on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from which it takes its name. It is the seat of the Rotorua Lakes District, a territorial authority encompass ...

district. For services to the tourist movement. * Annie Dundon. For services to the

Marlborough Marlborough may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ** Marlborough College, public school * Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England * The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England Austral ...

Hospital Board. * Hanson Home Fraser – chairman of the Timaru High School's board of governors, and secretary of the Timaru Fire Board. * Sydney Freeman – Dominion organising secretary, Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs. * Norah Gibbons – president of the Kindergarten Association. * Catherine Goodsir – 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 social welfare services. * William Charles Kennedy – of

Te Aroha Te Aroha ( mi, Te Aroha-a-uta) is a rural town in the Waikato region of New Zealand with a population of 3,906 people in the 2013 census, an increase of 138 people since 2006. It is northeast of Hamilton and south of Thames. It sits at the f ...

. For services to the community in local-body work. * Leonard Albert McIntosh – secretary of the

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 ...

Dairy Company. * Jack Meltzer – general secretary of the Police Association. * William Herbert Sandford – of

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 ...

. For services to the community in local-body work. * William Thomas Strand – 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 local government. ;Military division * Supply Lieutenant John Harper Craig – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Warrant Officer Class II Lindsay Easter Pallister Atkin – Royal New Zealand Infantry (Territorial Force). * Warrant Officer Class II Noel McLennan –

Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps The Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (RNZAC) is the overall umbrella grouping of Regular Force and Territorial Force units equipped with armoured vehicles in the New Zealand Army. The corps was formed in 1942 as the New Zealand Armoured Corps, ...

(Territorial Force). * Major Douglas Stewart Ross – Royal New Zealand Infantry (Territorial Force). * Major Richard James Holden Webb –

(Regular Force). * Flight Lieutenant Colin Francis Laloli – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Colin Ernest Baird Papps – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Edward Buckley – constable,

New Zealand Police Force The New Zealand Police ( mi, Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national police service and principal law enforcement agency of New Zealand, responsible for preventing crime, enhancing public safety, bringing offenders to justice, and maintai ...

Waiuku Waiuku is a rural town in the Auckland Region in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour, and lies on the isthmus of the Āwhitu Peninsula, which ...

. * William George Wood – constable, New Zealand Police Force, Winton. ;Military division * Chief Engine Room Artificer Arthur Malcolm Roxborough Bennett – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Shipwright James Patrick Dobbyn – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Fredrick George Heath – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Acting Chief Petty Officer Donald Edward Tuck – Royal New Zealand Navy. * 34807 Sergeant Ronald Alexander Watson –

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

(Regular Force). * 70427 Flight Sergeant Kenneth James Clark – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * 71251 Sergeant William Henry O'Byrne – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Wing Commander Douglas Fitzclarence St George – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Squadron Leader William Medworth Golden – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

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