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Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...
in his right as
King 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, and to celebrate the passing of 2022 and the beginning of 2023. They were announced on 31 December 2022. The recipients of honours are listed here as they were styled before their new honour.


New Zealand Order of Merit


Dame Companion (DNZM)

* Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt – 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 the screen industry and theatre. * Professor Farah Rangikoepa Palmer – 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 sport, particularly rugby. * Dr Janice Claire Wright – 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 state and the environment. File:Miranda Harcourt DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Miranda Harcourt File:Farah Palmer DNZM (cropped).jpg, Dame Farah Palmer File:Jan Wright DNZM (tight crop).jpg, Dame Jan Wright


Knight Companion (KNZM)

* Dr Ashley Robin Bloomfield – 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 public health. * Markus Dunajtschik – of Wellington. For services to philanthropy. * Dr Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga Williams – of
Papakura Papakura is a southern suburb of Auckland, in northern New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Pahurehure Inlet, approximately 32 kilometres south of the Auckland CBD. It is under the authority of the Auckland Council. Papakura is a M ...
. 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 ...
, literature and education. File:Ashley Bloomfield KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Ashley Bloomfield File:Mark Dunajtschik KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Mark Dunajtschik File:Haare Williams KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Haare Williams


Companion (CNZM)

* Michael Francis Barnett – of Papakura. For services to business. * Hamish Bryon Bond – of
Durham, North Carolina Durham ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Durham County, North Carolina, Durham County. Small portions of the city limits extend into Orange County, North Carolina, Orange County and Wake County, North Carol ...
. For services to rowing. * Dr Bruce Donald Campbell – 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 plant and food research. * Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer – of Auckland. For services to ophthalmology. * Leigh Helen Gibbs – 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 netball. * 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 and local government. * Paul Te Poa Karoro Reginald Morgan – of Nelson. For services to Māori and business. * Eric Gordon Murray – of
Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a 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. Cambridge bec ...
. For services to rowing. * Emeritus Professor David Gerard Simmons – of Christchurch. For services to tourism and tertiary education. * Kereyn Maree Smith – of Auckland. For services to sports governance. *
Lisa Tumahai Lisa or LISA may refer to: People People with the mononym * Lisa Lisa (born 1967), American actress and lead singer of the Cult Jam * Lisa (Japanese musician, born 1974), stylized "LISA", Japanese singer and producer * Lisa Komine (born 1978), ...
– of
Hokitika Hokitika is a town in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island, south of Greymouth, and close to the mouth of the Hokitika River. It is the seat and largest town in the Westland District. The town's estimated population is as of . ...
. For services to Māori development. * The Honourable Mititaiagimene Young Vivian – of
Hakupu Hakupu is one of the fourteen villages of the island of Niue. According to the 2017 census, it has a population of 220, making it the second-largest village in Niue. Geography It is located in the southeast of the island, close to Matatamane Poin ...
, Niue. For services to Niue. * Kaa Kataraina Kathleen Williams – of Auckland. For services to Māori and education. * Tawhirimatea Te Auripo Rewita Williams – of Auckland. For services to Māori and education. File:Michael Barnett CNZM (cropped).jpg, Michael Barnett File:Hamish Bond MNZM (cropped).jpg, Hamish Bond File:Bruce Campbell CNZM (cropped).jpg, Bruce Campbell File:Helen Danesh-Meyer CNZM (cropped).jpg, Helen DaneshMeyer File:Leigh Gibbs CNZM (cropped).jpg, Leigh Gibbs File:Trevor Maxwell CNZM (cropped).jpg, Trevor Maxwell File:Paul Morgan CNZM (cropped).jpg, Paul Morgan File:Eric Murray CNZM (cropped).jpg, Eric Murray File:David Simmons CNZM (cropped).jpg, David Simmons File:Kereyn Smith CNZM (cropped).jpg, Kereyn Smith File:Lisa Tumahai 2019 (cropped).jpg, Lisa Tumahai File:Young Vivian CNZM (cropped).jpg, Young Vivian File:Kaa Williams CNZM (cropped).jpg, Kaa Williams File:Tawhiri Williams CNZM (cropped).jpg, Tawhiri Williams


Officer (ONZM)

* Michèle Edith A'Court – of Auckland. For services to the entertainment and comedy industries. * Martin Ranfurly Bennett – 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 environment and the community. * Elizabeth Anne Caldwell – of Wellington. For services to the arts. * Barry John Clark – 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 ...
. For services to the
Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association The Royal New Zealand Returned and Services' Association, best known simply as the RSA, is one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in New Zealand and one of the oldest ex-service organisations in the world. Wounded soldiers returning ...
. * Dr Bruce Dudley Clarkson – 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
ecological restoration Restoration ecology is the scientific study supporting the practice of ecological restoration, which is the practice of renewing and restoring degraded, damaged, or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment by active human interrupt ...
. * Grant Cleland – of Christchurch. For services to disabled people. * Paul Daniel Coll – of
Rijnsburg Rijnsburg () is a village in the eastern part of the municipality of Katwijk, in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The name means Rhine's wikt:Special:Search/burg, Burg in Dutch. History The history starts way before the ...
, Netherlands. For services to squash. * Professor Emerita Jennie Lynne Connor – of Auckland. For services to alcohol harm reduction. * John Terence Darby – of
Wānaka Wānaka () is a popular ski and summer resort town in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand. At the southern end of Lake Wānaka, it is at the start of the Clutha River/Mata-Au and is the gateway to Mount Aspiring National Park. ...
. For services to wildlife conservation and science. * Brian Patrick Donnelly – of Auckland. For services to social housing. * Deputy Commissioner Glenn Murray Dunbier – of Wellington. For services to the
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 ...
and the community. * Nathan Edward Fa’avae – of
Upper Moutere Upper Moutere (originally called Sarau by its founding German settlers) is a locality in the Tasman District near Motueka at the top of New Zealand's South Island. History As early as 1839 the New Zealand Company had resolved to "take steps ...
. For services to adventure racing, outdoor education and the Pacific community. * David Rodney Fane – of Auckland. For services to the performing arts. * Grahame Boston Fong – of Auckland. For services to powerlifting. * Dr Natalie Joan Gauld – of Auckland. For services to pharmacy and health. * Joanne Lisa Gibbs – of Puhoi. For services to public health. * Cindy Leigh Johns – 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. ...
. For services to people with learning disabilities. * Ian Keith MacEwan – of Napier. For services to addiction services. * Beryl Te Haumihiata Mason – of
Tāneatua Tāneatua is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand's North Island, 13 kilometres south of Whakatāne. Its population was 786 in the 2013 New Zealand census. State Highway 2 passes through the town on its route between Edgecumbe ...
. For services to
Māori language Māori (), or ('the Māori language'), also known as ('the language'), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand. Closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan, and ...
education. * Waihaere Joseph Mason – of Nelson. For services to Māori and education. * Professor Rangiānehu Mātāmua – of Hamilton. For services to Māori astronomy. * Anita Jane Mazzoleni – of Cambridge. For services to corporate governance. * Bernard Joseph McKone – 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 the pharmaceutical sector. * Janine Rania Morrell-Gunn – of Christchurch. For services to children’s television and the community. * Don Edward Mortensen – of Christchurch. For services to the prevention of sexual harm. * Pānia Christine Papa – of
Kawau Island Kawau Island is in the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana, close to the north-eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. At its closest point it lies off the coast of the Northland Peninsula, just south of Tāwharanui Peninsula, and about ...
. For services to Māori language education and broadcasting. * Khoa Dang (Mitchell) Pham – of Auckland. For services to the technology sector and New Zealand–Asia relations. * Professor Edwina Pio – of Auckland. For services to ethnic communities. * Christine Anne Rogan – of
Wellsford Wellsford (Māori: ''Whakapirau'') is a town on the Northland Peninsula in the northern North Island of New Zealand. It is the northernmost major settlement in the Auckland Region, and is 77 kilometres northwest of the Auckland CBD. Wellsford i ...
. For services to alcohol harm reduction. * Nicola Maree Smith-Guerin – of Auckland. For services to anaesthesiology. * Dr Apisalome Sikaidoka Talemaitoga – of Auckland. For services to health and the Pacific community. * Lisa-Jane Taouma – of Auckland. For services to Pacific arts and the screen industry. * Charles Richard Veitch – of Papakura. For services to wildlife conservation. * Dr Kathleen Joy Walker – of Nelson. For services to wildlife conservation. * Peter Muru Edward Walters – of Auckland. For services to touch rugby. * Paula Mapuna Werohia-Lloyd – 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 Māori and business. * Kenneth Michael Williams – of Auckland. For services to governance and the community. * Te Puea Pekerangi Eileen Winiata – of Auckland. For services to Māori and health File:Michele A'Court ONZM (cropped).jpg, Michèle A'Court File:Elizabeth Caldwell ONZM (cropped).jpg, Elizabeth Caldwell File:BJ Clark ONZM (cropped).jpg, BJ Clark File:Bruce Clarkson ONZM (cropped).jpg, Bruce Clarkson File:Grant Cleland ONZM (cropped).jpg, Grant Cleland File:Paul Coll 2018.jpg, Paul Coll File:Jennie Connor ONZM (cropped).jpg, Jennie Connor File:John Darby ONZM (cropped).jpg, John Darby File:Brian Donnelly ONZM (cropped).jpg, Brian Donnelly File:Glenn Dunbier ONZM (cropped).jpg, Glenn Dunbier File:Nathan Fa'avae ONZM (cropped).jpg, Nathan Fa'avae File:David Fane ONZM (cropped).jpg, David Fane File:Grahame Fong ONZM (cropped).jpg, Grahame Fong File:Natalie Gauld ONZM (cropped).jpg, Natalie Gauld File:Joanne Gibbs ONZM (cropped).jpg, Joanne Gibbs File:Cindy Johns ONZM (cropped).jpg, Cindy Johns File:Ian MacEwan ONZM (cropped).jpg, Ian MacEwan File:Te Haumihiata Mason ONZM (cropped).jpg, Te Haumihiata Mason File:Waihaere Mason ONZM (cropped).jpg, Waihaere Mason File:Rangi Matamua at University of Waikato (cropped).jpg, Rangi Mātāmua File:Anita Mazzoleni ONZM (cropped).jpg, Anita Mazzoleni File:Bernie McKone ONZM (cropped).jpg, Bernie McKone File:Janine Morrell-Gunn ONZM (cropped).jpg, Janine MorrellGunn File:Pania Papa ONZM (cropped).jpg, Pānia Papa File:Mitchell Pham ONZM (cropped).jpg, Mitchell Pham File:Edwina Pio ONZM (cropped).jpg, Edwina Pio File:Christine Rogan ONZM (cropped).jpg, Christine Rogan File:Nicola Smith-Guerin ONZM (cropped).jpg, Nicola SmithGuerin File:Api Talemaitoga ONZM (cropped).jpg, Api Talemaitoga File:Lisa Taouma ONZM (cropped).jpg, Lisa Taouma File:Dick Veitch ONZM (cropped).jpg, Dick Veitch File:Kath Walker ONZM (cropped).jpg, Kath Walker File:Peter Walters ONZM (cropped).jpg, Peter Walters File:Mike Williams ONZM (cropped).jpg, Mike Williams File:Te Puea Winiata ONZM (cropped).jpg, Te Puea Winiata


Member (MNZM)

* Dr Hafsa Ahmed – of
Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincol ...
. For services to ethnic communities and women. * Wendy Allison – of
Featherston Featherston is a surname of English origin, at least as old as the 12th century. The link with "Featherstone" is probably not traceable, but people researching both spellings (and others such as "de Fetherestanhalgh") contribute to the collection o ...
. For services to drug harm reduction. * Dr John Douglas Armstrong – of Rotorua. For services to Māori health. * David Wallace Bain – of Rotorua. For services to health and the community. * Priscilla June Baken – of
Feilding Feilding ( mi, Aorangi) is a town in the Manawatū District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North. The town is the seat of the Manawatū District Council. Feilding has w ...
. For services to midwifery. * Dr Timothy Robert Bevin – of Napier. For services to health. * Carlton Paul Bidois – of Tauranga. For services to the environment and Māori–Crown relations. * Hoana Mere Burgman – of Kaiapoi. For services to Māori and environmental governance. * Dr Heather Anne Came-Friar – of Auckland. For services to Māori, education and health. * Malcolm James Campbell – 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 ...
. For services to local government and the community. * Lloyd Russell Chapman – of Ōtaki. For services to the community and heritage rose preservation. * David Christopher Chapple – of Palmerston North. For services to the community and heritage preservation. * Brian Raymond Coffey – of Lower Hutt. For services to people with disabilities. * Dr Gina Annette Cole – of Auckland. For services to literature. * Catherine Mary Cornish – of Auckland. For services to the performing arts. * Carlotta Brigid Dann – of Wellington. For services to addiction advocacy. * Professor Christine Margaret Davies – of Auckland. For services to education. * Dale Winifred Farrar – of Wellington. For services to the state. * Father Paulo Sagato Filoialii – of Christchurch. For services to the Pacific community. * Bruce James Ford – of
Stewart Island / Rakiura 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 the community. * Ruth Beatrice Gerzon – of
Whakatāne Whakatāne ( , ) is the seat of the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island of New Zealand, east of Tauranga and north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatāne River. Whakatāne District is the encompassing territorial authority, whi ...
. For services to community development and social justice. * Tony John Gray – of Nelson. For services to education. * Albert Christopher Grinter – of Rotorua. For services to education and Māori. * Phillip Ross Halse – of
Whangārei Whangārei () is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. It is part of the Whangarei District, Whangārei District, a local body created in 1989 from the former Whangārei City, Whangārei County and ...
. For services to local government and the community. * Sefita 'Alofi Hao'uli – of Auckland. For services to Tongan and Pacific communities. * Christina Angela Hape – 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 Māori and governance. * Anna Maree Harrison – of
Waimauku Waimauku is a small locality in the Auckland Region of New Zealand. It comes under the jurisdiction of Auckland Council, and is in the council's Rodney ward. Waimauku is approximately 4 kilometres west of Huapai on State Highway 16 at the ju ...
. For services to netball and volleyball. * Ian Robert Archibald Hastie – 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 ...
. For services to education. * Paul Leslie Hodge – of Hamilton. For services to the hospitality industry. * John Maxwell Inger – of
Morrinsville Morrinsville is a provincial town in the Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island, with an estimated population of as of The town is located at the northern base of the Pakaroa Range, and on the south-western fringe of the Hauraki Plains. ...
. For services to education. * Dayle Olive Jackson – of Wellington. For services to education and sport. * Penelope Jane Jackson – of Tauranga. For services to art crime research and visual arts. * Mohamed Abdi Jama – of Christchurch. For services to the Muslim community. * Tina Maria Jones – 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. ...
. For services to suicide prevention and mental health. * Lakiloko Tepae Keakea – of Auckland. For services to Tuvaluan art. * Marilyn Rhonda Kohlhase – of Auckland. For services to Pacific arts and education. * Debra Joy Lampshire – of Auckland. For services to mental health. * Dr Alana Marissa Lopesi – of
Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...
. For services to the arts. * Stanislaw Manterys – of Lower Hutt. For services to refugees and the Polish community. * Dr Paul Allan Maunder – of Blackball. For services to the arts and the community. * Felorini Ruta McKenzie – of Lincoln. For services to Pacific education. * Richard Mark McNamara – of Blenheim. For services to
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is New Zealand's main firefighting and emergency services body. Fire and Emergency was formally established on 1 July 2017, after the New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority, and 38 rural fire d ...
and emergency management. * Senior Sergeant Clifford Gordon Metcalfe – of Whangārei. For services to the New Zealand Police and Search and Rescue. * Betty-Anne Maryrose Monga – of Auckland. For services to music. * Henriette Michel Nakhle – of Auckland. For services to the Lebanese community. * Melony Robin O'Connor – of Lower Hutt. For services to basketball. * Jocelyn Jane O'Donnell – 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 business and community development. * Sullivan Luao Paea – of
Manukau Manukau (), or Manukau Central, is a suburb of South Auckland, New Zealand, centred on the Manukau City Centre business district. It is located 23 kilometres south of the Auckland Central Business District, west of the Southern Motorway, so ...
. For services to youth. * Corey Nathan Peters – of Wānaka. For services to sit-skiing. *
Nico Porteous Nico Porteous (born 23 November 2001) is a New Zealand freestyle skier and an Olympic champion. He is New Zealand's youngest Olympic Games medallist, having won a bronze medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics at the age of 16. He became New Zealand' ...
– of Wānaka. For services to snow sports. * Russell John Postlewaight – of
Porirua 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 swee ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. * Rita Keka Powick – of Picton. For services to Māori, education and governance. * Shirleen Vinita Lata Prasad – of Auckland. For services to addiction services and the South Asian community. * Helen Ngairie Rasmussen – of Hokitika. For services to Māori and conservation. * Rosanna Marie Raymond – of Auckland. For services to Pacific art. * Bonnie Jane Robinson – of Auckland. For services to seniors and social services. * Christopher Stephen Rooney – of Auckland. For services to education. * Reweti Ratu Ropiha – of Gisborne. For services to Māori health. * Zoi Katherine Sadowski-Synnott – of Wānaka. For services to snow sports. * Jennifer Robyn Shattock – 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 local government and economic development. * Sarah (Sally) Margaret Shaw – of Whakatāne. For services to nursing. * Dr Gregory Howard Sherley – 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 conservation. * Dr Jane Elizabeth Skeen – of Auckland. For services to children with cancer. *
Cheryl Smith Cheryl Lynn "Rainbeaux" Smith (June 6, 1955 – October 25, 2002) was an American actress and musician who appeared in a number of mainstream features, exploitation and horror films throughout the 1970s and 1980s. She made her feature debut ...
– of
Kaikohe Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about 260 km from Auckland. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a population of over ...
. For services to rugby. * Margaret Teresa Tai Rākena – of Christchurch. For services to victims of sexual violence and the community. * John Maxwell Tait – of Christchurch. For services to education and Māori. * Dr Amama Bagem Thornley – of Christchurch. For services to health. * Charles Beswick Wilkinson – of New Plymouth. For services to arts governance and the community. File:Wallace Bain MNZM (cropped).jpg, Wallace Bain File:Priscilla Baken MNZM (cropped).jpg, Priscilla Baken File:Tim Bevin MNZM (cropped).jpg, Tim Bevin File:Carlton Bidois MNZM (cropped).jpg, Carlton Bidois File:Hoana Burgman MNZM (cropped).jpg, Hoana Burgman File:Heather Came-Friar MNZM (cropped).jpg, Heather Came-Friar File:Lloyd Chapman MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lloyd Chapman File:David Chapple MNZM (cropped).jpg, David Chapple File:Brian Coffey MNZM (cropped).jpg, Brian Coffey File:Gina Cole MNZM (cropped).jpg, Gina Cole File:Mary Cornish MNZM (cropped).jpg, Mary Cornish File:Lotta Dann MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lotta Dann File:Christine Rubie-Davies MNZM (cropped).jpg, Christine Rubie-Davies File:Paulo Filoialii MNZM (tight crop).jpg, Paulo Filoialii File:Bruce Ford MNZM (cropped).jpg, Bruce Ford File:Tony Gray MNZM (cropped).jpg, Tony Gray File:Chris Grinter MNZM (cropped).jpg, Chris Grinter File:Phil Halse MNZM (cropped).jpg, Phil Halse File:Sefita Hao'uli MNZM (cropped).jpg, Sefita Hao'uli File:Chrissie Hape MNZM (cropped).jpg, Chrissie Hape File:Anna Harrison MNZM (cropped).jpg, Anna Harrison File:Paul Hodge MNZM (cropped).jpg, Paul Hodge File:John Inger MNZM (cropped).jpg, John Inger File:Dayle Jackson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Dayle Jackson File:Penelope Jackson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Penelope Jackson File:Tina Jones MNZM (cropped).jpg, Tina Jones File:Marilyn Kohlhase MNZM (cropped).jpg, Marilyn Kohlhase File:Debra Lampshire MNZM (cropped).jpg, Debra Lampshire File:Lana Lopesi MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lana Lopesi File:Stanislaw Manterys MNZM (cropped).jpg, Stanislaw Manterys File:Paul Maunder MNZM (cropped).jpg, Paul Maunder File:Ruta McKenzie MNZM (cropped).jpg, Ruta McKenzie File:Mac McNamara MNZM (cropped).jpg, Mac McNamara File:Cliff Metcalfe MNZM (cropped).jpg, Cliff Metcalfe File:Betty-Anne Monga MNZM (cropped).jpg, Betty-Anne Monga File:Henriette Nakhle MNZM (cropped).jpg, Henriette Nakhle File:Melony O'Connor MNZM (cropped).jpg, Melony O'Connor File:Joc O'Donnell MNZM (cropped).jpg, Joc O'Donnell File:Sully Paea MNZM (cropped).jpg, Sully Paea File:Corey Peters (cropped).jpg, Corey Peters File:Nico Porteous on What Now in 2019.jpg, Nico Porteous File:Russell Postlewaight MNZM (cropped).jpg, Russell Postlewaight File:Rita Powick MNZM (cropped).jpg, Rita Powick File:Shirleen Prasad MNZM (cropped).jpg, Shirleen Prasad File:Rosanna Raymond MNZM (cropped).jpg, Rosanna Raymond File:Bonnie Robinson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Bonnie Robinson File:Chris Rooney MNZM (cropped).jpg, Chris Rooney File:Reweti Ropiha MNZM (cropped).jpg, Reweti Ropiha File:Zoi Sadowski-Synnott in Fleeting Time trailer.jpg, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott File:Jenny Shattock MNZM (cropped).jpg, Jenny Shattock File:Sally Shaw MNZM (cropped).jpg, Sally Shaw File:Greg Sherley MNZM (cropped).jpg, Greg Sherley File:Jane Skeen MNZM (cropped).jpg, Jane Skeen File:Cheryl Smith MNZM (cropped).jpg, Cheryl Smith File:Maggy Tai Rakena MNZM (cropped).jpg, Maggy Tai Rākena File:John Tait MNZM (cropped).jpg, John Tait File:Amama Thornley MNZM (cropped).jpg, Amama Thornley File:Charles Wilkinson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Charles Wilkinson


Royal Victorian Order


Commander (CVO)

* Michael Lindo Charles Webster – lately
secretary of the Cabinet The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, known informally as the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary, is the second-most senior civil servant of the Cabinet Office. It was conventionally joined with the positions of Cabinet Se ...
and clerk of the Executive Council. File:Michael Webster 2017 (cropped).jpg, Michael Webster


Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

* John Robert Dobson – of Fairfield. For services to people with disabilities. * Dr Caroline Ann McElnay – of Napier. For services to public health. * Kura Te Rangi Moeahu – of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori and the arts. * Hayden Paul Waretini Wano – of New Plymouth. For services to Māori health File:John Dobson QSO (cropped).jpg, John Dobson File:Caroline McElnay QSO (cropped).jpg, Caroline McElnay File:Kura Moeahu QSO (cropped).jpg, Kura Moeahu File:Hayden Wano QSO (cropped).jpg, Hayden Wano


Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

* Naomi Ruth Baker-Wenley – 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 ...
. For services to opera. * Margaret Anne Bourke – 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. * Rodger Henry Brickland – of Auckland. For services to athletics. * Brendan Sean Butler – of
Waipawa Waipawa is the second-largest town in Central Hawke's Bay in the east of the North Island of New Zealand. It has a population of At the 2013 census, it had a population of 1,965, a change of 2.2 percent from the 2006 census. The town is locate ...
. For services to
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is New Zealand's main firefighting and emergency services body. Fire and Emergency was formally established on 1 July 2017, after the New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority, and 38 rural fire d ...
. * Geoffrey Denis Clews – of Auckland. For services to the arts and the community. * Maurice James Cowie – of
Omarama Omarama is a small town (population 291 at 2018 census) at the junction of State Highways 8 and 83, near the southern end of the Mackenzie Basin, in the South Island of New Zealand. Omarama is in the Waitaki District, in the southern Canterbu ...
. For services to Search and Rescue. * Trevor Michael Crosbie – of
Ngāruawāhia Ngāruawāhia () is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located north-west of Hamilton at the confluence of the Waikato and Waipā Rivers, adjacent to the Hakarimata Range. Ngāruawāhia is in the Hamilton Ur ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. * Rosemary Jane Ensor – of
Hanmer Springs Hanmer Springs is a small town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. The Māori name for Hanmer Springs is Te Whakatakanga o te Ngārahu o te ahi a Tamatea, which means “where the ashes of Tamate’s (sic) fire lay” ...
. For services to the community. * Kinaua Bauriri Ewels – of Auckland. For services to the Kiribati community. * Lynore Ann Farry – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * George Rafton Flavell – of
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 ...
. For services to Māori culture and heritage preservation. * Matthew Vincent Frost – of Wellington. For services to people with autism. * Galumalemana Fetaiaimauso Marion Galumalemana – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community. * James William Gordon – of Hokitika. For services to the community. * Hana Melania Halalele – 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 ...
. For services to Pacific health. * Clyde Harris Hamilton – of Waiuku. For services to the community and heritage preservation. * Afife Skafi Harris – of Dunedin. For services to migrant communities. * Eileen Margaret Jean Harvey-Thawley – of Māpua. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community. * James Richard Strachan Higham – of Dunedin. For services to rugby and education. * Barbara Noeline Jeffries – of Hamilton. For services to equestrian sport and war commemoration. * Judith Ann Johnson – 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 ...
. For services as a justice of the peace. * Teurukura Tia Kekena – of Porirua. For services to the Cook Islands and Pacific communities. * Carol Anne Martin – of Hokitika. For services to the community and netball. * Kevin James McComb – of Whakatāne. For services to cycling. * Agnes (Nancy) McCulloch McShane – of Christchurch. For services to women and pay equity. * Karen Anne Morris – of Cambridge. For services to the community. * Kenneth Michael Morris – of Cambridge. For services to the community. * Nanai Pati Muaau – of Lower Hutt. For services to Pacific health. * Euon Graham Murrell – of Porirua. For services to the community. * The Reverend Woo Taek Nam – of Silverdale. For services to the Korean community. * Lomia Kaipati Semaia Naniseni – of Auckland. For services to the Tokelau community. * James Allan Ngarewa – of
Patea Patea ( ) is the third-largest town in South Taranaki District, New Zealand. It is on the western bank of the Pātea River, 61 kilometres north-west of Whanganui on . Hāwera is 27 km to the north-west, and Waverley 17 km to the east ...
. For services to the community and education. * Gavin Russell Alan Nicol – 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 veterans. * Yong Rahn Park – of Auckland. For services to the Korean community. * Linda Susan Rutland – of Christchurch. For services to the community. * Ma’a Brian Sagala – of Auckland. For services to Pacific communities. * Mamaitaloa Sagapolutele – of
Rolleston Rolleston may refer to: Places * Rolleston, Queensland, Australia * Rolleston, Leicestershire, England * Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, England ** Rolleston railway station * Rolleston on Dove, Staffordshire, England ** Rolleston Hall * Rolleston, ...
. For services to education and the Pacific community. * Ian Rankin Smith – of
Te Karaka Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the valley of the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary, the Waihora River. Te Karaka is ...
. For services to civil defence and the community. * Patricia Isabel Smith – of Carterton. For services to the community. * Donald Bruce Thomas – of Auckland. For services to the community and the legal profession. * Muriel Patricia Tondi – 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 ...
. For services to the Italian community and language education. * Mavis Emlen Tweedie – of Havelock North. For services to the community. * Kevin Victor Watkins – of Hastings. For services to the community and New Zealand–China relations. * Helen Whittaker – of Whangārei. For services to art and the community. * Robin Young – of Auckland. For services to the community. ;Honorary * Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community. * Tuifa'asisina Kasileta Maria Lafaele – of Auckland. For services to Pacific health. * Nemai Divuluki Vucago – of Auckland. For services to Fijian and Pacific communities. * Kyo Jin Yun – of Christchurch. For services to the Korean community. File:Naomi Baker-Wenley QSM (cropped).jpg, Naomi BakerWenley File:Margaret Bourke QSM (cropped).jpg, Margaret Bourke File:Rodger Brickland QSM (cropped).jpg, Rodger Brickland File:Brendan Butler QSM (cropped).jpg, Brendan Butler File:Geoffrey Clews QSM (cropped).jpg, Geoffrey Clews File:Maurice Cowie QSM (cropped).jpg, Maurice Cowie File:Mike Crosbie QSM (cropped).jpg, Mike Crosbie File:Rosemary Ensor QSM (cropped).jpg, Rosemary Ensor File:Kinaua Ewels QSM (cropped).jpg, Kinaua Ewels File:George Flavell QSM (cropped).jpg, George Flavell File:Matt Frost QSM (cropped).jpg, Matt Frost File:Galumalemana Galumalemana QSM (cropped).jpg, Galumalemana Galumalemana File:Hana Halalele QSM (cropped).jpg, Hana Halalele File:Clyde Hamilton QSM (cropped).jpg, Clyde Hamilton File:Eileen Harvey-Thawley QSM (cropped).jpg, Eileen HarveyThawley File:Richard Higham QSM (cropped).jpg, Richard Higham File:Noeline Jeffries QSM (cropped).jpg, Noeline Jeffries File:Teurukura Kekena QSM (cropped).jpg, Teurukura Kekena File:Carol Martin QSM (cropped).jpg, Carol Martin File:Kevin McComb QSM (cropped).jpg, Kevin McComb File:Nancy McShane QSM (cropped).jpg, Nancy McShane File:Karen Morris QSM (cropped).jpg, Karen Morris File:Ken Morris QSM (cropped).jpg, Ken Morris File:Euon Murrell QSM (cropped).jpg, Euon Murrell File:Woo Taek Nam QSM (cropped).jpg, Woo Taek Nam File:Lomia Naniseni QSM (cropped).jpg, Lomia Naniseni File:Hemi Ngarewa QSM (cropped).jpg, Hemi Ngarewa File:Gavin Nicol QSM (cropped).jpg, Gavin Nicol File:Yong Rahn Park QSM (cropped).jpg, Yong Rahn Park File:Linda Rutland QSM (cropped).jpg, Linda Rutland File:Ma'a Sagala QSM (cropped).jpg, Ma'a Sagala File:Mamaitaloa Sagapolutele QSM (cropped).jpg, Mamaitaloa Sagapolutele File:Ian Smith QSM (cropped).jpg, Ian Smith File:Patricia Smith QSM (cropped).jpg, Patricia Smith File:Don Thomas QSM (cropped).jpg, Don Thomas File:Pat Tondi QSM (cropped).jpg, Pat Tondi File:Mavis Tweedie QSM (cropped).jpg, Mavis Tweedie File:Kevin Watkins QSM (cropped).jpg, Kevin Watkins File:Helen Whittaker QSM (cropped).jpg, Helen Whittaker File:Robin Young QSM (cropped).jpg, Robin Young File:Nina Kirifi-Alai QSM (cropped).jpg, Nina Kirifi-Alai File:Maria Lafaele QSM (cropped).jpg, Maria Lafaele File:Nemai Vucago QSM (cropped).jpg, Nemai Vucago File:Kyojin Yun QSM (cropped).jpg, Kyojin Yun


New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)

* Nigel John Watson – of Christchurch. For services to Antarctic heritage preservation. File:Nigel Watson NZAM (cropped).jpg, Nigel Watson


New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

* Captain Brendon John Clark – of Auckland. 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 ...
. * Serviceman L. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force. * Sergeant Hayden Peter Smith – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force. File:Brendon Clark DSD (cropped).jpg, Brendon Clark File:Hayden Smith DSD (cropped).jpg, Hayden Smith


References

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