The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the

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, and was awarded to 3,632 people.

Background

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was instituted by Royal Warrant of Queen

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on 9 February 1990. It was to be awarded only during 1990 to about 3,000 people selected in recognition of the contribution they have made to some aspect of New Zealand life, especially the various 1990 celebrations. A total of 3,632 medals were eventually awarded. The medal is known as the Sesquicentennial Medal, because it was issued on the 150th

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of signing of the

by representatives of the British Crown and various Māori chiefs from the North Island of New Zealand on 6 February 1840. The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal is an official medal to be worn on all occasions on which decorations and medals are worn. It is worn after Coronation and Jubilee medals, but before decorations and medals for long service. It was accompanied by a certificate bearing the signatures of the Queen, the Governor-General and the Prime Minister.

Notable recipients

The following list includes notable people who received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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* Max Abbott * Nancy Adams *

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* Ray Ahipene-Mercer * Greg Aim * Judith Aitken *

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* Percy Allen *

Phil Amos Phillip Albert Amos (4 September 1925 – 8 June 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was of Māori (Kāi Tahu) and descent. Biography Early life Amos was born in Wanganui in 1925, the son of John Amos. He received his ...

* Gary Anderson * John Anderson *

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* Robert Anderson * Ross Anderson *

Jim Anderton James Patrick Anderton (born Byrne; 21 January 1938 – 7 January 2018) was a New Zealand politician who led a succession of Left-wing politics, left-wing parties after leaving the New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party in 1989. Anderton's pol ...

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* Jon Andrews *

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* Te Atairangikaahu *

Ian Athfield Sir Ian Charles Athfield (known as Ath) (15 July 1940 – 16 January 2015) was a New Zealand architect who designed distinctive and innovative houses that challenged suburban norms, as well as celebrated commercial, public and institutional pro ...

Peter Atkins Peter William Atkins (born 10 August 1940) is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including ''Physical Chemistry'', ''Ino ...

* Anne Audain *

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* Rex Austin * Graeme Avery

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* Ron Bailey * Gary Ball * Bill Ballantine * Ann Ballin * John Banks * David Baragwanath * Ron Barclay * Jim Barnes *

Michael Bassett Michael Edward Rainton Bassett (born 28 August 1938) is a former Labour Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and cabinet minister in the reformist fourth Labour government. He is also a noted New Zealand historian, and h ...

* Mary Batchelor * Margaret Bazley * David Beattie * Don Beaven * Richard Bedford * C. E. Beeby *

Bruce Beetham Bruce Craig Beetham (16 February 1936 – 3 May 1997) was an academic and politician from New Zealand, whose career spanned the 1970s and early 1980s. A lecturer at Hamilton's University of Waikato and at the Hamilton Teachers' Training Colle ...

* John Belgrave * Jim Belich * Garry Bell * Bob Bell *

David Bellamy David James Bellamy (18 January 1933 – 11 December 2019) was an English academic, botanist, television presenter, author and prominent environmental campaigner in the UK and globally. His distinctive, energetic style of presenting became wel ...

* Charles Bennett * Manuhuia Bennett *

Bill Birch Sir William Francis Birch (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a New Zealand retired politician. He served as Minister of Finance from 1993 to 1999 in the fourth National Government. Early life Birch was born in Hastings on ...

* Dave Bishop * Gordon Bisson *

Norman Blacklock Sir Norman James Blacklock (5 February 1928 – 7 September 2006) was a surgeon in the Royal Navy and later a consultant in urology and professor of medicine at Victoria University of Manchester, Manchester University. He served as Medical Offi ...

* June Blundell *

Jim Bolger James Brendan Bolger ( ; born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand retired politician of the National Party who was the 35th prime minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was born in Ōpunake, Taranaki, to Irish immigrants. Bef ...

* Joan Bolger * Reg Boorman * Betty Bourke *

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John Bracewell John Garry Bracewell (born 15 April 1958) is a former New Zealand cricketer who was most recently the coach of the Ireland national cricket team, Irish national team. He played 41 Test cricket, Test matches between 1980 and 1990, as well as 53 O ...

Don Brash Donald Thomas Brash (born 24 September 1940) is a former New Zealand politician who was Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the New Zealand National Party, leader of the New Zealand National Party from ...

* Geoff Braybrooke * Barry Brill *

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* Gordon H. Brown * Hilton Brown * Len Brown * Michael Brown * Mick Brown * Denis Browne * Tony Browne * John Buck * Vicki Buck * Marguerite Buist * Philip Burdon * John Burke * Kerry Burke * Carolyn Burns * Mark Burton * Hector Busby * David Butcher

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* Bruce Cameron *

Gregor Cameron Gregor Ewen Cameron (born 11 January 1964) is a former New Zealand athlete who represented his country at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Early life and family Cameron was born in Dunedin on 11 January 1964, the son of Linda and Clive Cameron, an ...

* Richard Campion * David Carruthers * John Carter *

Silvia Cartwright Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright (née Poulter; born 7 November 1943) is a New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th governor-general of New Zealand, from 2001 to 2006. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Dame Catherine Tizard. Earl ...

* Maurice Casey * Len Castle * Marlene Castle * David Caygill *

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* Ursula Cheer * Neil Cherry * John Chewings * Muir Chilwell * Ron Chippindale * Gordon Christie * Eric Clark *

Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008 and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was ...

* John Clarke * Caryll Clausen * John Collinge * Anne Collins *

Fraser Colman Fraser MacDonald Colman (23 February 1925 – 11 April 2008) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He represented the electorates of Petone from 1967 to 1978, and then when Petone was renamed, Pencarrow from 1978 to 1987, when he ...

* Ray Columbus * Ken Comber * Graham Condon * Jeremy Coney *

Sandra Coney Sandra Lorraine Coney (née Pearce, born 22 October 1944) is a New Zealand local-body politician, writer, feminist, historian, and women's health campaigner. Early life and family Coney was born in Auckland on 22 October 1944, the daughter of ...

* Craig Connell * Mick Connelly * Robin Cooke * Nicky Cooney * Angus Cooper *

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Morrin Cooper Howick is a suburb of East Auckland, New Zealand. The area was traditionally settled by Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki, and in 1847 Howick was established as a defensive settlement for Auckland, by veteran fencible soldiers of the British Army. Howick ...

Warren Cooper Warren Ernest Cooper (born 21 February 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a National Party MP from 1975 to 1996, holding cabinet positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence. Cooper also twice served as ...

Whina Cooper Dame Whina Cooper (born Hōhepine Te Wake; 9 December 1895 – 26 March 1994) was a New Zealand ( Māori elder), who worked for many years for the rights of her people, and particularly to improve the lot of Māori women. She is remembered for ...

* Assid Corban * Miriam Corban * Paul Cotton * Ben Couch *

Mel Courtney Melvyn Francis Courtney (born 2 October 1943) is a New Zealand politician. He is a Nelson City Councillor and a former Labour then Independent Member of Parliament for Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. Early life and family Courtne ...

* Joy Cowley * Michael Cox *

Wyatt Creech Wyatt Beetham Creech (born 13 October 1946) is a retired New Zealand politician. He served as the 14th deputy prime minister of New Zealand in Jenny Shipley's National Party government from August 1998 to December 1999. Early life Creech was ...

* Sharon Crosbie * Barry Crump * Max Cryer * Michael Cullen * Peter Cullinane *

Allen Curnow Thomas Allen Monro Curnow (17 June 1911 – 23 September 2001) was a New Zealand poet and journalist. Life Curnow was born in Timaru, New Zealand, the son of a fourth generation New Zealander, an Anglican clergyman, and he grew up in a relig ...

* Barry Curtis

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* Barry Dallas * John Daly-Peoples * Kevin Darling * Trevor Davey * Sonja Davies * Brian Davis * Te Aue Davis * Ronald Davison *

Graham Davy Graham John Davy (4 October 1936 – 18 June 2018) was a New Zealand athlete and sports administrator. He won one national athletics title, and served as the chair of directors of the New Zealand Sports Foundation. Biography Born in the Auckla ...

Neil Dawson Francis Neil Dawson (born 6 November 1948) is a New Zealand artist best known for his large-scale civic sculptures. Early life Dawson was born in Christchurch in 1948. The son of Methodist minister John Brent Dawson and Florence Emily (), ...

* Trevor de Cleene * Geoffrey de Deney * Roderick Deane * Monita Delamere * Miriam Dell *

Richard Dell Richard Kenneth Dell (11 July 1920 – 6 March 2002) was a New Zealand malacologist. Biography Dell was born in Auckland in 1920. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitematā Harbour. He even ...

Charlie Dempsey Charles John Dempsey (4 March 1921 – 24 June 2008) was a Scottish-born New Zealand association football administrator. Early life Dempsey was a builder and emigrated with his wife to New Zealand in 1952. Career Dempsey was President o ...

* Avinash Deobhakta *

Susan Devoy Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy (born 4 January 1964) is a New Zealand former squash player and senior public servant. As a squash player, she was dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open on four occasions. She serve ...

* Colleen Dewe * Margaret di Menna * Allan Dick * Colin Dickinson * Ian Dickison * Jack Dodd * Lynley Dodd * Tim Dodds * Akoka Doi *

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* Haddon Donald * Joan Donley * Felix Donnelly * Nigel Donnelly * Malcolm Douglas *

Roger Douglas Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician, economist and accountant who served as a minister in two Labour governments. He is most recognised for his key involvement in New Zealand's radical economic rest ...

* Bernard Dowiyogo * Gavin Downie * Tessa Duder * Michael Duffy * John Dunmore *

Peter Dunne Peter Francis Dunne (born 17 March 1954) is a New Zealand retired politician. Dunne was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ōhāriu electorate and its predecessors from 1984 to 2017, first as a member of the Labour Party from 1984 to 1 ...

Eddie Durie Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie (born 18 January 1940) is a New Zealand jurist who served on the High Court of New Zealand between 1998 and 2004. He was the first Māori appointed a judge of a New Zealand court. Career Durie graduated with a BA ...

* Mason Durie * Harry Duynhoven * Jeremy Dwyer

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* Paul East * Elizabeth Edgar * Sandra Edge * Prince Edward * Jim Edwards * Eunice Eichler * Jack Elder *

Sian Elias Dame Sian Seerpoohi Elias (born 13 March 1949) was the 12th chief justice of New Zealand, and was therefore the most senior member of the country's judiciary. She was the presiding judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand and on several occas ...

* John Elliott * Brian Elwood * Jonathan Elworthy * Peter Elworthy * Timothy Elworthy * Glen Evans * Margaret Evans *

Dean Eyre Dean Jack Eyre (8 May 1914 – 19 May 2007) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Eyre was born in Westport in 1914. His father was an official with the Customs Department and due to this the fa ...

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* David Fagan * John Falloon * Bob Fenton * Bruce Ferguson * Taito Phillip Field * Betty Flint * Alan Frampton * Bob Francis * Warren Freer

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* Bill Gallagher * Les Gandar * Roy Geddes * Jack George *

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* Jim Gerard * Paul Gibbons * Lowell Goddard * Thomas Goddard * Mark Gosche * Jeff Grant * Bruce Gregory * Janet Grieve

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* Elizabeth Hanan * Anne Hare * Bryce Harland *

Jenny Harper Jenny Gwynndd Harper (born 27 April 1950) is a New Zealand academic and museum professional. She was most recently the director of Christchurch Art Gallery. Early life and education Born in Geraldine on 27 April 1950, Harper was educated at ...

* Graeme Harrison *

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Ann Hartley Margaret Ann Hartley (née Thompson; 23 September 1942 – 20 December 2024) was a New Zealand politician. She was a New Zealand Labour Party, Labour member of parliament between 1999 and 2008, and served as the mayor of North Shore City from ...

* Lyn Hartley * Bob Harvey * Durham Havill * David Hay * Kirsten Hellier * Gary Henley-Smith * Joanne Henry * Peter Henry *

Carolyn Henwood Dame Carolyn Henwood (née Griffiths; born 19 September 1946) is a former District and Youth Court judge in New Zealand, and an advocate for youth justice and the welfare of children in state care. She is active in the arts, particularly theatr ...

* John Hickman * Michael Hill * Peter Hillary * John Hinchcliff * Wyn Hoadley * Toni Hodgkinson * Bronwen Holdsworth * Beverley Holloway * Peter Hooper * Trevor Horne * Parekura Horomia * Rosie Horton * Archie Houstoun * Michael Houstoun * Judy Howat * Allan Hubbard * Helen Hughes *

Keri Hulme Keri Ann Ruhi Hulme (9 March 194727 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer. She also wrote under the pen name Kai Tainui. Her novel ''The Bone People'' won the Booker Prize in 1985; she was the first New Zealand ...

* Don Hunn *

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* Pat Hunt * Ian Hunter * Lorrie Hunter * Sid Hurst * Les Hutchins

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* Kīngi Īhaka * Trevor Inch * John Ingram * Courtney Ireland * Kevin Ireland * Eddie Isbey * Loimata Iupati

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* Raewyn Jack * June Jackson * Billy T. James * Taini Jamison * Guy Jansen * Ross Jansen * Robin Janvrin * Bill Jeffries *

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* Murray Jeffries * Toni Jeffs * Dorothy Jelicich * Bob Jones * Michael Jones * Anne Judkins

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* Cassandra Kelly *

Barbara Kendall Barbara Anne Kendall (born 30 August 1967) is a former boardsailor from New Zealand. She competed at five Summer Olympic Games and won gold, silver and bronze medals. Biography Kendall was born in Papakura on 30 August 1967, the daughter o ...

* Elspeth Kennedy *

Annette King Dame Annette Faye King (née Robinson, born 13 September 1947) is a former New Zealand politician. She served as Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 2008 to 2011, and from 2014 until 1 March 2 ...

* Rex Kirton * Gary Knapp * Jim Knox * Peggy Koopman-Boyden

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* Bill Laney * Harry Lapwood *

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* David Ledson *

Gavin Lovegrove Gavin Brian Lovegrove (born 21 October 1967) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best of 88.20 metre, m, set in 1996, is the List of New Zealand records in athletics, New Zealand record ...

* Di Lucas * Sybil Lupp * Patrick Lynch

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* Brian MacDonell * Patrick Mahony * Apirana Mahuika * Malvina Major * Aussie Malcolm * Wilf Malcolm * Emarina Manuel * Denis Marshall * Kerry Marshall * Russell Marshall *

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* Richard Mayson * Lesley Max * Thaddeus McCarthy * David McGee * Mina McKenzie * Ian McKinnon *

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Alec McLean Alexander Robert McLean (born 18 October 1950) is a former New Zealand rowing (sport), rower who won an Olympic bronze medal in the Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, men's rowing eight at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Early life ...

* Ian McLean * Joan Metge * Ross Meurant * Patrick Millen * Bruce Miller * Barbara Moore * Garry Moore *

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* Helen Moros * Colin Moyle * Tania Murray

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* Peter O'Donoghue * W. H. Oliver * Mike O'Rourke * Alex O'Shea *

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* Phillip O'Shea * Dave O'Sullivan

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* Denis Pain *

Rose Pere Rangimārie Te Turuki Arikirangi Rose Pere (25 July 1937 – 13 December 2020) was a New Zealand educationalist, spiritual leader, Māori language advocate, academic and conservationist. Of Māori descent, she affiliated with the iwi Ngāi T� ...

Christine Pfitzinger Christine Joy Pfitzinger (née Hughes; born 24 January 1959) is a New Zealand former middle-distance runner. She represented New Zealand at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where she competed in the 3000 metres. She represented New Zealand in the 19 ...

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...

* Tracy Phillips * Alexia Pickering * Simon Poelman * Judith Potter * Erenora Puketapu-Hetet

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Derek Quigley Derek Francis Quigley (born 31 January 1932) is a New Zealand former politician. He was a prominent member of the New Zealand National Party, National Party during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and was known for his support of free-market eco ...

* Ian Quigley

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* Jack Ridley * Diane Robertson * Jeff Robson * Brian Roche * Leilani Rorani *

Jenny Rowan Jennifer Daphne Rowan (formerly Simpson; born October 1949) is a New Zealand former politician. She served as mayor of the Kāpiti Coast from 2007 to 2013, and was the first openly lesbian mayor in the country. Career Rowan was mayor of Ingl ...

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* Laurie Salas * Guy Salmon * George Salmond * Miriam Saphira * Anand Satyanand * Piri Sciascia *

Peter Shirtcliffe George Peter Shirtcliffe (born 28 July 1931) is a New Zealand businessman. He was the chairman of Telecom New Zealand, New Zealand's largest listed company, from 1990 to 1999. Early life and family Shirtcliffe was born in Palmerston North on 28 ...

* Kevin Sheehy * Brian Shorland * Peter Skelton * Cheryll Sotheran * Paul Spoonley * Dryden Spring * Evelyn Stokes * Rob Storey *

Peter Sutherland Peter Denis Sutherland (25 April 1946 – 7 January 2018) was an Irish businessman, barrister and Fine Gael politician who served as UN Special Representative for International Migration from 2006 to 2017. He was known for serving in various in ...

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* Rob Talbot *

Brian Talboys Sir Brian Edward Talboys (7 June 1921 – 3 June 2012) was a New Zealand politician who served as the seventh deputy prime minister of New Zealand for the first two terms of Robert Muldoon's premiership. If the abortive "#Colonels' Coup, C ...

* Jeff Tallon * Howie Tamati *

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* Heather Tanguay * Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi *

Diggeress Te Kanawa Diggeress Rangituatahi Te Kanawa (9 March 1920 – 30 July 2009) was a New Zealand Māori people, Māori tohunga raranga (master weaver) of Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti Kinohaku descent. At the time of her death she was regarded as New Zealand's ...

Kiri Te Kanawa Dame Kiri Jeanette Claire Te Kanawa (; born Claire Mary Teresa Rawstron, 6 March 1944) is a New Zealand opera singer. She had a full lyric soprano voice, which has been described as "mellow yet vibrant, warm, ample and unforced". On 1 December ...

* Somerford Teagle * John Terris * Ted Thomas * Geoff Thompson * Thomas Thorp * Lindsay Tisch *

Catherine Tizard Dame Catherine Anne Tizard (née Maclean; 4 April 1931 – 31 October 2021) was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the List of governors-general of New Zealand, 16th governor-general of New Zeal ...

* Esme Tombleson * David Tompkins

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Charles Upham Charles Hazlitt Upham (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier decorated for actions during World War II. Born in Christchurch, New Zealand, he attended Christ's College, Christchurch, Christ's College and later the ...

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* Maureen Waaka * Beverley Wakem *

Tim Wallis Sir Timothy William Wallis (9 September 1938 – 17 October 2023) was a New Zealand businessman and aviation entrepreneur. He pioneered live deer capture from helicopters, which led to a significant industry in New Zealand. He was a leader and ...

* David Walter *

Marilyn Waring Dame Marilyn Joy Waring (born 7 October 1952) is a New Zealand public policy scholar, international development consultant, former politician, environmentalist, feminist and a principal founder of feminist economics. In 1975, aged 23, she bec ...

* Mark Weldon * Merv Wellington *

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Davina Whitehouse Davina Whitehouse (born Eileen Eliza Smith; 16 December 1912 – 25 December 2002), also known by the stage name Davina Craig before her marriage, was an English-born actress, acclaimed for her roles on stage and film in her native land in the ...

* Cliff Whiting * Haare Williams * Peter Williams * Joan Williamson-Orr *

Margaret Wilson Margaret Anne Wilson (born 20 May 1947) is a New Zealand lawyer, academic and former Labour Party politician. She served as Attorney-General from 1999 to 2005 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2008, during the Fifth ...

* Ted Woodfield

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* Greg Yelavich * Neville Young

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* Rachael Zister

References

Bibliography

* New Zealand Official Year Book, 1990 (page 57)

External links

The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal royal warrant (SR 1990/24)
– legislation.govt.nz

{{New Zealand honours lists Commemoration Medal Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand