The 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of

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 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 8 June 1968. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

* Desmond Henry Todd – 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 commerce, particularly to the motor-vehicle industry.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

* Francis Leo Onion – of Te Kowhai. For services to farming. * Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey – 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 the community, especially to local government. File:Stuart Sidey, 1953.jpg, Stuart Sidey

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * Hugh John Dyke Acland – of

South Canterbury South Canterbury is the area of the Canterbury Region of the South Island of New Zealand bounded by the Rangitata River in the north and the Waitaki River (the border with the Otago Region) to the south. The Pacific Ocean and ridge of the Southe ...

. For outstanding services to farming. File:Jack Acland, 1956.jpg, Sir Jack Acland

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Henry Nelson Dollimore – Clerk of the House of Representatives. * John Lochiel Robson –

Secretary for Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...

. * Gordon Drummond Stewart – of Wellington. For services to commerce. * Athol Umfrey Wells – 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 commerce. ;Military division * Commodore Joffre Paul Sinton Vallant –

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 ...

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * Rabbi Alexander Astor – chief minister of the Auckland Hebrew congregation. * Hilton James Barrett – of Auckland. For services to the community, particularly to savings banks. * Herbert Lorraine Boughton – of

Waihi Beach Waihi Beach is a coastal town at the western end of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It lies 10 kilometres to the east of the town of Waihi, at the foot of the Coromandel Peninsula. The main beach is 10 kilometres long. The town ...

. For services to the electrical industry. * Albert Ronald Guthrey – 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 local government. * James Brian Lowe – of Auckland. For services to medicine. * Stewart Bell Maclennan – director, National Art Gallery, Wellington. * Eric Charles Marris – of Wellington. For services to commerce and public affairs. * George Alfred Nicholls – of Gisborne. For services in the transport industry and aviation. * Richard Alexander Nimon – chairman,

Hawkes Bay Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region is ...

County Council. * Julia Nannie Wallace – principal, Palmerston North Girls' High School. * Ian Rhys Wills – of

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 services to farming. ;Military division * Commander William James Lanyon Smith – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Matauru Poananga –

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 ...

(Regular Force). * Wing Commander Royden Matthews Jarrett – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Ron Guthrey, 1950.jpg, Ron Guthrey File:Julia Wallace 1991 (cropped).jpg, Julia Wallace

Member (MBE)

;Civil division, for gallantry * John William Reid – 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 repeated acts of gallantry during rescue operations in circumstances of extreme danger. ;Civil division * Marjorie Henrietta Allan – principal, Hohepa Homes for Handicapped Children, Napier. * Robert Watson Brown – mayor of Inglewood. * James Dobson Campbell – of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. For services to scouting. * William Ferguson Forrester – of Dunedin. For services to the community. * George Herbert Fox – of Alexandra. For services to the community, especially to local government. * Lewis Casmere Gorman – of Wellington. For services in the Prisons Service. * Richard John Guerin – chairman, Dannevirke County Council. * Minnie Johnson – of Christchurch. For services to kindergartens. * Gerald Trevor Lee – of Auckland. For services in the field of music. * Mona Margaret Livingston – of Waikanae. For services to the community. * Janet Ruby McMillan – of Dannevirke. For services to the community, particularly to the

Red Cross Society The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world's largest group of non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian aid, is composed of the following bodies: *The ''International Committee of the Red Cross'' (ICRC), a comm ...

. * John Edmund Marnane – of Hamilton. For services to the community. * Edwin Purcell Meachen – of Blenheim. For services to the community, particularly to local government. * Beatrice Victoria Palmer – brigadier, Salvation Army. For services to nursing. * Ivan Edgar Reddish – general secretary, New Zealand Post Office Association. * Ruiha Roimata Sage – of Hamilton. For services to the community, especially to women's and social service organisations. * Robert Edwin Shortt – mayor of Wairoa. * Peter Wilfred Tapsell – of Rotorua. For services to medicine and 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 c ...

. * Lionel Gilbert Thompson – 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 ...

. For services to the community. * Henry George Warren – 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 the community, especially to local government. ;Military division * Chaplain Roy Haigh McKenzie – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Warrant Officer Class II Colin Russell Clements –

Royal Regiment of 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). * Warrant Officer Class I William Phillip Morgan –

(Regular Force). * Captain Neil Macdonald Fraser Officer – Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (Regular Force). * Warrant Officer Class I Eric George Rolle – Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (Regular Force). * Major (temporary) Roy Thomas Victor Taylor – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force). * Squadron Leader John Bernard Noonan – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer George Robert McDonald – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Edwin (Ted) Meachen.jpg, Ted Meachen File:Peter Tapsell (cropped).jpg, Peter Tapsell

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Alastair Gordon Couston – medical superintendent, Seaview Hospital.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division * Raymond Joseph Clarke – constable, New Zealand Police. * Pearl Howard Dawson. For services to women's sport in Auckland, particularly hockey and cricket. * Mildred Janet Newton Easdale. For services to the community, particularly as official visitor to the Nelson Hospital. * Kathryn Helen Harris. For services to students in Dunedin. * John Maurice Henderson – traffic officer. For services to road safety in Dunedin. * Winifred Agnes Huggins. For services to the community of Auckland. * Peter Frank McAlpine. For services to scouting. * Mary Elizabeth Miller. For services to the community of Northland. * Noel Francis Pachaud. For services to local youth organisations in Rotorua. * Hanare Morore Piripi – boatman rigger, Marine Department. * Aileen Mary Stace. For services to the community of

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, particularly in the encouragement of wool handcrafts. * Corrie Welsh – lately Plunket nurse, Christchurch. ;Military division * Flight Sergeant Colin George McDowell – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant Patrick John Larter – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Sergeant Alexander McKenzie – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Royal Red Cross

Member (RRC)

* Kathleen Mary Winks Amon –

Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps The Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (RNZNC) is a corps of the New Zealand Army. The corps was initially formed in 1915 from civilian nurses who volunteered for service during World War I, and who were granted honorary officer ranks. A Nursing ...

(Regular Force).

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Colin William Rudd – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Flight Lieutenant Robert Thomas Reynolds Gilbert – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Earnst Royden Trask – superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

References

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