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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 ...
in her right as
Queen of New Zealand The monarchy of New Zealand is the Constitution of New Zealand, constitutional system of government in which a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current monarch, King Charles III, as ...
, 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 2017 and the beginning of 2018. They were announced on 30 December 2017. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.


Order of New Zealand

;Ordinary member * Cassia Joy Coles – 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 New Zealand. File:Joy Cowley ONZ (cropped).jpg, Joy Cowley


New Zealand Order of Merit


Dame Companion (DNZM)

* Rangimarie Naida Glavish – 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
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 ...
and the community. * The Honourable Annette Faye King – 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 as a member of Parliament. * Denise Ann L'Estrange-Corbet – of Auckland. For services to fashion and the community. * The Honourable Georgina Manunui te Heuheu – of Auckland. For services to the State and Māori. File:Naida Glavish (cropped).jpg, Dame Rangimarie Glavish File:Dame Annette King.jpg, Dame Annette King File:Denise L'Estrange-Corbet (cropped).jpg, Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet File:Georgina te Heuheu (cropped).jpg, Dame Georgina te Heuheu


Knight Companion (KNZM)

* Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke – 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 Māori and heritage preservation. * The Honourable Douglas John White – of Wellington. For services to the judiciary. * Bryan George Williams – of Auckland. For services to rugby. File:Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke (cropped).jpg, Sir John Clarke File:Douglas White KNZM (cropped).jpg, Sir Douglas White File:Bryan Williams August 015.jpg, Sir Bryan Williams


Companion (CNZM)

* The Honourable Dr Michael Edward Rainton Bassett – of Auckland. For services as a historian. * William Norman Birnie – of Auckland. For services to governance, the arts and sport. * Dr Garth Alan Carnaby – 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 science and governance. * The Honourable Peter Francis Dunne – of Wellington. For services as a member of Parliament. * Dr Manying Bess Ip – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community and education. * Dr William Blair Rhodes Rolleston – of
Saint Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's fou ...
. For services to the farming industry. *
Frances Valintine Frances Valintine is an education futurist from New Zealand. She has won numerous awards for her educational programmes and is the Founder and Chair of The Mind Lab and Tech Futures Lab. and Tech Futures Lab. Frances is known for her commitmen ...
– of Auckland. For services to education and the technology sector. * Graeme Paul Wheeler – of Lower Hutt. For services to the State. File:Michael Bassett.jpg, Michael Bassett File:Bill Birnie CNZM (cropped).jpg, Bill Birnie File:Garth Carnaby CNZM (cropped).jpg, Garth Carnaby File:Peter Dunne CNZM (cropped).jpg, Peter Dunne File:Manying Ip CNZM (cropped).jpg, Manying Ip File:Dr William Rolleston (cropped).jpg, William Rolleston File:Frances Valintine CNZM (cropped).jpg, Frances Valintine File:Graeme Wheeler CNZM 8021 (cropped).jpg, Graeme Wheeler


Officer (ONZM)

* Neil Frank Bateup – of
Huntly Huntly ( gd, Srath Bhalgaidh or ''Hunndaidh'') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie. It had a population of 4,460 in 2004 and is the site of Huntly Castle. Its neighbouring settlemen ...
. For services to agriculture and the community. * Donald James Best – of Wellington. For services to music. * Colin Maungapohatu Bidois – 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. *
Richard Boast Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...
– of Wellington. For services to the law and Māori. * Rachel Jane Brown – of Auckland. For services to sustainable business development. * Rhana Jean Devenport – of Auckland. For services to arts governance. * Jeremy Jane Drummond – of Auckland. For services to early childhood education. * Detective Inspector Thomas John Fitzgerald – of
Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
, Australia. 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. * Frederick John Graham – 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 art. * John Norman Harrison – of Lyttelton. For services to music and theatre. * Dr Andrew Alexander Hill – of Auckland. For services to endoluminal vascular repair. * Dr Andrew Hugh Holden – of Auckland. For services to endoluminal vascular repair. * Robin Michael Newton Hood – of Auckland. For services to springboard and platform diving. * Robert Jan Jager – 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 business and health and safety. * Archdeacon William Tutepuaki Kaua – of Wellington. For services to Māori, education and the State. * Russell Kemp – of
Kaiwaka Kaiwaka "the little town of lights" is a settlement in Northland, New Zealand. The Kaiwaka River runs from the east through the area and joins with the Wairau River to form the Otamatea River, which drains into the Kaipara Harbour. State Hig ...
. For services to Māori. * Nicola Legat – of Auckland. For services to the publishing industry. * Dr James Malcolm Macpherson – of
Alexandra Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...
. For services to local government and the community. * Wetini Swainson Mitai-Ngatai – 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 performing arts. * Professor Edwin Arthur Mitchell – of Auckland. For services to children's health. *
Julia Morison Julia Morison (born 1952) is a New Zealand artist working across a wide range of media including painting, sculpture, photography, installation and recently ceramics. Education Morison completed a Diploma in Graphic Design from Wellington Poly ...
– of Christchurch. For services to visual arts. * Penelope Jane Mudford – of Wellington. For services to arbitration and the primary industries sector. * Helen Mary Pollock – of Auckland. For services to art, particularly sculpture. * Margarita Anna Robertson – 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 fashion industry. * Helen Alison Robinson – of Auckland. For services to business, particularly the technology sector. * William Edward Speedy – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and watersports. * Peter John Turnbull – 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 aviation. * Sharon Wilson-Davis – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Helene Wong – of Auckland. For services to the arts and the Chinese community. File:Richard Boast investiture (cropped).jpg, Richard Boast File:Rhana Devenport ONZM (cropped).jpg, Rhana Devenport File:Fred Graham 2018 (cropped).jpg, Fred Graham File:Robin Hood ONZM (cropped).jpg, Robin Hood File:Nicola Legat ONZM (cropped).jpg, Nicola Legat File:Julia Morison ONZM (cropped).jpg, Julia Morison File:Margi Robertson ONZM (cropped).jpg, Margi Robertson


Member (MNZM)

* Barry Charles Atkinson – of Gisborne. For services to philanthropy and the community. * Bryce Robert Barnett – of New Plymouth. For services to governance and philanthropy. * Dr Judy Blakey – of Auckland. For services to seniors. * Calven Dennis Bonney – of Auckland. For services to the trucking industry and motorsport. * Elise Ruth Bradley – of
Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Canada. For services to music. * Professor
Barbara Brookes Barbara Lesley Brookes (born 1955) is a New Zealand historian and academic. She specialises in women's history and medical history. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi in 2022. Biography Brookes completed a bachelor's ...
– of Dunedin. For services to historical research and women. * Heather Marie Brunsdon – of Napier. For services to dance. * Sonia Claire Chambers – of Auckland. For services to people with disabilities. * Nicholas John Cooper Chapman – of
Wairoa Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west of ...
. For services to education and conservation. * Dugald Stuart Collie – 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 agriculture and education. * Allan David Cook – of Marton. For services to river and drainage engineering. * Vernon John Dark – of Kaiwaka. For services to business and education. * Professor Sally Davenport – of Wellington. For services to science. * Elizabeth Anne Dawson – of Wellington. For services to sports governance. * Melanie Jane Donne – of
Whanganui Whanganui (; ), also spelled Wanganui, is a city in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. The city is located on the west coast of the North Island at the mouth of the Whanganui River, New Zealand's longest navigable waterway. Whangan ...
. For services to training disability assistance dogs. * Jennifer Ellis – of New Plymouth. For services to education. * Suzanne Louise Ellison – of
Waikouaiti Waikouaiti is a small town in East Otago, New Zealand, within the city limits of Dunedin. The town is close to the coast and the mouth of the Waikouaiti River. Today, Waikouaiti is a retail trade and servicing centre for the surrounding district ...
. For services to Māori, the arts and governance. * Virginia Mary Goldblatt – 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 arbitration and mediation. * John Leslie Gow – of Auckland. For services to art. * Dr John Clive Guthrie – of Dunedin. For services to education and sport. * Denis Louis Hartley – of
Ōhope Ōhope, until 1974 known as Ohope Beach, is a beach settlement in the eastern Bay of Plenty, on the northeast coast of the North Island of New Zealand, six kilometres east and over the hill, from Whakatāne. Name The New Zealand Ministry for Cu ...
. For services to aviation and rescue services. * Dr Palatasa Havea – of Palmerston North. For services to the Pacific community and the dairy industry. * Associate Professor Michael John Hilton – of Dunedin. For services to conservation. * Noel Harold Selwyn Hyde – of Rotorua. For services to wildlife conservation and research taxidermy. * Dr John Stephen Kay – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force. * Nita Carol Knight – 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 business and the community. * Gary Keith Langsford – of Auckland. For services to art. * Dr Renee Wen-Wei Liang – of Auckland. For services to the arts. * John Leslie Mace – of Auckland. For services to swimming. * Donna Matahaere-Atariki – of Dunedin. For services to Māori and health. * Paul McArdle – 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 cycling and the community. * Maxine Huirangi Grace Moana-Tuwhangai – 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 governance and Māori. * Emeritus Professor Roger Ian Moltzen – 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 education. * Cameron Cooper Moore – of Christchurch. For services to the manufacturing industry and the community. * Dr Camille Elizabeth Anne Nakhid – of Auckland. For services to ethnic communities and education. * Dr Suitafa Deborah Ryan Nicholson – of Wellington. For services to the Pacific community and health. * Hare Paniora – of Auckland. For services to Māori and education. * Neville Douglas Peat – of Dunedin. For services to conservation. * Bruce Picot – of Nelson. For services to business. * Paul Ferrier Pritchett – of Lyttelton. For services to yachting and the community. * Lisa Marie Reihana – of Auckland. For services to art. * Sarah Mihiroa Reo – of Havelock North. For services to Māori and education. * Professor Kabini Fa'ari Sanga – of Wellington. For services to education and the Pacific community. * Father Barry Scannell – of Wellington. For services to the community and heritage preservation. * Lloyd Owen Scott – of Wellington. For services to broadcasting, theatre and television. * Philip James Sherry – of
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. For services to local government and broadcasting. * Nigel Dean Skelt – of Invercargill. For services to badminton. * Senior Constable Russell Hadden Smit – of Blenheim. For services to the New Zealand Police and youth. * Fiona Angeline Southorn – of One Tree Point. For services to sport, particularly cycling. * Susan Marie Stanaway – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and the community. * Mark James Stewart – of Darfield. For services to the community and sport. * Dr David Collins Tipene-Leach – of Napier. For services to Māori and health. * Petrina Marie Togi-Sa'ena – of Auckland. For services to Pacific music. * Maureen Vida Truman – of
Greymouth Greymouth () (Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The population of the whole Grey District is , which accounts for % of the West Coas ...
. For services to education. * Pania Tyson-Nathan – 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 Māori and business. * Graeme Richard Wallis – of Christchurch. For services to music. * 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, the arts and education. ;Honorary * Valeti Finau – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community. * Noriyuki Inoue – of
Nishinomiya 270px, Nishinomiya City Hall 270px, Aerial view of Nishinomiya city center 270px, Hirota Shrine is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 484,368 in 218948 households and a population density of 48 ...
, Japan. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations. * Charles Enoka Kiata – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community. * Dr Rudolf Hendrik Kleinpaste – of Christchurch. For services to entomology, conservation and entertainment. * Alan Patrick McCarthy – of
Dublin Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
, Ireland. For services to New Zealand–Ireland relations. File:Barbara Brookes MNZM (cropped).jpg, Barbara Brookes File:Liz Dawson MNZM (cropped).jpg, Liz Dawson File:Jenny Ellis MNZM (cropped).jpg, Jenny Ellis File:Renee Liang MNZM (cropped).jpg, Renee Liang File:Neville Peat MNZM (cropped).jpg, Neville Peat File:Pic Picot MNZM (cropped).jpg, Bruce "Pic" Picot File:Lisa Reihana (cropped).jpg, Lisa Reihana File:Lloyd Scott MNZM (cropped).jpg, Lloyd Scott File:Philip Sherry MNZM (cropped).jpg, Philip Sherry File:Maureen Truman MNZM (cropped).jpg, Maureen Truman File:Haare Williams MNZM (cropped).jpg, Haare Williams File:Ruud Kleinpaste MNZM (cropped).jpg, Ruud Kleinpaste


Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

* The Honourable Kerry James Borrows – of
Hāwera Hāwera is the second-largest centre in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island, with a population of . It is near the coast of the South Taranaki Bight. The origins of the town lie in a government military base that was established i ...
. For services as a member of Parliament. * Michael Joseph Brown – of Lower Hutt. For services to governance. * The Honourable David Richard Cunliffe – of Auckland. For services as a member of Parliament. * Jane Louise Drumm – of Auckland. For services to victims of domestic violence. * Robert John Fowler – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Raewyn Christine Fox – of Porirua. For services to family budgeting services and the community. * The Right Honourable Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, Lord Geidt of Crobeg – of
London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...
, United Kingdom. For services as private secretary to The Queen of New Zealand. * David Smol – of Wellington. For services to the State. * William Lindsay Tisch – of
Matamata Matamata () is a town in Waikato, New Zealand. It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits. It is part of the Matamata-Piako District, which takes ...
. For services as a member of Parliament. * Evelyn Marion Weir – of Hamilton. For services to seniors and the community. File:Chester Borrows QSO (cropped).jpg, Chester Borrows File:David Cunliffe QSO (cropped).jpg, David Cunliffe File:Christopher Geidt QSO (cropped).jpg, Sir Christopher Geidt File:David Smol investiture (cropped).jpg, David Smol File:Lindsay Tisch QSO (cropped).jpg, Lindsay Tisch


Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

* Foumana Alene-Tumataiki – of Auckland. For services to the Niue community and education. * Ian Rodney Anderson – of
Luggate Luggate is a small town in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on between Wanaka and Cromwell, near the junction with State Highway 8A, approximately 15 km from the Wanaka township, just past Wanaka Airport. The Luggate 'Gra ...
. 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 the community. * Shona Evelyn Andrell – of Christchurch. For services to the stroke community. * Ray Raman Annamalai – of Auckland. For services to the community and Tamil culture. * Ian Hector Argyle – of Palmerston North. For services to outdoor recreation and conservation. * Anne Elizabeth Ellen Darby Barnett – of Christchurch. For services to health education. * Aidan Bennett – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Raewyn Teresa Bhana – of Drury. For services to the community. * Diane Margaret Brown – of Ngāruawāhia. For services to the community and sport. * Carrol Eileen Browne – of
Fox Glacier Fox Glacier (; officially Fox Glacier / Te Moeka o Tuawe) is a temperate maritime glacier located in Westland Tai Poutini National Park on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. Like nearby Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier is one of th ...
. For services to the community. * John Alban Bull – of
Coromandel Coromandel may refer to: Places India *Coromandel Coast, India **Presidency of Coromandel and Bengal Settlements ** Dutch Coromandel *Coromandel, KGF, Karnataka, India New Zealand *Coromandel, New Zealand, a town on the Coromandel Peninsula *Coro ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. * Donald Harvey Cameron – of Christchurch. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community. * Daniel Christopher Clinton Corry – of
Leeston Leeston (Māori language, Māori: ''Karumata'') is a town on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located 30 kilometres southwest of Christchurch, between the shore of Lake Ellesmere / Te Waihora and the mouth of the Ra ...
. For services to the community. * Philip John Craigie – of Dunedin. For services to music. * Ian Morrice Dick – of Napier. For services to the community and local government. * Frances Ina Diver – of Alexandra. For services to the community. * Elizabeth Medwin Eastman – of Parapara. For services to the arts and the community. * The Reverend Matiu Nohokau Eru – 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 education. * Neil Murray Falconer – of
Rangiora Rangiora is the largest town and seat of the Waimakariri District, in Canterbury, New Zealand. It is north of Christchurch, and is part of the Christchurch metropolitan area. With an estimated population of Rangiora is the 30th largest urba ...
. For services to the community and broadcasting. * Roderick George Farrow – 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 Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the forestry industry. * Kathleen Patricia Fletcher – of
Waipukurau Waipukurau is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on the banks of the Tukituki River, 7 kilometres south of Waipawa and 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings. H ...
. For services to music, science education, and the community. * Lynnette Flowers – of Hamilton. For services to the community. * Bruce Arrol Gordon – of
Ngatea Ngatea ( mi, Ngātea) is a small town on the Hauraki Plains in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 18 kilometres southwest of Thames and 70 kilometres southeast of Auckland. Ngatea lies on the Piako River, eight kilometres south of i ...
. For services to local government and the community. * Lesley Elizabeth Gordon – of Ngatea. For services to the community. * Parshotam Govind – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community. * Leslie John Graham – 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 brass bands. * Kathleen Isobel Greenwood – 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 the community. * Alfred Warwick Grimmer – of Dunedin. For services as a charity auctioneer and to the community. * Dr Jean Morag Hardy – of Auckland. For services to paediatrics and the community. * Joan Colwyn Howse – of Whangārei. For services to women and the community. * Melissa Genevieve Compton Jebson – of Darfield. For services to agriculture and the community. * Michael John Mason Keefe – of Rotorua. For services to the community. * Graham Arthur Keep – 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 Scouting and the community. * Myra Larcombe – of
Opua Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. In the original 1870s plans for the ...
. For services to swimming. * Brian Robert Le Prou – of
Ōpunake Ōpunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 45 kilometres southwest of New Plymouth. Rahotu is 16 km to the northwest. Manaia is 29 km to the southeast. State Highway ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. * Lorraine Melville Logan – of Christchurch. For services to music. * Filipo Lui – of Lower Hutt. For services to the Tokelauan community. * Thelma Margaret Luxton – of Waitara. For services to the community and cricket. * Daniel Walmar Lyders – of Outram. For services to conservation and forestry. * Hinekakaho Averill Manuel-Kohn – of Wairoa. For services to the community and Māori. * Margaret Ann Miles – of Auckland. For services to local government and the community. * Margaret Emily Morrish – of Lincoln. For services to heritage preservation. * Hardie Gary Murdoch – of
Dargaville Dargaville ( mi, Takiwira) is a town located in the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the bank of the Northern Wairoa River in the Kaipara District of the Northland region. The town is located 55 kilometres southwest of Whangārei. ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community. * James William Nicholas – of Blenheim. For services to sport and the community. * Diane Patricia Nutsford – 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 to people with Alzheimer's and dementia. * Inga Nu'u – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Teresea Olsen – of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori and health. * Sepal Channa Ranasinghe – of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community. * Philip Ian Smith – of
Tongariro National Park Tongariro National Park (; ) is the oldest national park in New Zealand,Department of Conservation"Tongariro National Park: Features", retrieved 21 April 2013 located in the central North Island. It has been acknowledged by UNESCO as a World H ...
. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community. * Arthur James Snedden – of Waiuku. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand. * Patricia Mary Stafford-Bush – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Julie Patricia Syme – of
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. For services to the community. * Ross Murray Thorby – of Auckland. For services to the community. * Mii Hinarere I Te Poerava Tupangaia – of Lower Hutt. For services to the Cook Islands community. * Alan George Turner – of Tauranga. For services to the game of bridge. * Jillian Marie Walker – of Rotorua. For services to art and children. * Cynthia Ruth Ward – of Hamilton. For services to nursing and children's health. * The Reverend Rereamanu Patana Wihapi – of
Te Puke Te Puke is a town located 18 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty of New Zealand. It is particularly well-known for the cultivation of Kiwifruit. Te Puke is close to Tauranga, Mount Maunganui, Papamoa, and Maketu, whi ...
. For services to Māori. * Richard Francis Williams – of Lower Hutt. For services to the State. * Lyndsay Stanton Wright – of Greytown. For services to swimming. ;Honorary * Sereana Comeke Phillipps – of Masterton. For services to the Fijian community. File:Carrol Browne QSM (cropped).jpg, Carrol Browne File:Liza Eastman, of Parapara, QSM (cropped).jpg, Liza Eastman File:Myra Larcombe QSM (cropped).jpg, Myra Larcombe File:Julie Syme QSM investiture (cropped).jpg, Julie Syme File:Alan Turner QSM (cropped).jpg, Alan Turner


New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

* Squadron Leader Rhys Lloyd Evans – of Auckland. For services to the
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