The 1965 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

, 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 12 June 1965. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)

* The Right Honourable Walter Nash . For political and public services. File:Walter Nash (ca 1940s).jpg, Sir Walter Nash

Knight Commander (KCMG)

* The Honourable William Stanley Goosman. For political and public services. File:Stan Goosman.jpg, Sir Stanley Goosman

Companion (CMG)

* Cuthbert Stuart Hogg. For services to sport and administration, especially as chairman of the

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and chairman of the New Zealand Tariff and Development Board. * The Right Reverend William John Simkin – formerly Bishop of Auckland. For services to the community.

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

;Civil division * Archibald Douglas Burns – Auditor-General. * Eric Frederick D'Ath – lately professor of pathology and medical jurisprudence, Otago Medical School, Dunedin. * Percival Bernard Marshall – lately general manager, New Zealand Dairy Products Marketing Commission. * Reginald Charles Frank Savory – of

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

. For services to local government and technical education. ;Military division * Air Commodore Theodore Jasper Maclean de Lange –

Royal New Zealand Air Force The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; ) is the aerial warfare, aerial military service, service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed initially in 1923 as a branch of the New Zealand Army, being known as the New Zealand Perm ...

. * Wing Commander Robert Maxwell McKay – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Theodore Jasper Maclean de Lange (cropped).jpg, Theo de Lange

Officer (OBE)

;Civil division * John Atirau Asher – of

Taupō Taupō (), sometimes written Taupo, is a town located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is situated on the edge of Lake Taupō, which is the largest freshwater lake in New Zealand. Taupō was constituted as a borough in 1953. It h ...

. For services to the

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. * Clifford Lyle Bishop – mayor of

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. * Percy Charles Edward Brunette . For services to the community, especially, to

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 ...

Hospital. * John Gibbs Churchill – lately general secretary of the Post Office Association. * John Alfred Cushen – of

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. For services to the community. * Donald George Grant – of

Dannevirke Dannevirke ( "Earthworks (archaeology), work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; or ''Tāmaki-nui-a-Rua'', the area where the town is) is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the ...

. For services to the beef cattle industry. * Ena Nellie Hollis – matron-in-chief, Waikato Hospital,

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. *

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– of Auckland. For services to engineering. * Gilbert Murray Rennie – mayor of Palmerston North. * George Milne Spence – of Blenheim. For services to the community and civil aviation. ;Military division * Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Josiah Walton – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (Territorial Force). * Lieutenant-Colonel Edward William Whiteacre – Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps (Regular Force). File:John Gibbs Churchill.jpg, Jack Churchill

Member (MBE)

;Civil division * Donald William Bain – general secretary in New Zealand of the Royal Overseas League. * Ernest Black – of Balfour. For services to farming. * William Brown – of

Dunedin Dunedin ( ; ) is the second-most populous city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from ("fort of Edin"), the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of S ...

. For services to the community. * Robert Edinborough Chamberlain – of

Masterton Masterton () is a large town in the Wellington Region, Greater Wellington Region of New Zealand that operates as the seat of the Masterton District (a territorial authority or local-government district). It is the largest town in the Wairarapa ...

. For services to farming. * Rosetta Frances Elliott – matron of Oakley Hospital, Auckland. * William David Harris – of

Pahiatua Pahiatua () is a rural service town in the south-eastern North Island of New Zealand with a population of . It is between Masterton and Woodville, New Zealand, Woodville on New Zealand State Highway 2, State Highway 2 and along the Wairarapa Lin ...

. For services to the dairy industry. * John Elden Hatchwell – honorary chief instructor of the

Taranaki Taranaki is a regions of New Zealand, region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the ...

Surf Association. * Edith Mary Kenwood. For services to the community, especially as president of the

Kaikohe Kaikohe is the seat of the Far North District of New Zealand, situated on State Highway 12 about from Auckland, and about from Whangārei. It is the largest inland town and highest community above sea level in the Northland Region. With a pop ...

Red Cross Society. * William Roland Pierce Jaques – honorary secretary of the Nelson branch of the Heritage Movement. * John Frank Johnson – mayor of Whangarei. * Elizabeth May Martin. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Dominion Federation of New Zealand Country Women's Institutes. * Margaret Wilson Meikle. For services to the community in

Oamaru Oamaru (; ) 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 Ocean, Pacific coast; State Highway 1 (New Zealand), Sta ...

. * Leslie Richmond Rex – of

Niue Niue is a self-governing island country in free association with New Zealand. It is situated in the South Pacific Ocean and is part of Polynesia, and predominantly inhabited by Polynesians. One of the world's largest coral islands, Niue is c ...

. For services as a teacher and official interpreter. * Nelle Margaret Scanlan – of Paraparaumu Beach. For services to journalism and New Zealand writing. * Isabel Veronica Shrimpton – secretary of the

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

Chamber of Commerce and the

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

Junior Chamber. * Vivian Smith – of

Taihape Taihape is in the Rangitikei District of the North Island of New Zealand. It serves a large rural community. New Zealand State Highway 1, State Highway 1, which runs North to South through the centre of the North Island, passes through the town ...

. For services to local government. * Gwendolen Lucy Somerset – of

Wellington Wellington 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 third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

. For services to pre-school and adult education. * Mark Wallace – of Hokitika. For services to local government and farming. ;Military division * Lieutenant Commander Albert Henry Edginton –

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(Retired). * Major William Henry Dyson – Royal New Zealand Signal Corps (Regular Force). * Warrant Officer Class I Noel Peter O'Dwyer – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps (Regular Force). * Captain Robert Henry O'Leary – Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps. * Major (now Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary)) Ross David Yetton –

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 ...

(Regular Force). * Squadron Leader Kelvin Reid Bremner – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Warrant Officer William Perry Sinclair – Royal New Zealand Air Force. File:Donald William Bain (cropped).jpg, Donald Bain

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

* Ronald George Trounce Lewis – deputy Director-General of Health. * Robert Taylor Wright – lately director of the Commodity Division, Department of Industries and Commerce, Wellington.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Civil division, for gallantry * Robina Olive Lovell – matron, Tauranga Hospital Board's old people's home,

Te Puke Te Puke ( ) is a town located 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 and Maketu, which are both coastal towns/cities, a ...

. For services when a fire broke out in an old people's home. * Terence Ross Mortensen – constable, New Zealand Police, Wellington. For rescuing three boys overcome by poisonous gas in a tunnel. * David Bryan John Painter – constable, New Zealand Police, Wellington. For rescuing three boys overcome by poisonous gas in a tunnel. ;Military division * Chief Petty Officer Edward James Button – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Chief Petty Officer Thomas Edwin Easterbrook – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Engine Room Artificer First Class Sydney Arthur Phipps – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Master-at-Arms (Recruiter) Paul Manchester Tasker – Royal New Zealand Navy. * Staff-Sergeant Selwyn Lawrence Keane – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force). * Flight Sergeant Ralph Irving Simpson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Corporal Albert Ernest Hardy – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Royal Red Cross

Member (RRC)

* Principal Matron Mary Webster Wilson – Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (Regular Force).

Air Force Cross (AFC)

* Squadron Leader Daniel John Cotton – Royal New Zealand Air Force. * Squadron Leader Brian Stanley-Hunt – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

* Alphonsus Gerard Quin – assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police Force. * Claude Alexander Guy McRae – superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

References

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