Rolls of the Order.
By honour, then alphabetical by surname.
Current members
Knights or Dames Grand Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (GNZM)
Dames Grand Companion (GNZM) | Date appointed |
ARDERN, The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell, GNZM | 5 June 2023 |
ELIAS, The Right Honourable Dame Sian Seerpoohi, GNZM, PC | 7 June 1999 |
KIRO, The Right Honourable Dame Alcyion Cynthia, GNZM, QSO (Additional GNZM) | 9 August 2021 |
MAJOR, Dame Malvina Lorraine, ONZ, GNZM, DBE | 31 December 2007 |
REDDY, The Right Honourable Dame Patricia Lee, GNZM, CVO, QSO (Additional GNZM) | 27 June 2016 |
WINKELMANN, The Right Honourable Dame Helen Diana, GNZM (Additional GNZM) | 4 March 2019 |
Knights Grand Companion (GNZM) | |
AVERY, Sir Raymond John, GNZM | 31 December 2010 |
BIRCH, The Right Honourable Sir William Francis (Bill), GNZM | 7 June 1999 |
BRENNAN, Professor Sir Murray Frederick, GNZM | 31 December 2014 |
GEERING, Emeritus Professor Sir Lloyd George, ONZ, GNZM, CBE | 31 December 2000 |
KEY, The Right Honourable Sir John Phillip, GNZM | 5 June 2017 |
MATEPARAE, The Right Honourable Sir Jeremiah, GNZM, QSO (Additional GNZM) | 20 May 2011 |
SATYANAND, The Right Honourable Sir Anand, GNZM, QSO (Additional GNZM) | 4 June 2006 |
TINDALL, Sir Stephen Robert, GNZM | 31 December 2018 |
Principal Companions of The New Zealand Order of Merit (PCNZM)
CARTWRIGHT, The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose, ONZ, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ (Additional PCNZM) | 20 March 2001 |
Knights or Dames Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM / DNZM)
Dames Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) | |
ADAMS, Dame Valerie Kasanita, DNZM | 31 December 2016 |
AITKEN, Dame Ruth Ellina, DNZM | 6 June 2022 |
BAGSHAW, Dame Susan Nicola, DNZM | 3 June 2019 |
BAREMAN, Dame Sarai-Paea, DNZM | 30 December 2023 |
BAZLEY, Dame Margaret Clara, ONZ, DNZM | 7 June 1999 |
BRIMBLE, Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Anne, DNZM | 31 December 2018 |
BROSNAHAN, Dame Jo Anne, DNZM, QSO | 5 June 2023 |
BURNS, Professor Dame Carolyn Waugh, DNZM, CBE | 7 June 2021 |
CAMPION, Dame Jane, DNZM | 31 December 2015 |
CARRINGTON, Dame Lisa Marie, DNZM | 31 December 2021 |
CHRISTIE, Dame Julie Claire Molloy, DNZM | 5 June 2017 |
CLARK, Professor Dame Margaret, DNZM, CMG | 30 December 2006 |
COOPER, Dame Trelise Pamela, DNZM | 31 December 2013 |
CRIGHTON, Dame Anna Louisa de Launey, DNZM, QSO, JP | 31 December 2019 |
CROSSAN, Dame Diana Buchanan, DNZM | 31 December 2018 |
DEVOY, Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne, DNZM, CBE | 1 June 1998 |
DODD, Dame Lynley Stuart, DNZM | 31 December 2001 |
FRANCE, The Honourable Dame Ellen Dolour, DNZM | 6 June 2016 |
GATTUNG, Dame Theresa Elizabeth, DNZM | 3 June 2024 |
GERRARD, Professor Dame Juliet Ann, DNZM | 31 December 2020 |
GIBBS, Dame Jennifer Barbara, DNZM | 1 June 2009 |
GLAVISH, Dame Rangimarie Naida, DNZM, JP | 30 December 2017 |
GLAZEBROOK, The Honourable Dame Susan Gwynfa Mary, DNZM | 2 June 2014 |
GODDARD, The Honourable Dame Lowell Patria, DNZM, KC | 2 June 2014 |
HARCOURT, Dame Catherine Winifred (Kate), DNZM | 3 June 1996 |
HARCOURT, Dame Miranda Catherine Millais, DNZM | 31 December 2022 |
HARDING, Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Elizabeth, DNZM | 1 June 2020 |
HARRISON, Dame Patricia Mary, DNZM, QSO | 4 June 2001 |
HEALY, Dame Catherine Alice, DNZM | 4 June 2018 |
HENWOOD, Dame Carolyn, DNZM | 6 June 2022 |
HOLDSWORTH, Dame Bronwen Scott, DNZM | 1 June 2015 |
HOLLOWAY, Professor Dame Linda Jane, DNZM | 6 June 2005 |
HOLST, Dame Alison Margaret, DNZM, CBE, QSM | 31 December 2010 |
KIDMAN, Dame Fiona Judith, DNZM, OBE | 1 December 1997 |
KILPATRICK, Dame Judith Anne, DNZM | 7 June 2021 |
KING, The Honourable Dame Annette Faye, DNZM | 30 December 2017 |
KINGI, Dame Georgina, DNZM, QSO | 31 December 2016 |
KOOPMAN-BOYDEN, Emeritus Professor Dame Peggy Gwendoline, DNZM | 5 June 2017 |
KOOPU, Dame Areta, DNZM, CBE | 3 June 2019 |
LABAN, The Honourable Dame Luamanuvao Winifred Alexandra, DNZM, QSO | 4 June 2018 |
L'ESTRANGE-CORBET, Dame Denise Ann, DNZM | 30 December 2017 |
MAX, Dame Lesley, DNZM, MBE | 31 December 2009 |
MCGREGOR, Dame Judith Helen, DNZM | 6 June 2022 |
MEO, Dame Rosanne Philippa O'Loghlen, DNZM, OBE | 31 December 2011 |
MILLARD, Dame Margaret Mary, DNZM, JP | 31 December 2001 |
MILNE, Dame Deirdre Glenna, DNZM, QSO | 31 December 2003 |
MOHI, Dame Hinewehi, DNZM | 7 June 2021 |
MONCRIEFF, Dame Suzanne Elizabeth, DNZM | 31 December 2011 |
MORRISON, Dame Ruia Mereana, DNZM, MBE | 7 June 2021 |
MUIR, Dame Lois Joan, DNZM, OBE | 7 June 2004 |
O'CONNOR, Emeritus Professor Dame Charmian Jocelyn, DNZM, CBE, JP | 4 June 2018 |
ORANGE, Dame Claudia Josepha, DNZM, OBE | 31 December 2008 |
PALMER, Professor Dame Farah Rangikoepa, DNZM | 31 December 2022 |
PASCOE, Dame Sophie Frances, DNZM | 31 December 2021 |
PATERSON, Dame Alison Mae, DNZM, QSO | 31 December 2013 |
PERCIVAL, Dame Teuila Mary, DNZM, QSO | 5 June 2023 |
POTTER, The Honourable Dame Judith Marjorie, DNZM, CBE | 31 December 2012 |
POUTASI, Dame Karen Olive, DNZM | 1 June 2020 |
PRENDERGAST, Dame Kerry Leigh, DNZM, JP | 31 December 2018 |
PRESTON, Dame Gaylene Mary, DNZM | 31 December 2018 |
PYE, Dame Wendy Edith, DNZM, MBE | 31 December 2012 |
QUILTER, Dame Helene Elizabeth, DNZM, QSO | 5 June 2023 |
REBSTOCK, Dame Paula Rae, DNZM | 31 December 2015 |
ROBERTSON, Dame Diane Elizabeth, DNZM | 1 June 2015 |
SEWELL, Dame Karen Margaret, DNZM, QSO | 6 June 2016 |
SHIPLEY, The Right Honourable Dame Jennifer Mary, DNZM | 31 December 2002 |
SHROFF, Dame Janet Marie, DNZM, CVO | 31 December 2021 |
SPARROW, Dame Margaret June, DNZM, MBE | 3 June 2002 |
STEWART, Dame Ellen Adrienne, DNZM, QSM | 31 December 2014 |
STEWART, Dame Pieter Ane, DNZM | 4 June 2012 |
TAURUA, Dame Noeline, DNZM | 31 December 2019 |
TAWHIWHIRANGI, Dame Iritana Te Rangi, DNZM, MBE | 1 June 2009 |
TE HEUHEU, The Honourable Dame Georgina Manunui, DNZM, QSO | 30 December 2017 |
TOPP, Dame Julie Bethridge, DNZM | 4 June 2018 |
TOPP, Dame Lynda Bethridge, DNZM | 4 June 2018 |
TURIA, The Honourable Dame Tariana, DNZM | 31 December 2014 |
TURNER, Dame Sukhinder Kaur, DNZM | 3 June 2002 |
TYSON-NATHAN, Dame Pania, DNZM | 30 December 2023 |
WAKEM, Dame Beverley Anne, DNZM, CBE | 4 June 2012 |
WALSH, Dame Frances Rosemary, DNZM | 3 June 2019 |
WALSH, Dame Therese Maria, DNZM | 1 June 2015 |
WARING, Professor Dame Marilyn Joy, DNZM | 31 December 2019 |
WHITE, Dame Robin Adair, DNZM | 2 June 2003 |
WHITEHEAD, Dame Gillian Karawe, DNZM | 2 June 2008 |
WILDE, The Honourable Dame Frances Helen, DNZM, QSO | 31 December 2016 |
WITHERS, Dame Joan, DNZM | 3 June 2024 |
WRIGHT, Dame Janice Claire, DNZM | 31 December 2022 |
Knights Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) | |
ADAMS, Sir Paul Hunter, KNZM | 3 June 2019 |
ARNOLD, The Honourable Sir Terence, KNZM | 31 December 2015 |
AVERY, Sir Graeme Seton, KNZM | 2 June 2014 |
BARAGWANATH, The Honourable Sir William David, KNZM | 31 December 2010 |
BECK, Sir Peter Joseph, KNZM | 3 June 2024 |
BLANCHARD, The Right Honourable Sir Peter, KNZM | 31 December 2004 |
BLOOMFIELD, Sir Ashley Robin, KNZM | 31 December 2022 |
CARRUTHERS, Sir David James, KNZM | 6 June 2005 |
CARTER, The Right Honourable Sir David Cunningham, KNZM | 31 December 2020 |
CARTER, Sir Ronald Powell, ONZ, KNZM | 31 December 1997 |
CHARLES, Sir Robert (Bob) James, ONZ, KNZM, CBE | 31 December 1998 |
CLARKE, Sir Herbert John Te Kauru, KNZM | 30 December 2017 |
COLLINS, Sir Paul David, KNZM | 31 December 2014 |
COUTTS, Sir Russell, KNZM, CBE | 5 June 2000 |
CUSHING, Sir Selwyn John, KNZM, CMG | 31 December 1998 |
DANIELL, Sir Michael Grenfell, KNZM | 7 June 2021 |
DAVIES, Sir John Stratton, KNZM, QSO | 3 June 2013 |
DEANE, Sir Roderick Sheldon, KNZM | 4 June 2012 |
DENNY, Distinguished Professor Sir William Alexander, KNZM | 7 June 2021 |
DINGLE, Sir Graeme, KNZM, MBE | 5 June 2017 |
DOBBYN, Sir David Joseph, KNZM | 31 December 2020 |
DOUGLAS, Sir Graeme Bruce, KNZM | 7 June 2010 |
DUNAJTSCHIK, Sir Markus, KNZM | 31 December 2022 |
DURIE, Professor Sir Mason Harold, KNZM | 31 December 2009 |
DURIE, The Honourable Sir Edward Taihākurei Junior, KNZM | 31 December 2007 |
ENGLISH, The Right Honourable Sir Simon William, KNZM | 4 June 2018 |
FAGAN, Sir David Alexander, KNZM | 31 December 2015 |
FARRELLY, Sir Christopher Patrick Thomas, KNZM | 31 December 2021 |
FAULL, Distinguished Professor Sir Richard Lewis Maxwell, KNZM | 31 December 2016 |
FERGUSON, Air Marshal Sir Bruce Reid, KNZM, OBE, AFC, RNZAF (Retired) | 5 June 2006 |
FISTONICH, Sir George Vjeceslav, KNZM | 6 June 2005 |
FRAMPTON, Sir Alan Russell, KNZM | 31 December 2004 |
FRIEDLANDER, Sir Michael, KNZM | 6 June 2016 |
GALLAGHER, Sir William Murray, KNZM, MBE | 31 December 2010 |
GASCOIGNE, Sir David Rendel Kingston, KNZM, CBE | 31 December 2005 |
GLENN, Sir Owen George, KNZM | 31 December 2012 |
GLUCKMAN, Professor Sir Peter David, ONZ, KNZM | 31 December 2007 |
GOULTER, Sir John Packard, KNZM, JP | 31 December 2003 |
GRAHAM, Sir David John, KNZM, CBE, ED | 6 June 2011 |
GRAHAM, The Right Honourable Sir Douglas Arthur Montrose, KNZM | 31 December 1998 |
HALL, Sir Roger Leighton, KNZM, QSO | 3 June 2019 |
HANSEN, The Honourable Sir John William, KNZM | 2 June 2008 |
HANSEN, Sir Stephen William, KNZM | 31 December 2019 |
HARRISON, Sir Graeme Thomas, KNZM | 6 June 2011 |
HARVEY, Sir Robert Anster, KNZM, QSO | 31 December 2012 |
HAYES, Sir Richard John, KNZM | 2 June 2014 |
HENRY, Sir Graham William, KNZM | 31 December 2011 |
HENRY, The Right Honourable Sir John Steele, KNZM, KC | 4 June 2001 |
HIGGINS, Sir Daniel Patrick, KNZM | 6 June 2011 |
HILL, Sir Richard Michael, KNZM | 31 December 2010 |
HOOD, Sir John Antony, KNZM | 2 June 2014 |
HUNTER, Professor Sir Peter John, KNZM | 3 June 2024 |
JACKSON, Sir Peter Robert, ONZ, KNZM | 31 December 2009 |
JONES, Sir Michael Niko, KNZM | 5 June 2017 |
JORDAN, Sir Neville, KNZM | 31 December 2014 |
KARETU, Professor Sir Timoti Samuel, KNZM, QSO | 5 June 2017 |
KIDD, The Honourable Sir Douglas Lorimer, KNZM | 5 June 2000 |
KIRWAN, Sir John James Patrick, KNZM, MBE | 4 June 2012 |
KÓS, The Honourable Sir John Stephen, KNZM, KC | 5 June 2023 |
LARDELLI, Professor Sir Derek Arana Te Ahi, KNZM | 1 June 2020 |
LEITCH, Sir Peter Charles, KNZM, QSM | 7 June 2010 |
LOWE, Sir Graham Michael, KNZM, QSM | 3 June 2019 |
LYNCH, Brother Sir Patrick Joseph, KNZM, QSO | 31 December 2014 |
MACE, Sir Christopher Robert, KNZM | 6 June 2016 |
MACFARLANE, Sir Scott Duncan, KNZM | 30 December 2023 |
MAHONY, Sir Patrick Desmond, KNZM | 31 December 2003 |
MAIRE, Sir Peter Charles, KNZM | 2 June 2008 |
MALLARD, The Right Honourable Sir Trevor Colin, KNZM | 30 December 2023 |
MANN, Sir Joel (Jim) Ivor, KNZM | 31 December 2021 |
MARK, Professor Sir Alan Francis, KNZM, CBE | 30 December 2000 |
MAUGER, Sir David Charles, KNZM | 3 June 2002 |
McLAY, The Honourable Sir James Kenneth (Jim), KNZM, QSO | 1 June 2015 |
McLEOD, Sir Robert Arnold, KNZM | 31 December 2018 |
McNEISH, Sir James Henry Peter, KNZM | 31 December 2010 |
MEAD, Sir Sidney Moko, KNZM | 5 June 2006 |
MOXON, The Most Reverend Sir David John, KNZM | 31 December 2013 |
MUNE, Sir Ian Barry, KNZM, OBE | 30 December 2023 |
NEILL, Sir Nigel John Dermot (Sam), KNZM, OBE | 30 December 2006 |
NORRIS, Sir Ralph James, KNZM | 31 December 2005 |
O’REGAN, The Honourable Sir Mark Andrew, KNZM | 31 December 2012 |
PANCKHURST, The Honourable Sir Graham Ken, KNZM, KC | 31 December 2014 |
PARATA, Sir Selwyn Tanetoa, KNZM | 5 June 2023 |
PARKER, Sir Robert John, KNZM | 31 December 2013 |
REEDY, Emeritus Professor Sir Tamati Muturangi, KNZM | 31 December 2010 |
RENNIE, Sir Heughan Bassett, KNZM, CBE, KC | 6 June 2022 |
ROBERTSON, The Honourable Sir James Bruce, KNZM | 31 December 2009 |
ROBINSON, Sir Noel Stuart, KNZM | 5 June 2006 |
ROCHE, Sir Brian Joseph, KNZM | 31 December 2016 |
ROWLES, Sir John Edward, KNZM, OBE | 4 June 2018 |
SHADBOLT, Sir Timothy Richard, KNZM, JP | 31 December 2018 |
SHARPLES, The Honourable Sir Pita Russell, KNZM, CBE | 1 June 2015 |
SHELFORD, Sir Wayne Thomas, KNZM, MBE | 7 June 2021 |
SIMPSON, Sir Gilbert, KNZM, QSM | 31 December 1999 |
SKEGG, Professor Sir David Christopher Graham, KNZM, OBE | 31 December 2008 |
SMITH, The Right Honourable Sir Alexander Lockwood, KNZM | 3 June 2013 |
SMITH, Sir Julian Stanley, KNZM, OBE | 31 December 2012 |
SMITH, Sir Wayne Ross, KNZM | 5 June 2023 |
SOLOMON, Sir Mark Wiremu, KNZM | 31 December 2012 |
STEVENS, Sir Kenneth Allen, KNZM | 31 December 2007 |
STEWART, Sir Robert John, KNZM | 2 June 2014 |
SYDNEY, Sir Grahame Charles, KNZM | 7 June 2021 |
TALIJANCICH, Sir Peter Ivan (Peter Talley), KNZM | 1 June 2015 |
TAYLOR, Sir Ian Lemuel, KNZM | 31 December 2020 |
TAYLOR, Sir Richard Leslie, KNZM | 7 June 2010 |
TE HEUHEU, Sir Tumu, KNZM | 31 December 2004 |
TEMARA, Sir William (Pou) Te Rangiua, KNZM | 31 December 2020 |
TE REI, Sir Matiu Nohorua, KNZM | 6 June 2016 |
THOMAS, The Right Honourable Sir Edmund Walter, KNZM, KC | 31 December 2001 |
TIETJENS, Sir Gordon Frederick, KNZM | 3 June 2013 |
TIPPING, The Right Honourable Sir Andrew Patrick Charles, KNZM | 31 December 2005 |
TODD, Sir Mark James, KNZM, CBE | 31 December 2012 |
TRAPSKI, Sir Peter John, KNZM, CBE | 31 December 2002 |
TUKUITONGA, Sir Collin Fonotau, KNZM | 6 June 2022 |
VAN DER HEYDEN, Sir Henry William, KNZM | 4 June 2007 |
VELA, Sir Peter James, KNZM | 31 December 2013 |
WALKER, Sir John George, KNZM, CBE | 1 June 2009 |
WELLS, Sir John, KNZM | 31 December 2008 |
WEVERS, Sir Maarten Laurens, KNZM | 4 June 2012 |
WHITE, The Honourable Sir Douglas John, KNZM, KC | 30 December 2017 |
WILLIAMS, Sir Bryan George, KNZM, MBE | 30 December 2017 |
WILLIAMS, Sir David Arthur Rhodes, KNZM, KC | 31 December 2016 |
WILLIAMS, Sir Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga, KNZM, JP | 31 December 2022 |
WILLIAMS, The Honourable Sir John Hugh, KNZM | 7 June 2010 |
WILLIAMS, The Honourable Sir Joseph Victor, KNZM | 31 December 2019 |
WORKMAN, Sir Robert Kinsela, KNZM, QSO | 31 December 2018 |
YOUNG, The Honourable Sir Ronald Leslie, KNZM | 6 June 2016 |
YOUNG, The Honourable Sir William Gillow Gibbes Austen, KNZM, KC | 4 June 2007 |
Honorary Dame Companion (DNZM (Hon))
SNIVELY, Ms Suzanne Lee, DNZM | 31 December 2020 |
Distinguished Companions of The New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM)
COWLEY, Ms Cassia Joy, ONZ, DCNZM, OBE | 6 June 2005 |
GRACE, Dr Patricia Frances, DCNZM, QSO | 4 June 2007 |
IHIMAERA SMILER, Associate Professor Witi Tame, DCNZM, QSM | 7 June 2004 |
JAMIESON, The Right Reverend Dr Penelope Ann Bansall, DCNZM | 7 June 2004 |
WILSON, The Honourable Margaret Anne, DCNZM | 31 December 2008 |