Roll of The Honourables

Alphabetical by surname. This list is updated from time to time to reflect new appointments and deaths of holders of the title.

Please contact the Honours Unit if you have any queries about the list.

Queen Elizabeth II approved the use and grant of the title “The Honourable” in New Zealand (abbreviated to “The Hon”) for life to the following people, in recognition of their service as either:

a Member of the Executive Council, or
a Judge of the High Court (including Judges of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal).

Name	Service	Date granted
The Honourable Amy Juliet ADAMS	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Christopher John ALLAN, CNZM	Judicial	18 September 2013
The Honourable Kiri Lyndsay ALLAN	Executive Council	11 September 2023
The Honourable Virginia Ruby ANDERSEN	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Pamela Jean ANDREWS, CNZM	Judicial	28 September 2015
The Honourable Raynor John ASHER, KC	Judicial	10 June 2019
The Honourable Margaret Elizabeth AUSTIN, CNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable John Archibald BANKS, CNZM, QSO	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Sir William David BARAGWANATH, KNZM, KC	Judicial	23 August 2010
The Honourable Richard John BARKER	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Margaret Mary BARRY, ONZM, MP	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Dr Michael Edward Rainton BASSETT, CNZM, QSO	Executive Council	9 February 1990
The Honourable David Allister BENNETT	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Paula Lee BENNETT	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable David Henry BENSON-POPE	Executive Council	25 February 2008
The Honourable John Spencer BOSCAWEN	Executive Council	9 May 2011
The Honourable Maxwell Robert BRADFORD	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Simon Joseph BRIDGES	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Rachel Jane BROOKING	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Brendan William Francis BROWN, KC	Judicial	31 January 2024
The Honourable Phillida Elizabeth BUNKLE	Executive Council	8 October 2002
The Honourable Philip Ralph BURDON	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Sir (Thomas) Kerry BURKE	Executive Council	16 September 1987
The Honourable Richard Mark BURTON	Executive Council	5 November 2007
The Honourable David John BUTCHER	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Christopher Joseph CARTER	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable John McGregor CARTER, QSO	Executive Council	13 June 2011
The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose CARTWRIGHT, ONZ, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ	Judicial	20 March 2001
The Honourable David Francis CAYGILL, CNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Stephanie Anne CHADWICK, QSO	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Lester Hugh CHISHOLM, CNZM	Judicial	18 September 2013
The Honourable Dr David Scott CLARK	Executive Council	2 July 2020
The Honourable Karen Louise CLARK, KC	Judicial	10 May 2021
The Honourable Denis Kieran CLIFFORD	Judicial	6 October 2022
The Honourable Dr Jonathan David COLEMAN	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable David Brian COLLINS	Judicial	21 March 2024
The Honourable Judith Anne COLLINS, MP	Executive Council	30 November 2014
The Honourable Mark Leslie Smith COOPER, KC	Judicial	23 October 2024
The Honourable Warren Ernest COOPER, CNZM, JP	Executive Council	31 August 1984
The Honourable Clayton James COSGROVE	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Helen Ann CULL, KC	Judicial	3 April 2024
The Honourable David Richard CUNLIFFE, QSO	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Clare Elizabeth CURRAN	Executive Council	10 September 2018
The Honourable Lianne Audrey DALZIEL, CNZM	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Marama Mere-Ana DAVIDSON	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Nicholas Richard William DAVIDSON, KC	Judicial	13 December 2018
The Honourable Kelvin Glen DAVIS	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Paul Joseph DAVISON, KC	Judicial	28 February 2023
The Honourable Jacqueline Isobel DEAN	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Tuariki John Edward DELAMERE	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Robert Andrew DOBSON, KC	Judicial	19 June 2020
The Honourable Jan-Marie DOOGUE	Judicial	5 July 2023
The Honourable John Anthony DOOGUE	Judicial	8 July 2002
The Honourable Sir Roger Owen DOUGLAS	Executive Council	10 February 1976
The Honourable Ailsa Patricia DUFFY	Judicial	24 May 2023
The Honourable Peter Francis DUNNE, CNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Sir Edward Taihākurei Junior DURIE, KNZM	Judicial	7 December 2006
The Honourable Harry James DUYNHOVEN, QSO, JP	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Ruth Suzanne DYSON, QSO	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Barbara Rachael Fati Palepa EDMONDS	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Jack Arnold ELDER	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Kristopher John FAAFOI	Executive Council	14 June 2022
The Honourable John Anthony FAIRE	Judicial	15 November 2016
The Honourable Christopher Francis FINLAYSON, KC	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Robert Lloyd FISHER, KC	Judicial	3 May 2004
The Honourable Te Ururoa James William Ben FLAVELL	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Christine Elizabeth FLETCHER, QSO	Executive Council	18 December 1998
The Honourable Craig Raymond Robert FOSS	Executive Council	19 December 2016
The Honourable Colin Campbell FRASER, CNZM	Judicial	22 July 1996
The Honourable Marion Anne FRATER, CNZM	Judicial	13 September 2007
The Honourable Anthony Peter David FRIEDLANDER, QSO	Executive Council	31 August 1984
The Honourable David Ian GENDALL	Judicial	8 March 2021
The Honourable John Warwick GENDALL, CNZM, KC	Judicial	19 March 2013
The Honourable Julie Anne GENTER	Executive Council	9 November 2020
The Honourable Murray Ashley GILBERT	Judicial	16 May 2024
The Honourable Dame Lowell Patria GODDARD, DNZM	Judicial	6 April 2015
The Honourable Philip Bruce GOFF, CNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Paul Jonathan GOLDSMITH	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Joanne Gay GOODHEW	Executive Council	19 December 2016
The Honourable Judith Christine GORDON, KC	Judicial	28 February 2023
The Honourable Mark James GOSCHE	Executive Council	24 June 2003
The Honourable Laurence Murray GREIG	Judicial	22 July 1996
The Honourable Timothy John GROSER	Executive Council	16 December 2015
The Honourable Allen (Nathan) GUY	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Sir John William HANSEN, KNZM	Judicial	6 March 2008
The Honourable Rodney Harold HANSEN, CNZM, KC	Judicial	2 April 2014
The Honourable Laila Jane HARRE	Executive Council	8 October 2002
The Honourable Rhys HARRISON, KC	Judicial	28 February 2018
The Honourable Marie Bernarde HASLER	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable George Warren HAWKINS, QSO	Executive Council	25 November 2005
The Honourable Paul Robert HEATH, KC	Judicial	28 March 2018
The Honourable Philip Reeve HEATLEY	Executive Council	25 January 2013
The Honourable Peeni Ereatara Gladwyn HENARE	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable (Raymond) Tau HENARE	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Dame (Margaret) Ann HERCUS, DCMG	Executive Council	16 September 1987
The Honourable Rodney Philip HIDE, QSO	Executive Council	15 December 2011
The Honourable Anne Elizabeth HINTON, KC	Judicial	3 April 2024
The Honourable Marian Leslie HOBBS	Executive Council	25 November 2005
The Honourable Peter Colin HODGSON	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Darren Colyn HUGHES	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable William Wakatere JACKSON	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable William Patrick JEFFRIES	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Shane Geoffrey JONES	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Steven Leonard JOYCE	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Nicola Laura KAYE	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Patrick John KEANE, CNZM	Judicial	13 April 2016
The Honourable Sir Douglas Lorimer KIDD, KNZM	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Dame Annette Faye KING, DNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Neil Francis KIRTON	Executive Council	18 December 1998
The Honourable Dame Luamanuvao Winnie Alexandra LABAN, DNZM, QSO	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable John Arthur LAURENSON, CNZM, KC	Judicial	1 August 2005
The Honourable Graeme Ernest LEE, MNZM, JP	Executive Council	26 January 1994
The Honourable Sandra Rose Te Hakamatua LEE-VERCOE, QSO, JP	Executive Council	8 October 2002
The Honourable Iain Francis LEES-GALLOWAY	Executive Council	29 September 2020
The Honourable Andrew James LITTLE	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Peseta Samuelu Masunu LOTU-IIGA	Executive Council	19 December 2016
The Honourable Jo-Anne Marie LUXTON	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Timothy Harley MACINDOE	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Alan Donald MACKENZIE, CNZM	Judicial	28 September 2015
The Honourable Steven MAHAREY, CNZM	Executive Council	5 November 2007
The Honourable Nanaia Cybele MAHUTA, MP	Executive Council	21 November 2008
Dr The Honourable Wayne Daniel MAPP, QSO	Executive Council	15 December 2011
The Honourable Ron Stanley MARK	Executive Council	9 November 2020
The Honourable Cedric Russell MARSHALL, CNZM	Executive Council	9 February 1990
The Honourable Denis William Anson MARSHALL, QSO	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Tracey Anne MARTIN	Executive Council	9 November 2020
Dr The Honourable Clive Denby MATTHEWSON, MNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Roger Francis Hamilton MAXWELL, QSO	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Kieran Michael McANULTY	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Peter Michael McCARDLE	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Roger Neville McCLAY, QSO	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Todd Michael McCLAY	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Murray Stuart McCULLY, CNZM	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Robyn Jane McDONALD	Executive Council	18 December 1998
The Honourable Robert Andrew McGECHAN, CNZM, KC	Judicial	21 March 2002
The Honourable Sir James Kenneth McLAY, KNZM, QSO	Executive Council	31 August 1984
The Honourable Maurice Patrick McTIGUE, QSO	Executive Council	26 January 1994
The Honourable Mark Patrick MITCHELL	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Simon John Eisdell MOORE, KC	Judicial	3 April 2024
The Honourable Deborah MORRIS	Executive Council	18 December 1998
The Honourable Stuart Alexander NASH	Executive Council	26 April 2023
The Honourable Gerald Hope NATION	Judicial	8 March 2021
The Honourable Alf Metuakore NGARO	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Damien Peter O’CONNOR, MP	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Te Whakamaharatanga OKEROA	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Katherine Victoria O’REGAN, QSO, JP	Executive Council	28 January 1997
The Honourable Sir Mark Andrew O’REGAN, KNZM	Judicial	2 November 2023
The Honourable Robert Alexander OSBORNE	Judicial	3 April 2024
The Honourable Sir Graham Ken PANCKHURST, KNZM, KC	Judicial	30 November 2014
The Honourable Patricia Hekia PARATA	Executive Council	21 April 2017
The Honourable David William PARKER, MP	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Barry John PATERSON, CNZM, OBE, KC	Judicial	3 December 2004
The Honourable Peter George Spenser PENLINGTON, CNZM, KC	Judicial	10 December 2000
The Honourable Dame Judith Marjorie POTTER, DNZM, CBE	Judicial	27 August 2012
The Honourable Simon James POWER, QSO	Executive Council	15 December 2011
The Honourable Richard William PREBBLE, CBE	Executive Council	30 November 1988
The Honourable John Maurice PRIESTLEY, CNZM, KC	Judicial	30 October 2013
The Honourable Willow-Jean PRIME	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Derek Francis QUIGLEY, QSO	Executive Council	14 July 1982
The Honourable Priyanca RADHAKRISHNAN	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Anthony Penrose RANDERSON, CNZM, KC	Judicial	28 March 2017
The Honourable Ruth Margaret RICHARDSON	Executive Council	26 January 1994
The Honourable Mita Michael RIRINUI	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Grant Murray ROBERTSON	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Sir James Bruce ROBERTSON, KNZM	Judicial	8 April 2010
The Honourable Matthew Peter ROBSON	Executive Council	8 October 2002
The Honourable Heather Jean ROY	Executive Council	30 August 2010
The Honourable Dr Deborah Faye RUSSELL	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Anthony Boyd William RYALL, CNZM	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Eugenie Meryl SAGE	Executive Council	9 November 2020
The Honourable Jennifer Teresia SALESA	Executive Council	9 November 2020
The Honourable Peter Maxwell SALMON, CNZM, KC	Judicial	3 May 2004
The Honourable Dover SAMUELS	Executive Council	9 April 2001
The Honourable Carmel Jean SEPULONI	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Sir Pita Russell SHARPLES, KNZM, CBE	Executive Council	8 October 2014
The Honourable James Peter Edward SHAW	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Kenneth Lex SHIRLEY	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Clement Rudolph SIMICH, QSO	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Scott Anthony SIMPSON	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Aupito Toeolesulusulu Tofae Su’a William SIO	Executive Council	10 February 2023
The Honourable Robert Philip SMELLIE, CNZM, KC	Judicial	9 August 1998
Dr The Honourable Nicolas Rex SMITH, MP	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Roger Morrison SOWRY, ONZM	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Lynton Laurence STEVENS, CNZM, KC	Judicial	13 April 2016
The Honourable Maryan STREET, MNZM	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable James Robert SUTTON, CNZM	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Paul Desmond SWAIN, QSO	Executive Council	25 November 2005
The Honourable John Henry TAMIHERE	Executive Council	25 February 2008
The Honourable Dame Georgina Manunui TE HEUHEU, DNZM, QSO	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Hugh Campbell TEMPLETON, QSO	Executive Council	31 August 1984
The Honourable Janette Rose TINETTI	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Rino TIRIKATENE	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Judith Ngaire TIZARD	Executive Council	21 November 2008
The Honourable Anne Merrilyn TOLLEY	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Christopher Holden TOOGOOD, KC	Judicial	10 June 2019
The Honourable Christopher James TREMAIN	Executive Council	28 January 2014
The Honourable Dame Tariana TURIA, DNZM	Executive Council	6 February 2008
The Honourable Philip Stoner TWYFORD	Executive Council	10 February 2023
The Honourable Louise Claire UPSTON	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Dr Ayesha Jennifer VERRALL	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Nicola Joanne WAGNER	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Dr Duncan Alexander WEBB	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Melissa Heni Mekameka WHAITIRI	Executive Council	4 September 2020
The Honourable Sir Douglas John WHITE, KNZM, KC	Judicial	9 September 2015
The Honourable John Richard WILD, KC	Judicial	28 March 2017
The Honourable Dame Frances Helen WILDE, DNZM, QSO	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Catherine Joan WILKINSON	Executive Council	25 January 2013
The Honourable Sir John Hugh WILLIAMS, KNZM, KC	Judicial	1 November 2010
The Honourable Munokoa Poto WILLIAMS	Executive Council	10 February 2023
The Honourable Maurice Donald WILLIAMSON	Executive Council	14 February 2000
The Honourable Margaret Anne WILSON, DCNZM	Speaker (see note 1)	2 May 2005
The Honourable Pansy Yu Fong WONG	Executive Council	15 September 2011
The Honourable Michael Philip WOOD	Executive Council	29 June 2023
The Honourable Michael Allan WOODHOUSE	Executive Council	27 October 2017
The Honourable Peter Frederick Arthur WOODHOUSE, KC	Judicial	20 July 2018
The Honourable Dr Megan Cherie WOODS	Executive Council	5 December 2023
The Honourable Mark Alexander WOOLFORD	Judicial	3 April 2024
The Honourable Philip Tosswill Edmond WOOLLASTON	Executive Council	6 December 1990
The Honourable Edwin David WYLIE	Judicial	24 May 2023
The Honourable Sir Ronald Leslie YOUNG, KNZM	Judicial	12 March 2015
The Honourable Sir William Gillow Gibbes Austen YOUNG, KNZM, KC	Judicial	3 April 2024

Note 1 (Speaker): The rules which governed the use of the title “The Honourable” from 1974 – 2005 provided for holders of the following senior public offices to be recommended for the use of the title for life: Prime Minister, Members of the Executive Council, the Speaker, the Chief Justice, and senior Judges (if not Privy Counsellors).

Note 2 (Governor-General): Changes to the rules around the title “The Honourable” in 2006 made provision for former Governors-General (who were not Privy Counsellors or already entitled to use the title “The Honourable” by virtue of a former role) to be eligible to use the title and retain it for life.

Note 3: This list does not include current and former Speakers (Gerry Brownlee, Trevor Mallard, David Carter, Lockwood Smith) who have been granted the use of the title “The Honourable” for life, but have subsequently acquired the title “The Right Honourable” on becoming Speaker, pursuant to the August 2010 rules.

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