Last updated:
Friday, 17 March 2023
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 Pamela Jean ANDREWS, CNZM |
Judicial |
28 September 2015 |
| The Honourable Raynor John ASHER | 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 Kerry James (Chester) BORROWS, QSO |
Executive Council |
8 October 2014 |
|
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 Gerard Anthony BROWNLEE | Executive Council | 27 October 2017 |
|
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 | 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 Judith Anne COLLINS, MP |
Executive Council |
30 November 2014 |
|
The Honourable Warren Ernest COOPER, CNZM, JP |
Executive Council |
31 August 1984 |
|
The Honourable Clayton James COSGROVE |
Executive Council |
21 November 2008 |
|
The Honourable David Richard CUNLIFFE, QSO |
Executive Council |
21 November 2008 |
| The Honourable Clare Elizabeth CURRAN | Executive Council | 10 September 2018 |
|
The Honourable Lianne DALZIEL The Honourable Nicholas Richard William DAVIDSON |
Executive Council Judicial |
21 November 2008 13 December 2018 |
| The Honourable Paul Joseph DAVISON | 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 | Judicial | 19 June 2020 |
|
The Honourable John Anthony DOOGUE |
Judicial |
8 July 2002 |
|
The Honourable Sir Roger Owen DOUGLAS |
Executive Council |
10 February 1976 |
|
The Honourable Peter Francis DUNNE, CNZM |
Executive Council |
6 December 1990 |
|
The Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei 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 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 |
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 Simon Peter FRANCE | Judicial | 6 March 2023 |
|
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 |
Judicial |
19 March 2013 |
| The Honourable Julie Anne GENTER | Executive Council | 9 November 2020 |
|
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 | Judicial | 28 February 2023 |
|
The Honourable Mark James GOSCHE |
Executive Council |
24 June 2003 |
|
The Honourable Sir Robin (Robert McDowell) GRAY |
Speaker (see note 1) |
26 January 1994 |
|
The Honourable Laurence Murray GREIG |
Judicial |
22 July 1996 |
|
The Honourable Peter John GRESHAM, ONZM, JP |
Executive Council |
28 January 1997 |
|
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 | 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 | Judicial | 28 March 2018 |
|
The Honourable Philip Reeve HEATLEY |
Executive Council |
25 January 2013 |
|
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 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 Sir John Francis JEFFRIES |
Judicial |
21 July 1992 |
|
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 Peseta Samuelu Masunu LOTU-IIGA | Executive Council | 19 December 2016 |
| 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 |
|
The Honourable Anthony George MALCOLM |
Executive Council |
31 August 1984 |
|
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 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 John Joseph McGRATH, KNZM, KC |
Judicial |
12 March 2015 |
|
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 Deborah MORRIS |
Executive Council |
18 December 1998 |
|
The Honourable Colin James MOYLE, CBE |
Executive Council |
10 February 1976 |
| The Honourable Gerald Hope NATION | Judicial | 8 March 2021 |
|
The Honourable Daniel Paul NEAZOR, CNZM, KC |
Judicial |
18 December 1998 |
| 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 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 Derek Francis QUIGLEY, QSO |
Executive Council |
14 July 1982 |
| The Honourable Anthony Penrose RANDERSON | 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 Sir James Bruce ROBERTSON, KNZM |
Judicial |
8 April 2010 |
|
The Honourable Matthew Peter ROBSON |
Executive Council |
8 October 2002 |
|
The Honourable Stanley Joseph RODGER, CMG |
Executive Council |
9 February 1990 |
|
The Honourable Heather Jean ROY |
Executive Council |
30 August 2010 |
|
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 Sir Pita Russell SHARPLES, KNZM, CBE |
Executive Council |
8 October 2014 |
|
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 |
Judicial |
13 April 2016 |
|
The Honourable Maryan STREET |
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 Sir Thomas Murray THORP, KNZM |
Judicial |
22 July 1996 |
|
The Honourable Judith Ngaire TIZARD |
Executive Council |
21 November 2008 |
| The Honourable Anne Merrilyn TOLLEY | Executive Council | 27 October 2017 |
|
The Honourable Sir David Lance TOMPKINS, KNZM |
Judicial |
4 September 1997 |
| The Honourable Christopher Holden TOOGOOD | 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 Nicola Joanne WAGNER | Executive Council | 27 October 2017 |
| 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 | 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 |
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 Allan WOODHOUSE | Executive Council | 27 October 2017 |
| The Honourable Peter Frederick Arthur WOODHOUSE | Judicial | 20 July 2018 |
|
The Honourable Philip Tosswill Edmond WOOLLASTON |
Executive Council |
6 December 1990 |
|
The Honourable Sir Ronald Leslie YOUNG, KNZM |
Judicial |
12 March 2015 |
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 (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.
