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The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration: BROUGHTON, Mr Daniel Lawrence (Danny), MNZM For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Mr Danny Broughton, then as Warrant Officer of the New Zealand Defence Force, made significant contributions to...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ADAMS, Mr Paul Hunter, CNZM For services to philanthropy and the community Mr Paul Adams was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2015 for his services to business and...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ADAMS, Senior Sergeant Bruce Robert For services to the New Zealand Police and the community Senior Sergeant Bruce Adams is a leading expert in the field of underwater search and recovery and he has...

The Queen’s Service Medal: AITKEN, Mr Gary Mathew, JP For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community Mr Gary Aitken joined the Opunake Volunteer Fire Brigade in 1966 and later joined the Warkworth Brigade in 1970, where he rose...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: QUILTER, Ms Helene Elizabeth For services to the State Ms Helene Quilter has had more than 40 years' experience in the public sector and has held a variety of management and leadership positions in the...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CRIGHTON, Dr Anna Louisa de Launey, QSO, JP For services to heritage preservation and governance Dr Anna Crighton was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order in 2005 for her services...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HANSEN, Mr Stephen William (Steve), CNZM For services to rugby Mr Steve Hansen was Head Coach of the All Blacks from 2012 until stepping down following the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Mr Hansen...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BARNETT, Mr John Daniel, ONZM For services to film and television Mr John Barnett is New Zealand's leading television and film producer, who over the past 45 years has produced some of New Zealand's...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ASKEW, Ms Priscilla Jane (Scilla) For services to music Ms Scilla Askew is an arts administrator, musician and editor and from 1998 to 2010 was Executive Director of the Centre for New Zealand Music...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BARDSLEY, Dr Anne For services to science and the State Dr Anne Bardsley worked as a senior analyst for the Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor from 2012 to 2018. Dr Bardsley...

To be a Companion of the Queen's Service Order: DICKSON, Mr Gary John For services to search and rescue Mr Gary Dickson has contributed more than 30 years of voluntary service to Search and Rescue (SAR) organisations in the South Island. Mr Dickson...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration: CANNON, Group Captain Michael James (Mike), NZBM For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Group Captain Mike Cannon joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force as an Aircraft Technician in 1991 and has...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Medal: SHAPLAND, Brigadier Michael John For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Brigadier Michael Shapland has served in a variety of appointments both in New Zealand and overseas across a 35-year career...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HARDING, Distinguished Professor Jane Elizabeth, ONZM For services to neonatology and perinatology Distinguished Professor Jane Harding is a world-leading neonatologist at the University of...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ELLIOTT, Professor Robert Bartlett, CNZM For services to medical research Professor Robert Elliott was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1999 for his services to...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BARCLAY-KERR, Mr Turanga Hoturoa (Hoturoa) For services to Māori and heritage commemoration Mr Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr is kaitiaki of the oceangoing waka Haunui and has more than 35 years’ experience...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALA'ALATOA, Ms Barbara Frances, MNZM For services to education Ms Barbara Ala’alatoa chaired the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand from 2015 until 2019. During Ms Ala’alatoa’s tenure the...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: WELLS, Ms Clare Elizabeth For services to early childhood education Ms Clare Wells has been a key driver of quality early childhood education for more than 40 years. Ms Wells is currently a board member...

The Queen’s Service Medal: ANDERSON, Miss Agnes Miller (Nan) For services to choral music Miss Nan Anderson was inaugural Vice President of the New Zealand Choral Federation from 1985 to 2002 and a founding member of the Canterbury-Westland branch....

In the United Kingdom, there is a body called Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. It exercises a range of executive and other powers, advising the Queen on British matters of state. Persons appointed to the Privy Council have usually achieved...

4 September 2020 The following list shows the sequence in which the insignia of Orders, Decorations and Medals should be worn in New Zealand. It in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statutes of certain Orders upon the members thereof. Post...

The Queen's Service Medal: ALLEN, Mrs Kataraina Kathy For services to the community Mrs Kathy Allen has contributed to a number of community organisations in the Gisborne region for more than 20 years. Mrs Allen has been involved with Age Concern in...

To be a Companion of the said Order: BAXTER, Mr Paul Richard For services to the New Zealand Fire Service Mr Paul Baxter was Chief Executive and National Commander of the New Zealand Fire Service from 2012 until stepping down in March 2017. Mr Baxter...

The Queen’s Service Medal: ADSHEAD, Mrs Gillian Mary (Gill), JP For services to conservation Mrs Gill Adshead and her husband Kevin Adshead began the Mataia Restoration Project in 2005, undertaking pest control on Mrs Adshead’s family farm of 1,300...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: GERRARD, Professor Juliet Ann For services to science Professor Juliet Gerrard is a biochemist at the University of Auckland and was appointed as the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor,...

To be a Member of the Order of New Zealand: DURIE, Professor Emeritus Sir Mason Harold, KNZM For services to New Zealand Sir Mason Durie, over more than 40 years, has been at the forefront of a transformational approach to Māori health and has played...

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal: FITZGERALD, Mr Eugene Brian (Brian) For services to Antarctic exploration and heritage Mr Brian Fitzgerald was the first New Zealander to survey Antarctica as the only official surveyor on the New Zealand Official...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CHAMBERS, Professor Stephen Thomas For services to infectious disease research Professor Stephen Chambers established the Infectious Diseases Department at Christchurch Hospital in 1987, the first...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: FANNING, Mr Francis Anthony For services to the community Mr Francis Fanning has undertaken voluntary community service for 45 years through a range of organisations, including in leadership and...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CARTER, The Right Honourable David Cunningham For services as a Member of Parliament and as Speaker of the House of Representatives The Right Honourable David Carter was Speaker of the House...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ABERAHAMA, Inspector Tamuera Aitama (Sam) For services to the New Zealand Police and the community Inspector Sam Aberahama has worked for the New Zealand Police since 1988 in Auckland, Hawke’s Bay and...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AITKEN, Mr Denis William, JP For services to the dairy industry and the community Mr Denis Aitken has had a long-term involvement with the Holstein Friesian breed of dairy cattle in New Zealand. Mr...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AITKEN, Mr Richard Hammond For services to business and engineering Mr Richard Aitken is an influential and respected engineer and business leader who has been Executive Director of Beca Group...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AVIA, Ms Donna Tusiata (Tusiata) For services to poetry and the arts Ms Tusiata Avia is an internationally acclaimed poet, performer and children’s author known for her dynamic performance style. Ms...

“The primary emphasis in determining the award of honours should be on service to the community or nation, and on merit and achievement, in whatever field, going beyond the normal requirements of duty or office.” (Report of the Prime Minister's...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ANDERSON, Ms Lynette Kaye (Lynn) For services to the zoological industry and conservation Ms Lynn Anderson has been Chief Executive of Orana Wildlife Park for 25 years. Ms Anderson brought the park...