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New Zealand Gallantry Awards and criteria 1. The New Zealand Gallantry Awards are Royal honours. They are designed to recognise acts of gallantry carried out at risk to or sacrifice of life, by members of the New Zealand Armed Forces and support...

To be a Knight Grand Companion of the said Order: KEY, The Right Honourable John Phillip For services to the State The Right Honourable John Key was New Zealand’s 38th Prime Minister, holding the office from November 2008 until stepping down in...

To be a Dame Companion of the said Order: CHRISTIE, Mrs Julie Claire Molloy, ONZM For services to governance and the television industry Mrs Julie Christie was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for her services to film and...

To be a Knight Companion of the said Order: DINGLE, Mr Graeme, ONZM, MBE For services to youth Mr Graeme Dingle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth in 2001. Mr Dingle established the first Outdoor Pursuits...

To be a Companion of the said Order: AMA, Ms Mary Tupai For services to the arts and the Pacific community Ms Mary Ama is a New Zealand-Pacific artist, educator, cultural and community leader. Ms Ama founded and is lead artist and mentor for Pacifica...

To be an Officer of the said Order: ASHTON, Mr Desmond Albert (Des) For services to the New Zealand Defence Force and aviation Mr Des Ashton was Deputy Secretary Acquisition with the Ministry of Defence from 2008 to 2016, during which time he had...

To be a Member of the said Order: AITKEN, Mr Ross Alexander For services to conservation Mr Ross Aitken has been a member of the Auckland Conservation Board for the past five years, the last four as Chairperson. During this time the Board has...

The Queen's Service Medal ANDERSON, Mrs Clarice Lee For services to the blind and seniors Mrs Clarice Anderson has had a longstanding involvement with the Royal New Zealand Blind Foundation at a local level. Mrs Anderson helped establish the Central...

HEKE, Mr Randal Murray For services to New Zealand interests in Antarctica and historic preservation Mr Randal Heke was Chief Building Superintendent with the Ministry of Works and Development and oversaw the construction of a base headquarters (Scott...

GRANT, Staff Sergeant Tina Kathleen For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Staff Sergeant Tina Grant is the New Zealand Army’s liaison for families that have lost family members whilst in the service of the New Zealand Defence Force, whether it...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: GLAVISH, Ms Rangimarie Naida, ONZM, JP For services to Māori and the community Ms Naida Glavish is currently employed as the Chief Advisor Tikanga Māori with the He Kāmaka Waiora, Māori Health...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CLARKE, Mr Herbert John Te Kauru, CNZM For services to Māori and heritage preservation Mr John Clarke has held a range of roles in education and Crown agencies throughout his career and since...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BASSETT, The Honourable Dr Michael Edward Rainton, QSO, JP For services as a historian The Honourable Dr Michael Bassett is a former Member of Parliament, and an academic and historian who was...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BATEUP, Mr Neil Frank For services to agriculture and the community Mr Neil Bateup is a successful dairy farmer with a long history of service to agriculture and rural communities, particularly in...

Back to Honours List To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ATKINSON, Mr Barry Charles For services to philanthropy and the community Mr Barry Atkinson is a Gisborne business-owner and has contributed philanthropically to a range of...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: BORROWS, The Honourable Kerry James (Chester) For services as a Member of Parliament The Honourable Chester Borrows was first elected to Parliament as the Member for the Whanganui electorate in 2005 and...

The Queen's Service Medal ALENE-TUMATAIKI, Mrs Foumana For services to the Niue community and education Mrs Foumana Alene-Tumataiki ran an arts and crafts group for young mothers and seniors within the Niuean community from 1994 to 1997, which was...

EVANS, Squadron Leader Rhys Lloyd For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Squadron Leader Rhys Evans was appointed Commander of the initial deployment of a C-130 Task Unit to the Middle East for the period June to September 2016. The New Zealand...

To be a Member of the Order of New Zealand: COLES, Ms Cassia Joy (Joy Cowley), DCNZM, OBE For services to New Zealand Ms Joy Cowley has been one of New Zealand’s most prolific and successful writers since the 1960s and has made a strong contribution...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: HEALY, Ms Catherine Alice For services to the rights of sex workers Ms Catherine Healy was appointed National Coordinator of the New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) in 1989, which was a...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BUSBY, Mr Hekenukumai Puhipi, ONZM, MBE For services to Māori Mr Hekenukumai Busby is a master waka builder and accomplished carver who was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BANG, Ms Elizabeth Margaret, MNZM, JP For services to health, women and the community Ms Elizabeth Bang was CEO of Hospice Waikato from 2002 to 2012 and led the fundraising team to purchase and...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALLAN, Ms Fiona Kathryn For services to Paralympic sport Ms Fiona Allan has been Chief Executive of Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) since 2007, having first been appointed as Operations Manager in 2006...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AKERS, Mr Clive Alan For services to rugby and historical research Mr Clive Akers is a leading rugby football archivist and historian in New Zealand. Over several decades Mr Akers has contributed in...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: COMER, Mr Leith Pirika For services to Māori, the State and local government Mr Leith Comer was Chief Executive of Te Puni Kōkiri (TPK), the Ministry of Māori Development, from 2001 to 2013. During this...

The Queen’s Service Medal ABEL-WILLIAMSON, Ms Martine For services to people with disabilities Ms Martine Abel-Williamson has been an advocate, lecturer, policy advisor, and service coordinator for New Zealand’s disability sector for 22 years and has...

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration GOFTON, Captain Gabrielle Louise For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Captain Gabrielle Gofton served as the Force Engineer Project Officer and Second-in-Command of the New Zealand Contingent...

The New Zealand Bravery Decoration RILEY, Mr Michael Scott Citation For an act of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger. On 8 September 2015 a man entered the McDonald’s restaurant on Main and Wakefield Streets in Upper Hutt carrying a .303...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AITKEN, Dr Judith Estranna, QSO For services to local government, the community and education Dr Judith Aitken was a Councillor for the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2001 until 2016. Dr...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BAGSHAW, Dr Susan Nicola (Sue), CNZM For services to youth health Dr Sue Bagshaw has worked in the youth health sector for 30 years, is currently Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at the...

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...