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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...

The following register lists the 544 recipients who were awarded the Suffrage Medal in September 1993, arranged in alphabetical order by surname. The styles, titles, post-nominals and location of recipients are as at the time of the award of...

To be a Knight Grand Companion of the said Order: TINDALL, Sir Stephen Robert, KNZM For services to business, the community, and the environment Sir Stephen Tindall has contributed to the community, business, international trade and commerce, and the...

To be a Dame Companion of the said Order: BRIMBLE, Distinguished Professor Margaret Anne, CNZM For services to science Distinguished Professor Margaret Brimble has made world-class contributions to research in medicinal chemistry and has been a key...

To be a Knight Companion of the said Order: HASSALL, Dr Ian Bruce For services to the welfare of children Dr Ian Hassall has spent his career championing children’s rights and to this day his work continues to impact on child welfare services,...

To be a Companion of the said Order: BAGSHAW, Mr Philip Frederick (Phil) For services to health Mr Phil Bagshaw was a key driver of the establishment of the Canterbury Charity Hospital, chaired its Trust from 2004, and remains a volunteer specialist...

To be an Officer of the said Order: BLACK, Mr Malcolm James Prentice For services to the music industry Mr Malcolm Black was the lead singer and song writer with the Netherworld Dancing Toys in the 1980s. Mr Black subsequently established himself as...

To be a Member of the said Order: AREORA, Mrs Vaine Arai For services to the Cook Islands community and sport Mrs Vaine Areora has been involved with volunteer work for the Cook Islands community in Auckland since the 1950s. Mrs Areora was involved...

To be a Companion of the said Order: BODGER, Ms Eleanor Anne For services to seniors Mrs Eleanor Bodger co-established Eldernet in 1997, an online database and directory of services for older people, their families, and those working in the aged-care...

AGGARWAL, Mr Virinder Kumar, JP For services to Asian communities Mr Virinder Aggarwal was a founding member of the Asian Network Inc in 2002, served on the Executive Committee, and has been Chairperson for six years. The Asian Network provides a...

LANGHORNE, Professor Patricia Jean (Pat) For services to Antarctic science Professor Pat Langhorne is New Zealand’s foremost sea-ice scientist with a specific focus on ice physics and has been travelling to Antarctica on research visits for more than...

SERVICEMAN S For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Serviceman S has made significant contributions to New Zealand’s interests during a number of tours of duty in the Middle East over the past five years. Across several deployments in...

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...

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....

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...