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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...

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...

Report on the Operation of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017   Purpose As the Minister responsible for the administration of the Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (Act), I am required under section 24 to present a...

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...