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To be a Member of the Order of New Zealand: GLUCKMAN, Professor Sir Peter David, KNZM For services to New Zealand Professor Sir Peter Gluckman is one of New Zealand's internationally recognised biomedical and medical scientists. Sir Peter's research...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BASKETT, Dr Jonathan James For services to health Dr Jonathan Baskett has been involved in geriatric medicine and community care and advocacy for the stroke affected in New Zealand for more than 35...

To be a Companion of the Queen's Service Order: MACLEAN, Judge Neil For services to the judiciary Judge Neil MacLean was appointed as the first Chief Coroner of New Zealand under the Coroners Act 2006 and served from 2007 to 2015, overseeing two of New...

ABURN, Mr Gary John For services to conservation Mr Gary Aburn is a conservationist and world renowned predator catcher who has contributed to the protection of kakapo, a critically endangered New Zealand national treasure with only 126 birds remaining....

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ADAMS, Mrs Janet Elspeth (Jan) For services to education Mrs Jan Adams has been working for more than 40 years in education, first as a teacher and Associate Principal, as a public servant in the...

To be a Member of the Order of New Zealand: MCCAW, Mr Richard Hugh For services to New Zealand Mr Richard McCaw has been a member of the All Blacks since 2001 and Captain since 2006, and is regarded as New Zealand’s finest rugby player. Mr McCaw...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: CAMPION, Ms Jane For services to film Ms Jane Campion is an award-winning New Zealand film director who has been active since the early 1980s and whose work has been defined by ...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ARNOLD, The Honourable Terence For services to the judiciary The Honourable Justice Terence Arnold was appointed a Supreme Court Judge in June 2013, having previously been a...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ABBOTT, Professor Max Wenden  For services to health, science and education  Professor Max Abbott has been the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences since...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALLAN, Dr Simon Gardiner For services to palliative care Dr Simon Allan has been Director of Palliative Care at Arohanui Hospice since 2005, having started as Acting Medical Director in 1995. Dr...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: ATKINS, Judge Leslie Herrick (Les), QC For services to the judiciary Judge Les Atkins has been a District Court Judge from 1997 until his retirement in 2015, serving the bulk of his...

AIM, Mrs Jane Morice Barraud For services to the community Mrs Jane Aim has worked voluntarily for a number of Wellington community organisations and has principally been involved with the preservation and enhancement of Old St Paul’s in Thorndon....

GRITT, Commander Louisa Ann For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Commander Louisa Gritt, then a junior Commander in the Royal New Zealand Navy, was appointed in late 2014 as Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of Combined Task Force 151, a...

1 April 2016 Experienced public servant Kelvan Smith has been appointed Director of the Greater Christchurch Group of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC). The Greater Christchurch Group is a unit set up to take over some of the...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: FRANCE, The Honourable Ellen Dolour For services to the judiciary The Honourable Justice Ellen France has been President of the Court of Appeal since September 2014. Justice France was appointed a...

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: FENWICK, Mr Robert George Mappin (Rob), CNZM, KStJ For services to conservation and business Mr Rob Fenwick has made significant contributions to New Zealand’s sustainable development,...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BROUGHTON, Professor John Renata, ED For services to Māori health, theatre and the community Professor John Broughton is currently Professor in Māori Health, Department of Preventative and...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BANGA, Ms Franceska For services to business and the community Ms Franceska Banga is an internationally recognised venture capital investment specialist, and is recognised as a pioneer in state sector...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ABEYGOONESEKERA, Mr Viduranga Aruna (Aruna) For services to New Zealand-Sri Lanka relations and the Sri Lankan community Mr Aruna Abeygoonesekera works for the Ministry of Social Development and has held...

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order: BONIFACE, Mr Neil Douglas, JP For services to local government and the community Mr Neil Boniface is one of New Zealand’s longest serving city councillors, having first been elected to the...

ANDERSON, Mrs Lesley Joan For services to scouting Mrs Lesley Anderson has been involved with the Scouting movement for more than 50 years, during which time she has served in almost every capacity in regional and national roles, starting at the age of...

CHILDS, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Clinton For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Childs has been commander of the New Zealand contingent at the headquarters of the Multi-national Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai...

Legislation passed in 2013 included a requirement for periodic reviews of the intelligence and security agencies. In March 2016, Sir Michael Cullen and Dame Patsy Reddy presented the First Independent Review of Intelligence and Security to Parliament....

The protection of New Zealand’s national security is one of 3 core objectives of our security and intelligence agencies. But what exactly is ‘national security’? It’s a difficult concept to define as it needs to be able to respond to different...

What the New Zealand Intelligence and Security Act 2017 does Establishes the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) as a government department and applies relevant provisions of the State Sector Act 1988. The Government Communications...

Intelligence agencies have capabilities that are intrusive and can impact on an individual’s privacy and human rights. The Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) must obtain an...

While the Act provides for a single authorisation regime for the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), different powers are available to each agency under the Act. This reflects the fact...

Protected disclosures and offences for unauthorised disclosures What the Act does Consolidates, simplifies, and strengthens the existing offences related to unauthorised disclosure. Clarifies that protected disclosures regarding classified...

In order to support New Zealand’s national security, the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) andNew Zealand Security Intelligence Service(NZSIS) need to access information held by public and private sector organisations and individuals...

Improving information sharing between NZSIS and GCSB and others. What the Act does Gives the Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) and New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) direct access to certain government databases. Allows...

The sharing of information, technology and expertise with other countries. What the Act does Makes it clear that sharing information with other countries must be in accordance with New Zealand law and human rights obligations and in accordance with...

The National Assessments Bureau is New Zealand's lead agency for intelligence assessment. What the New Zealand Intelligence and Security Act 2017 does Sets out the role of the National Assessments Bureau (NAB) in legislation for the first time. NAB...

In this section are some examples of how the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) and Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) have used intelligence to keep New Zealand safe from espionage, terrorist activity, and cyber threats.

This is a declassified case study on how the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) conducts a security intelligence investigation. Step 1: The initial lead The NZSIS is notified of a new threat. The source could be a foreign liaison partner...

Espionage is the attempt to obtain secret or confidential information by covert means. Espionage often targets sensitive political and military information and is increasingly directed at economic and commercial information as well. Espionage has been...

The cyber threat The internet has enriched the lives of New Zealanders but it has also increased our vulnerability. People with malicious intent now target New Zealand from afar through the same communications infrastructure that New Zealanders,...