New Year Honours List 2018
New Year Honours List 2018
The New Zealand Order of
Merit
The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of
the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New
Zealand Order of Merit:
DNZM
To be Dame
Companions of the said Order:
Ms Rangimarie Naida Glavish, ONZM, JP,
of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
The Honourable Annette Faye King, of
Wellington. For services as a Member of Parliament.
Ms Denise Ann L'Estrange-Corbet, MNZM,
of Auckland. For services to fashion and the
community.
The Honourable Georgina Manunui te Heuheu,
QSO, of Taupo. For services to the State and
Māori.
KNZM
To be Knight Companions of the
said Order:
Mr Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke, CNZM,
of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori and heritage
preservation.
The Honourable Douglas John White, QC,
of Wellington. For services to the judiciary.
Mr Bryan George Williams, CNZM, MBE, of
Auckland. For services to rugby.
CNZM
To be
Companions of the said Order:
The Honourable Dr Michael Edward Rainton
Bassett, QSO, JP, of Auckland. For services as a
historian.
Mr William Norman Birnie, of Auckland.
For services to governance, the arts and sport.
Dr Garth Alan Carnaby, MNZM, of Lincoln.
For services to science and governance.
The Honourable Peter Francis Dunne, of
Wellington. For services as a Member of Parliament.
Dr Bess Manying Ip, ONZM, of Auckland.
For services to the Chinese community and education.
Dr William Blair Rhodes Rolleston, of
Saint Andrews. For services to the farming industry.
Ms Frances Valintine, of Auckland. For
services to education and the technology sector.
Mr Graeme Paul Wheeler, of Lower Hutt.
For services to the State.
ONZM
To be
Officers of the said Order:
Mr Neil Frank Bateup, of Huntly. For
services to agriculture and the community.
Mr Donald James Best, of Wellington. For
services to music.
Mr Colin Maungapohatu Bidois, of
Tauranga. For services to Māori.
Mr Richard Boast, of Wellington. For
services to the law and Māori.
Ms Rachel Jane Brown, of Auckland. For
services to sustainable business development.
Mrs Rhana Jean Devenport, of Auckland.
For services to arts governance.
Mrs Jeremy Jane Drummond, of Auckland.
For services to early childhood education.
Detective Inspector Thomas John
Fitzgerald, of Canberra, Australia. For services to the
New Zealand Police and the community.
Mr Frederick John Graham, of Waiuku. For
services to Māori art.
Mr John Norman Harrison, of Lyttelton.
For services to music and theatre.
Dr Andrew Alexander Hill, of Auckland.
For services to endoluminal vascular repair.
Dr Andrew Hugh Holden, of Auckland. For
services to endoluminal vascular repair.
Mr Robin Michael Newton Hood, of
Auckland. For services to springboard and platform
diving.
Mr Robert Jan Jager, of New Plymouth.
For services to business and health and safety.
Archdeacon William Tutepuaki Kaua, JP,
of Wellington. For services to Māori, education and the
State.
Mr Russell Kemp, of Kaiwaka. For
services to Māori.
Ms Nicola Legat, of Auckland. For
services to the publishing industry.
Dr James Malcolm Macpherson, of
Alexandra. For services to local government and the
community.
Mr Wetini Swainson Mitai-Ngatai, of
Rotorua. For services to Māori performing arts.
Professor Edwin Arthur Mitchell, of
Auckland. For services to children's health.
Ms Julia Morison, of Christchurch. For
services to visual arts.
Ms Penelope Jane Mudford, of Wellington.
For services to arbitration and the primary industries
sector.
Ms Helen Mary Pollock, of Auckland. For
services to art, particularly sculpture.
Ms Margarita Anna Robertson, of Dunedin.
For services to the fashion industry.
Ms Helen Alison Robinson, of Auckland.
For services to business, particularly the technology
sector.
Mr William Edward Speedy, of Auckland.
For services to philanthropy and watersports.
Mr Peter John Turnbull, of Whangarei.
For services to aviation.
Ms Sharon Wilson-Davis, of Auckland. For
services to the community.
Ms Helene Wong, of Auckland. For
services to the arts and the Chinese
community.
MNZM
To be Members of the said
Order:
Mr Barry Charles Atkinson, of Gisborne.
For services to philanthropy and the community.
Mr Bryce Robert Barnett, of New
Plymouth. For services to governance and philanthropy.
Dr Judy Blakey, of Auckland. For
services to seniors.
Mr Calven Dennis Bonney, of Auckland.
For services to the trucking industry and motorsport.
Ms Elise Ruth Bradley, of Toronto,
Canada. For services to music.
Professor Barbara Brookes, of Dunedin.
For services to historical research and women.
Ms Heather Marie Brunsdon, of Napier.
For services to dance.
Mrs Sonia Claire Chambers, of Auckland.
For services to people with disabilities.
Mr Nicholas John Cooper Chapman, of
Wairoa. For services to education and conservation.
Mr Dugald Stuart Collie, of
Invercargill. For services to agriculture and
education.
Mr Allan David Cook, of Marton. For
services to river and drainage engineering.
Mr Vernon John Dark, of Kaiwaka. For
services to business and education.
Professor Sally Davenport, of
Wellington. For services to science.
Ms Elizabeth Anne Dawson, of Wellington.
For services to sports governance.
Ms Melanie Jane Donne, of Whanganui. For
services to training disability assistance dogs.
Ms Jennifer Ellis, of New Plymouth. For
services to education.
Ms Suzanne Louise Ellison, of
Waikouaiti. For services to Māori, the arts and
governance.
Ms Virginia Mary Goldblatt, of
Palmerston North. For services to arbitration and
mediation.
Mr John Leslie Gow, of Auckland. For
services to art.
Dr John Clive Guthrie, of Dunedin. For
services to education and sport.
Mr Denis Louis Hartley, of Ohope Beach.
For services to aviation and rescue services.
Dr Palatasa Havea, of Palmerston North.
For services to the Pacific community and the dairy
industry.
Associate Professor Michael John Hilton,
of Dunedin. For services to conservation.
Mr Noel Harold Selwyn Hyde, of Rotorua.
For services to wildlife conservation and research
taxidermy.
Dr John Stephen Kay, of Auckland. For
services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
Ms Nita Carol Knight, of Nelson. For
services to business and the community.
Mr Gary Keith Langsford, of Auckland.
For services to art.
Dr Renee Wen-Wei Liang, of Auckland. For
services to the arts.
Mr John Leslie Mace, of Auckland. For
services to swimming.
Ms Donna Matahaere-Atariki, of Dunedin.
For services to Māori and health.
Mr Paul McArdle, of Havelock North. For
services to cycling and the community.
Ms Maxine Huirangi Grace
Moana-Tuwhangai, of Ngaruawahia. For services to
governance and Māori.
Emeritus Professor Roger Ian Moltzen, of
Hamilton. For services to education.
Mr Cameron Cooper Moore, of
Christchurch. For services to the manufacturing industry and
the community.
Dr Camille Elizabeth Anne Nakhid, of
Auckland. For services to ethnic communities and
education.
Dr Suitafa Deborah Ryan Nicholson (Debbie
Ryan), of Wellington. For services to the Pacific
community and health.
Mr Hare Paniora, of Auckland. For
services to Māori and education.
Mr Neville Douglas Peat, of Dunedin. For
services to conservation.
Mr Bruce Picot, of Nelson. For services
to business.
Mr Paul Ferrier Pritchett, of Lyttelton.
For services to yachting and the community.
Ms Lisa Marie Reihana, of Auckland. For
services to art.
Ms Sarah Mihiroa Reo, of Havelock North.
For services to Māori and education.
Professor Kabini Fa'ari Sanga, of
Wellington. For services to education and the Pacific
community.
Father Barry Scannell, of Wellington.
For services to the community and heritage
preservation.
Mr Lloyd Owen Scott, of Wellington. For
services to broadcasting, theatre and television.
Mr Philip James Sherry, JP, of Papamoa.
For services to local government and broadcasting.
Mr Nigel Dean Skelt, of Invercargill.
For services to badminton.
Senior Constable Russell Hadden Smith,
of Blenheim. For services to the New Zealand Police and
youth.
Ms Fiona Angeline Southorn, of One Tree
Point. For services to sport, particularly cycling.
Ms Susan Marie Stanaway, of Auckland.
For services to philanthropy and the community.
Mr Mark James Stewart, of Darfield. For
services to the community and sport.
Dr David Collins Tipene-Leach, of
Napier. For services to Māori and health.
Ms Petrina Marie Togi-Sa'ena, of
Auckland. For services to Pacific music.
Ms Maureen Vida Truman, of Greymouth.
For services to education.
Mrs Pania Tyson-Nathan, of Porirua. For
services to Māori and business.
Mr Graeme Richard Wallis, of
Christchurch. For services to music.
Dr Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga Williams,
JP, of Auckland. For services to Māori, the arts and
education.
Honorary
The Queen has been pleased,
on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following
Honorary appointments to The New Zealand Order of
Merit:
MNZM
To be Honorary Members of the
said Order:
Mrs Valeti Finau, of Auckland. For
services to education and the Pacific community.
Mr Noriyuki Inoue, of Nishinomiya,
Japan. For services to New Zealand-Japan relations.
Mr Charles Enoka Kiata, of Auckland. For
services to the Pacific community.
Dr Rudolf Hendrik Kleinpaste, of
Christchurch. For services to entomology, conservation and
entertainment.
Mr Alan Patrick McCarthy, of Dublin,
Ireland. For services to New Zealand-Ireland
relations.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December
2017.
MICHAEL WEBSTER, Secretary and Registrar, The New Zealand Order of Merit.
The Queen's Service
Order
The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration of
the New Year, to make the following appointments to The
Queen's Service Order:
QSO
To be Companions
of the said Order:
The Honourable Kerry James Borrows, of
Hawera. For services as a Member of Parliament.
Mr Michael Joseph Brown, of Lower Hutt.
For services to governance.
The Honourable David Richard Cunliffe,
of Auckland. For services as a Member of Parliament.
Ms Jane Louise Drumm, of Auckland. For
services to victims of domestic violence.
Mr Robert John Fowler, of Auckland. For
services to the community.
Mrs Raewyn Christine Fox, of Porirua.
For services to family budgeting services and the
community.
The Right Honourable Sir Christopher Edward
Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, Lord Geidt of Crobeg, GCVO, KCB,
OBE, of London, United Kingdom. For services as Private
Secretary to The Queen of New Zealand.
Mr David Smol, of Wellington. For
services to the State.
Mr William Lindsay Tisch, JP, of
Matamata. For services as a Member of Parliament.
Ms Evelyn Marion Weir, of Hamilton. For
services to seniors and the community.
The Queen's
Service Medal
The Queen has been pleased, on the
celebration of the New Year, to make the following awards of
The Queen's Service Medal:
QSM
Mrs Foumana Alene-Tumataiki, of
Auckland. For services to the Niue community and
education.
Mr Ian Rodney Anderson, JP, of Luggate.
For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the
community.
Mrs Shona Evelyn Andrell, of
Christchurch. For services to the stroke community.
Mr Ray Raman Annamalai, JP, of Auckland.
For services to the community and Tamil culture.
Mr Ian Hector Argyle, of Palmerston
North. For services to outdoor recreation and
conservation.
Mrs Anne Elizabeth Ellen Darby Barnett,
of Christchurch. For services to health education.
Mr Aidan Bennett, of Auckland. For
services to the community.
Ms Raewyn Teresa Bhana, JP, of Auckland.
For services to the community.
Mrs Diane Margaret Brown, of
Ngaruawahia. For services to the community and sport.
Mrs Carrol Eileen Browne, of Fox
Glacier. For services to the community.
Mr John Alban Bull, of Coromandel. For
services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Mr Donald Harvey Cameron, of
Christchurch. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
and the community.
Mr Daniel Christopher Clinton Corry, of
Leeston. For services to the community.
Mr Philip John Craigie, of Dunedin. For
services to music.
Mr Ian Morrice Dick, JP, of Napier. For
services to the community and local government.
Ms Frances Ina Diver, of Alexandra. For
services to the community.
Mrs Elizabeth Medwin Eastman, of
Parapara. For services to the arts and the community.
Reverend Matiu Nohokau Eru, of Hastings.
For services to Māori and education.
Mr Neil Murray Falconer, JP, of
Rangiora. For services to the community and
broadcasting.
Mr Roderick George Farrow, of Whakatane.
For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the
forestry industry.
Mrs Kathleen Patricia Fletcher, of
Waipukurau. For services to music, science education, and
the community.
Mrs Lynnette Flowers, of Hamilton. For
services to the community.
Mr Bruce Arrol Gordon, of Ngatea. For
services to local government and the community.
Mrs Lesley Elizabeth Gordon, OStJ, of
Ngatea. For services to the community.
Mr Parshotam Govind, of Auckland. For
services to the Indian community.
Mr Leslie John Graham, of Masterton. For
services to brass bands.
Mrs Kathleen Isobel Greenwood, of
Auckland. For services to the community.
Mr Alfred Warwick Grimmer, of Dunedin.
For services as a charity auctioneer and to the
community.
Dr Jean Morag Hardy, of Auckland. For
services to paediatrics and the community.
Mrs Joan Colwyn Howse, of Whangarei. For
services to women and the community.
Mrs Melissa Genevieve Compton Jebson, of
Darfield. For services to agriculture and the
community.
Mr Michael John Mason Keefe, JP, of
Rotorua. For services to the community.
Mr Graham Arthur Keep, of Oamaru. For
services to Scouting and the community.
Mrs Myra Larcombe, of Opua. For services
to swimming.
Mr Brian Robert Le Prou, of Opunake. For
services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Ms Lorraine Melville Logan, of
Christchurch. For services to music.
Mr Filipo Lui, of Lower Hutt. For
services to the Tokelauan community.
Mrs Thelma Margaret Luxton, of Waitara.
For services to the community and cricket.
Mr Daniel Walmar Lyders, of Dunedin. For
services to conservation and forestry.
Mrs Hinekakaho Averill Manuel-Kohn, of
Wairoa. For services to the community and Māori.
Mrs Margaret Ann Miles, JP, of Auckland.
For services to local government and the community.
Mrs Margaret Emily Morrish, of Lincoln.
For services to heritage preservation.
Mr Hardie Gary Murdoch, of Dargaville.
For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the
community.
Mr James William Nicholas, of Blenheim.
For services to sport and the community.
Mrs Diane Patricia Nutsford, of Timaru.
For services to people with Alzheimers and dementia.
Mrs Inga Nu'u, JP, of Auckland. For
services to the community.
Ms Teresea Olsen, of Lower Hutt. For
services to Māori and health.
Mr Sepal Channa Ranasinghe, of
Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community.
Mr Philip Ian Smith, of Tongariro
National Park. For services to Fire and Emergency New
Zealand and the community.
Mr Arthur James Snedden, of Waiuku. For
services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Mrs Patricia Mary Stafford-Bush, JP, of
Auckland. For services to the community.
Mrs Julie Patricia Syme, of Kaikoura.
For services to the community.
Mr Ross Murray Thorby, of Auckland. For
services to the community.
Mrs Mii Hinarere I Te Poerava Tupangaia,
JP, of Lower Hutt. For services to the Cook Islands
community.
Mr Alan George Turner, of Tauranga. For
services to the game of bridge.
Ms Jillian Marie Walker, of Rotorua. For
services to art and children.
Mrs Cynthia Ruth Ward, of Hamilton. For
services to nursing and children's health.
Reverend Rereamanu Patana Wihapi, of Te
Puke. For services to Māori.
Mr Richard Francis Williams, of Lower
Hutt. For services to the State.
Mrs Lyndsay Stanton Wright, of Greytown.
For services to swimming.
Honorary
The Queen
has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to
make the following Honorary award of The Queen's Service
Medal:
QSM
Mrs Sereana Comeke Phillipps, of
Masterton. For services to the Fijian community.
Dated at
Wellington this 30th day of December 2017.
MICHAEL WEBSTER, Secretary and Registrar, The Queen's Service Order.
The New Zealand Distinguished Service
Decoration
The Queen has been pleased, on the celebration
of the New Year, to make the following award of The New
Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:
New Zealand
Defence Force
DSD
Squadron Leader Rhys Lloyd Evans, of
Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence
Force.
Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December
2017.
MICHAEL WEBSTER, Clerk of the Executive Council.