The full list of New Year Honours for 2019 has been published.
The honours are appointed by Her Majesty Elizabeth II by her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand Government.
The New Year honours list rewards and highlights good work by New Zealanders, and celebrates the passing of 2018 and the beginning of 2019.
The full list of honourees is below:
Grand Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (GNZM)
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall, for services to business, the community, and the environment
Knight Companions of the NZ Order of Merit (KNZM)
Sir Stephen Robert Tindall, for services to business, the community, and the environment
Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM)
Distinguished Professor Margaret Anne Brimble, for services to science
Ms Diana Buchanan Crossan, for services to New Zealand
Ms Kerry Leigh Prendergast, for services to governance and the community
Ms Gaylene Mary Preston, for services to film
Knight Companions of the NZ Order of Merit (KNZM)
Dr Ian Bruce Hassall, for services to the welfare of children
Mr Robert Arnold McLeod, for services to business and Māori
Mr Timothy Richard Shadbolt, for services to local government and the community
Mr Robert Kinsela Workman, for services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector
Companions of the NZ Order of Merit (CNZM)
Mr Philip Frederick Bagshaw, for services to health
Professor Margaret Ann Bedggood, for services to human rights law
Ms Barbara Joan Chapman, for services to business
Professor Peter Roy Crampton, for services to education and health sciences
Ms Carmel Miringa Fisher, for services to business
Lieutenant General Timothy James Keating, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Ms Barbara Anne Kendall, for services to sport
Mr Owen Thomas Mapp, for services to Māori carving and bone art
Major Alfred Campbell Roberts, for services to the community
Mrs Andrée Elizabeth Talbot, for services to the Plunket Society
Ms Jennifer Cecily Ward-Lealand, for or services to theatre, film and television
Officers of the NZ Order of Merit (ONZM)
Mr Malcolm James Prentice Black, for services to the music industry
Mr Robert Falconer Campbell, for services to the wine industry
Mrs Lindsay Griffiths Corban, for services to governance
Mr Ronald Crichton, for services to Paralympic sport
Dr David Gordon Crum, for services to dentistry
Dr Dianne Margaret Elliott (Dianne Sharp), for services to Ophthalmology
Mr Murray Edward Fenton, for services to design and business
Dr Ian Robert Hall, for services to mycology and agri-business
Mr Robert Andrew Hamilton, for services to business
Ms Shirley Yeta Horrocks, for services to documentary filmmaking
Mr William Russell Howie, for services to environmental resource management
Dr Michael Robert Johnston, for services to geological science and history
Ms Diane Jean Lucas, for services to conservation
Ms Kristy Pearl McDonald, for services to the law and governance
Dr Jennifer Anne McMahon, for services to the Red Cross
Ms Frances Ann O'Sullivan, for services to journalism and business
Mr Rore Stafford, for services to Māori
Mr Ahmed Hassan Tani, for services to refugee communities
Mr Robert Gerard Tapert, for services to the film and television industries
Mr Thomas Dawson Thomson, for services to the manufacturing industry, philanthropy and the community
Ms Maryanne Jennifer Tipler, for services to mathematics education
Associate Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh, for services to poetry, literature and the Pacific community
Professor Adrianus Marie Van Rij, for services to health, particularly vascular surgery
Members of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM)
Mrs Vaine Arai Areora, for services to the Cook Islands community and sport
Mr Glenn Thomas Ashby, for services to sailing
Ms Luisa Avaiki, for services to rugby league
Mr Quentin Mountfield Bennett, for services to optometry, diving and conservation
Ms Carole Anne Beu, for services to the literary industry
Mr Edmund Bohan, for services to music, historical research and literature
Mr Robert Allan Brooke, for services to education and heritage preservation
Mrs Valerie Ann Burrell, for services to the community and horticulture
Associate Professor Andrew Brian Connolly, for services to health
Mr Malcolm Cowie, for services to football
Ms Rae Crossley Croft, for services as a violinist
Ms Ingrid Joy Culliford, for services to music and education
Mr Rex Clifton Davy, for services to rugby and the community
Ms Gina Rosanne Dellabarca, for services to the film industry
Ms Gina Rosanne Dellabarca, for services to the film industry
Mr Paul Vincent Ellis, for services to music
Ms Lani Beth Evans, for services to social enterprise
Mrs Annette Cherie Fale, for services to youth and Pacific peoples
Mr Tanu Daniel Gago, for services to art and the LGBTIQ+ community
Mr Barry Robert Gardiner, for services to sport, particularly squash
Ms Rosalie Maria Goldsworthy, for services to wildlife conservation
Mr Glen Norman Green, for services to youth and sport
Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Harford, for services to palliative care
Sergeant Arthur John Harris, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Dr Rosemary Collinge Hipkins, for services to science education
Mr Alan Frank Hitchens, for services to journalism and the community
Mrs Daphne Annette Hull, for services to tourism and recreation
Ms Denise Pamela Hutchins, for services as a Justice of the Peace and to the health sector
Mrs Gerda Christine Sophie Johnson, for services to outdoor recreation and support for people with Multiple Sclerosis
Professor Barbara Alison Jones, for services to education and sociology research
Mrs Ruxmani Vanmali Kasanji, for services to the Indian community
Ms Laurie Tamati Ngarue Sadler Keung (Laurie Wharemate-Keung), for services to children
Mrs Elizabeth Mary King, for services to aviation
Mrs Wana Joelle King, for services to squash
Ms Bogyung Ko (Lydia Ko), for services to golf
Ms Margaret Joy Kouvelis, for services to local government and education
Mrs Roberta Hannah Laraman, for services to tourism and heritage preservation
Mrs Joan Lardner-Rivlin, for services to seniors
Professor Peter James Lineham, for services to religious history and the community
Mr Peter Stevenson Little, for services to Māori land development and administration
Mrs Fay Looney, for services to the arts, particularly photography
Mrs Vinka Dragica Lucas, for services to the fashion industry and design
Ms Terry Isobel MacTavish, for services to theatre and education
Ms Vivien Rae Maidaborn, for services to human rights and social entrepreneurship
Ms Heidi Melissa Mardon, for services to environmental education
Ms Celeste Mojo Mathers, for services to people with disabilities
Professor Tracey Kathleen Dorothy McIntosh, for services to education and social science
Dr Karlo Estelle Mila, for services to the Pacific community and as a poet
Dr Arbutus Mitikulena, for services to health and the Pacific community
Mr William Hugh Moran, for services to the State, sport and youth
Ms Jennifer Patricia Morris, for services to music and charity fundraising
Dr Paula Jane Kiri Morris, for services to literature
Mr Simon George Mortlock, for services to the community and education
Dr Susan Mary Bennett Morton, for services to epidemiology and public health research
Mr Philip James Newbury, for services to glass art
Mr Pouroto Nicholas Hamilton Ngaropo, for services to Māori and governance
Mr Thomas Michael O'Connor, for services to seniors, local government and journalism
Mrs Kerry Louise Owen, for services to children
Ms Raewyn Margery Peart, for services to environmental and conservation policy
Mrs Cushla-Mary Piesse, for services to Highland dancing
Emeritus Professor Thomas Kenneth Prebble, for services to tertiary education
Mrs Anne Patricia Rodger, for services to women
Mrs Georgina Hera Salter (deceased), for services to netball
Ms Fiona Samuel, for services to television and theatre
Ms Sharon Norma Shea, for services to Māori health and development
Professor Emeritus Ivan Augustine Snook (deceased), for services to education
Mr Paul Stanleigh Spiller, for services to chess
Ms Wendy Sporle, for services to kiwi conservation
Ms Karen Louise Staples, for services to the food industry
Dr James Robert Garfield Stewart, for services to children with genetic immune deficiency disorders
Mrs Ava Marisha Strong, for services to karate and the community
Mr Lance Allan Strong, for services to karate and the community
Mr Vic Henery Tamati, for services to the prevention of family violence
Mrs Sharon Wallace Torstonson, for services to the community
Mrs Tukua Turia, for services to Cook Islands art and culture
Ms Elisabeth Vaneveld, for services to arts management
Ms Mele Luisa Wendt, for services to governance, the Pacific community and women
Mrs Rosemary Maud Wildblood, for services to literature
Dr Siouxsie Wiles, for services to microbiology and science communication
Ms Kerry-Jayne Wilson, for services to seabird conservation
Queen's Service Order (QSO)
Ms Eleanor Anne Bodger, for services to seniors
Mr Martin John Dunne, for services to New Zealand
Ms Sonia Ann Faulkner, for services to Girl Guiding
Mr Colin Archibald MacDonald, for services to New Zealand
Queen's Service Medal (QSM)
Mr Virinder Kumar Aggarwal, for services to Asian communities
Mr Frank Paul Bax, for services to lawn bowls and the community
Mr Bhikhu Bhana, for services to the Indian community and sport
Mrs Winifred Norah Bickerstaff, for services to music education
Mrs Barbara Joan Brinsley, for services to art curation
Mr Warwick Peter Brooks, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Reverend George William Bryant, for services to publishing and the community
Mr Mark Niven Buckley, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Andrew Buglass, for services to outdoor recreation and conservation
Mr Gerard Bullimore, for services to the community and sport
Mrs Margaret Hamilton Campion, for services to the community
Mr Garrick Alan Child, for services to hockey
Mr John Leonard Clark, for services to the community
Mr Geoffrey Robert Crutchley, for services to water management
Mrs Elizabeth Jean Curtis, for services to music
Mrs Elizabeth McInnes Dickens, for services to Girls Brigade
Mr William Peter Dixon, for services to the Coastguard
Mr Pete Donaldson, for services to the Coastguard
Mr Rodney Kelvin Eatwell (deceased), for services to the community and outdoor recreation
Mr John Gordon Elliott, for services to the community
Mr Kenneth Donald Fairbrother, for services to seniors and the disabled
Mr Paul Ernest Gay, for services to outdoor education
Mrs Marilyn Anne Glover, for services to the community and education
Ms Jacqueline Goodison (Jackie Clark), for services to women
Ms Colleen Janet Grayling, for services to wildlife conservation
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Haylock, for services to the Returned and Services Association and the community
Mr Graeme Leslie Hoole, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Douglas George Hutchinson, for services to conservation and the community
Mr Lindsay Howard Kerr, for services to sport
Mr Donald Henry John Kirdy, for services to cycling
Ms Sheryl Anne Law, for services to hockey
Mrs Gwendoline Eileen Lawson, for services to sports administration
Mrs Salamina Kaliatama Leolahi, for services to the Niuean community
Mr Neill Livingstone, for services to Taekwon-do
Mr Pauli Hifo Ma'afu, for services to the Pacific community
Mr William John McLachlan, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mrs Heather Yvonne McLean, for services to genealogy and historical research
Mr Michael Joseph Merrick, for services to the community
Mr Richard Morton Mitchell, for services to the community and music
Ms Heather Juliet Moore, for services to the community
Ms Janice Robyn Kathleen O'Connor, for services to local government and the community
Mr Garry William O'Neill, for services to historical research
Mr Kevin George O'Sullivan, for services to the Coastguard
Mr Brian Hart Parker, for services to the community
Ms Janet Evelyn Pentecost, for services to the community, particularly seniors
Mr John William Pullar, for services to the community
Mr Ross Richards, for services to the community
Mrs Patricia Anne Roser, for services to the Coastguard and children
Mrs Ngaire Ethel Rowe, for services to the community
Mr Ronald William Rowe, for services to the community
Ms Florence Melva Shearman, for services to seniors
Mr James Frederick Simpson, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Graeme John Smith, for services to the community and theatre
Ms Tracey Lyn Swanberg, for services to victims of domestic violence
Mr Derek Teariki, for services to the Cook Islands community
Miss Alison Muriel Thomson, for services to the community
Reverend Tauinaola Tofilau, for services to the Pacific community
Reverend Penesikoto Togiatama, for services to the Niuean community
Mrs Alison Grace Vautier, for services to the community
Ms Elsie Valentine Walkinshaw, for services to the community
Mr Walter James Walsh, for services to the community and broadcasting
Mr Anthony Graham Warren, for services to youth
Mrs Eileen Isobel Whaitiri, for services to Māori and the community
Mr Derek Meredith Williams, for services to the Welsh community and athletics
Dr Allan Young, for services to ethnic communities and dentistry
New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)
Professor Patricia Jean Langhorne, for services to Antarctic science
Mr Andrew Leachman (deceased), for services to New Zealand’s Antarctic maritime capabilities and scientific research
New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)
Serviceman S, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Lieutenant Commander Jan Joseph Tupuola Peterson, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Colonel Ruth Leonie Putze, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
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