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The following people have been recognised with awards in the King's Birthday Honours 2026.
The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the said Order:
Mrs Susan Jean Hassall, ONZM, JP - For services to education
Professor Elizabeth Mary Rata - For services to education
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the said Order:
Dr Paul Andrew Baker - For services to health
Mr Peter Francis Boshier - For services to the State and the judiciary
Professor Emeritus James William Chapman - For services to literacy education
Mr David Charles Ellis, CNZM - For services to the thoroughbred industry and philanthropy
CNZM
To be Companions of the said Order:
Dr Reuben Tuwhakahekeao Collier, MNZM - For services to Māori and education
Professor Caroline Anne Crowther - For services to maternal and perinatal health
Dr James Alfred Farmer, KC - For services to the law
Miss Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuinā, ONZM - For services to sport and governance
Emeritus Professor Pare Areta Keiha, QSO - For services to Māori and education
Mr Riki Henare Manuel - For services to Māori art
Mr Bryan William Mogridge, ONZM - For services to children's health, governance and philanthropy
Ms Chloe Smith - For services to the screen industry
Ms Hilary Anne Souter - For services to the advertising industry
Mr Peter John Thompson - For services to philanthropy and rugby
ONZM
To be Officers of the said Order:
Mr Douglas Seymour Alderslade - For services to the racing industry
Mr Richard Walter Ashford - For services to business, particularly the textile craft industry
Associate Professor Nicola Cecile Austin - For services to children's health
Mrs Ronelle Kiterangi Baker - For services to children and people living with disabilities
Miss Suzannah Wilson Bates - For services to cricket and basketball
Dr Ronald Alan Beatson - For services to horticulture
Mr Evan Welch Davies - For services to business and governance
Ms Margaret Ruth Davy - For services to nursing and women's health
Ms Karleen Mae Everitt - For services to Māori and business
Inspector Ross Grantham - For services to the New Zealand Police
Dr Te Ripowai Pauline Higgins, QSM - For services to education and Māori
Ms Jennifer Margaret Hughey - For services to community law and governance
Mr Trevor David Janes - For services to business and public sector governance
Mrs Adrienne Anne Jansen - For services to writing and publishing
Mr Samuel Robert Johnson - For services to the community and youth
Dr Michael Brian Johnston - For services to education
Mr Rauru Kirikiri - For services to Māori, science and conservation
Mr Earle Weston Kirton - For services to rugby
Dr Yvonne Marie LeFort - For services to Breastfeeding Medicine
Mr Russell George Lowe - For services to horticulture and the kiwifruit industry
Mr Geoffrey John Maber - For services to agribusiness
Mr Garry John Macdonald - For services to wastewater engineering
Dr Colin David Mantell - For services to health education, obstetrics and gynaecology
Mrs Susan Louise Nolan - For services to drug testing and forensic toxicology
Mr Scott O'Donnell - For services to business
Mr Stephen John Parker - For services to governance and the community
Mr Baye Michael Riddell - For services to Māori clay art
Mrs Rahera Shortland, MNZM - For services to Māori language education
Ms Ann Robyn Smaill - For services to speech-language therapy
Mr Barry John Soper - For services to journalism
Mrs Archna Tandon, JP - For services to ethnic communities and women
Mr Hamish John Logan Taverner - For services to people with learning disabilities
Mr Murray Neville Thom - For services to the arts and philanthropy
Ms Sandra Dawn Thompson - For services to governance, education and children
Dr Leslie Gail Van Gelder - For services to conservation and dark sky sanctuaries
Mr Kenneth Ivan Williamson, KStJ, QSM, JP - For services to governance and the community
Mrs Sharon Mary Williamson - For services to hockey
Mr Rodney Jack Wong - For services to business and the community
Dr Keith Bernard Woodford - For services to agriculture and agribusiness
MNZM
To be Members of the said Order:
Emeritus Professor Peter Vaughan Adams - For services to music and music education
Mr Freddie Ah Kuoi - For services to rugby league and the community
Dr Lesley Ansell - For services to midwifery
Emeritus Professor Gilbert Olivier Barbezat - For services to gastroenterology
Mrs Barbara Beable - For services to athletics
Dr Michael Edward Beable - For services to athletics
Mr Wayne Lindsay Bradshaw - For services to senior citizens and the community
Professor Sharon Mary Brownie - For services to health and nursing education
Mr Daniel Gerard Buckingham - For services to people with disabilities and wheelchair rugby
Ms Elizabeth Jane Bullmore - For services to seniors' health, particularly Māori
Dr Luk Sun Chin - For services to health and harness racing
Dr Paul John Davidson - For services to documentary filmmaking
Mr Gary William Diprose - For services to youth
Professor Richard George Douglas - For services to rhinology
Mr Mervyn Gerard English - For services to governance and the community
Mr Okesene Seanoa Faraimo - For services to the community, Tokelau language and culture
Mr Mark David Fisher - For services to sexual health, particularly people living with HIV
Mr John Flowers - For services to the community
Ms Kendall Maree Flutey - For services to business and financial literacy
Dr Mark Robert Fraundorfer - For services to health, particularly men's health
Mr Patrick George John Gale - For services to education
Ms Sumati Govind - For services to governance and the community
Dr Rachael Wendy Griffiths-Hughes - For services to music
Mr Colin Joseph Ronald Groves - For services to business, philanthropy and sport
Mr Joseph Simon Hollander, JP - For services to the construction industry and the community
Mr Michael Ian Joseph Kawana - For services to Māori and the community
Miss Fane Fusipongi Ketu'u, JP - For services to Tongan language education
Ms Lisa Helen Kingi - For services to rugby, particularly player welfare
Dr Shuchi Tarun Kothari - For services to the screen industry
Ms Janice Kuka - For services to Māori health
Ms Vicky Maree Lassen - For services to netball and life saving
Dr Miles Richard James Lattimer-Gregory - For services to theatre
Ms Elizabeth Anne Lee - For services to refugees, migrants and education
Inspector Neru Grant Leifi - For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Mr Douglas MacGregor Lind - For services to conservation and search and rescue
Mrs Filomena Loheni - For services to Pacific fashion
Associate Professor Chai Hop Mary Low - For services to accountancy education
Ms Shirley Anne Mackay - For services to swimming
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Maire - For services to conservation and education
Mrs Terese Karen Marr - For services to ADHD support and philanthropy
Ms Alison Mary McDonald - For services to translation and interpretation services
Mr Alan Stuart McIntyre, JP - For services to education
Mr Bruce McLachlan - For services to education
Group Captain Andrew John McWilliam - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Mr Terence Reginald Joseph Nicholas - For services to Māori and governance
Mr Charles Robert Norrish - For services to education
Mrs Tofa Robertina O'Halloran - For services to education and the Niuean community
Mr Esitone Pauga - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mr Morris Charles Pita - For services to governance, business and Māori
Ms Michele Margot Poole - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mr Dean William Rangihuna - For services to Māori mental health and addiction services
Dr Katrina Ivy Roberts - For services to the dairy industry and the community
Mr David John Eruera Rogers, JP - For services to conservation and Māori
Ms Joan Mary Rosier-Jones - For services to writing and education
Mrs Deborah Catharine Roxburgh - For services to Scottish country dancing
Dr Udayangani Kumudu Sriya Samarakkody - For services to paediatric surgery and the Sri Lankan community
Professor Marc Timothy Malcolm Shaw - For services to travel health
Mr Alan Frank Simmons - For services to outdoor recreation
Mr Russell Owen Smith - For services to sexual violence prevention
Mr John Trevor Sparling - For services to cricket
Mr Trevor Allan Spittle - For services to athletics
Dr Alison Claire Talmage - For services to music therapy and seniors
Ms Lorraine Ann Taylor - For services to education
Ms Joy Esther Te Wiata - For services to sexual violence prevention
Ms Jan Althea Tonkin - For services to the business events sector
Ms Denise Joanne Torrey - For services to education
Mrs Kathleen Tuai - For services to the Pacific community
Captain Alexander van Wijngaarden - For services to the maritime industry
Mr Phillip John Waddington - For services to conservation and art
Mr Warwick Kenneth Wilshier - For services to the road freight industry
Mrs Vania Nive Hannah Wolfgramm - For services to rugby
The King's Service Order
KSO
To be Companions of the said Order:
The Honourable Paul Joseph Davison, KC - For services to public service & the law
Ms Robyn Mary Hunt, ONZM - For services to people with disabilities and the arts
Ms Carolyn Doreen Tremain - For services to the Public Service
The King's Service Medal
KSM
Mrs Agnes Abuel-Guda, JP - For services to the Filipino community
Mrs Amiria (Honey) Belle Amner - For services to sport
Ms Rebecca Rae Amundsen - For services to local government, arts and the community
Mr Ravindran (Raveen) Annamalai - For services to ethnic communities
Mrs Barbara Kay Astill, JP - For services to women, the community and governance
Mr Neville Thomas Atkinson, JP - For services to local government and the community
Mr Ian John Blunt - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Keith Duncan Bone - For services to swimming
Mrs Susan Linda Breen - For services to gifted children education
Ms Amelia Bresanello - For services to the community
Mrs Karen Mary Burrows - For services to sport and the community
Reverend Tapita Taia Ching - For services to the Pacific community and education
Mrs Rosalind Meronea Corban - For services to nursing
Mr Grant Neville Craig - For services to rail heritage
Mr William Alexander Donaldson - For services to the construction industry and cricket
Mrs Joy Fletcher - For services to the community
Mr Edward Keith Ford - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the dairy industry
Mrs Mary Catherine Gow - For services to music
Mrs Rangi (Pania) Kahuna Houkamau-Ngaheu - For services to the community
Mrs Dianne Kay June - For services to wildlife conservation
Mr Selwyn Robert June - For services to wildlife conservation
Mr Graeme Lawrence Kates - For services to conservation and the community
Ms Vaitoelau Kumitau - For services to the Niuean community
Ms Margaret Jane Manson - For services to the community
Mr Brian Lewis Marcroft, JP - For services to the community
Mr Leigh Martin, JP - For services to brass bands
Mr Brent Le Roy Miller - For services to hockey
Mrs Marlene Morrison - For services to swimming administration
Ms Elizabeth Anne Mortland - For services to the community
Ms Johanna (Hanny) Elisabeth Naus - For services to seniors and rainbow communities
Mr John Patrick Noble - For services to residential care
Mrs Patricia Mary Noble - For services to residential care
Mr Ralph Edward Pitcher - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mrs Alison Helen Price - For services to music education
Mrs Vijeshni Rattan, JP - For services to the community
Mr William Wynyard Rayner - For services to seniors and cultural heritage
Ms Norma Lynne Roberts - For services to early childhood education
Dr Shanthi Selvakumar - For services to migrant and refugee communities
Mrs Miriam Josephine Spragg - For services to barbershop singing and music administration
Mrs Lynette Vera Tankersley - For services to community welfare
Mr Frederick Rolland Todd - For services to Parliament
Mr Noel Christopher Walker - For services to Scouts and the community
Mrs Susan Ellen Walker - For services to Scouts and the community
Mr Jonathan Christopher Walmisley, MBE - For services to the Coastguard and Search and Rescue
Mrs Kathleen Margaret Webb - For services to the community
Mr Stephen Leonard Westgate, JP - For services to the community
Mr Lindsay Gordon Wright - For services to rural communities and mental health
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
NZAM
Professor Alan Dudley Hemmings - For services to Antarctic law and environmental protection
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
DSD
Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert James Allen - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force