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The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the said Order:
- Ms Catherine Alice Healy, of Lower Hutt. For services to the rights of sex workers.
- The Honourable Luamanuvao Winifred Alexandra Laban, QSO, of Lower Hutt. For services to education and the Pacific community.
- Emeritus Professor Charmian Jocelyn O’Connor, CBE, JP, of Auckland. For services to education and chemistry.
- Ms Julie Bethridge Topp, MNZM, of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
- Ms Lynda Bethridge Topp, MNZM, of Ashburton. For services to entertainment.
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the said Order:
- Mr Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby, ONZM, MBE, of Kaitaia. For services to Māori.
- The Right Honourable Simon William English, of Wellington. For services to the State.
- Mr John Edward Rowles, OBE, of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
CNZM
To be Companions of the said Order:
- Ms Elizabeth Margaret Bang, MNZM, JP, of Hamilton. For services to health, women and the community.
- Ms Kristine Robyn Bartlett, of Lower Hutt. For services to equal pay advocacy.
- Mr Richard Andrew Griffin, of Mapua. For services to broadcasting and the media industry.
- Mr Kenneth Nigel Hampton, OBE, QC, of Christchurch. For services to the law.
- Mr William Bryce Johnson, of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation and the environment.
- Dr Amanda Margaret Meredith Oakley, of Hamilton. For services to dermatology.
- Mrs Faye Patricia Sumner, of Auckland. For services to the medical technology sector.
- Mr Barry Charles Thomas, of Queenstown. For services to tourism and business.
ONZM
To be Officers of the said Order:
- Ms Fiona Kathryn Allan, of Auckland. For services to Paralympic sport.
- Ms Kathleen Marie Baker, of Whanganui. For services to lifesaving and swimming.
- Professor Spencer Wynyard Beasley, of Christchurch. For services to paediatrics.
- Mr Philip Alexander Te-Aorangi Bell, of Auckland. For services to music.
- Mr Geoffrey Scott Blanks, of Auckland. For services to comedy.
- Mrs Christine Barney Arihia Brears, of Taumarunui. For services to Māori and health.
- Ms Timua Te Puhi Kai Ariki Brennan, of Rotorua. For services to music and Māori performing arts.
- Mr Matutaera Te Nana Clendon, of Auckland. For services to Māori.
- Mr Roger Lindsey Donaldson, of Santa Monica, California, United States of America. For services to film.
- Ms Fiaoo Faamausili, of Auckland. For services to rugby.
- Mrs Tracey Anne Fear, of Maroochydore, Australia. For services to netball.
- Mr Dallas Fisher, of Hamilton. For services to business, philanthropy and sport.
- Mrs Gillian Margaret Gemming, of Tauranga. For services to hockey.
- Ms Briar Grace-Smith, of Paraparaumu. For services to theatre, film and television.
- Ms Jacqueline Grant, MNZM, of Hokitika. For services to the community.
- Mr Rodger Phillip George Haines, QC, of Auckland. For services to refugee and human rights law.
- Mrs Kirsten Louise Hellier, of Auckland. For services to sport, particularly athletics.
- Dr Gordon Phillip Hosking, of Mangawhai. For services to conservation.
- Ms Rhonda Violet Marion Hyde, of Auckland. For services to media technology, television and film.
- Mr Richard James Jeffery, of Takapau. For services to governance and the community.
- Mr Robert James Kerridge, MNZM, KStJ, JP, of Havelock North. For services to animal welfare and governance.
- Ms Annabel Rose Langbein, of Auckland. For services as a food writer.
- Emeritus Professor Helen May Leach, of Dunedin. For services to culinary anthropology.
- Mr Peter John Lorimer, of Wellington. For services to the State.
- Professor Robert Matthew Love, of Robina, Australia. For services to dentistry.
- Ms Nina Catharine Nawalowalo, of Wellington. For services to theatre and Pacific culture.
- Mrs Carol Ann Ngawati, of Tauranga. For services to sport, education and Māori.
- Mr Andrew Clifton Nicholson, of Wiltshire, United Kingdom. For services to equestrian sport.
- Associate Professor Michael Anthony O’Brien, of Auckland. For services to social policy and education.
- Mr Larry George Parr, of Wellington. For services to film and television.
- Ms Caren Jane Rangi, of Napier. For services to the Pacific community and governance.
- Mr Desma Kemp Ratima, JP, of Hastings. For services to Māori.
- Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati, of Urenui. For services to Māori and the community.
- Professor Nicola Mary Shadbolt, of Ashhurst. For services to agribusiness.
- Mr Roger Norman Shepherd, of Wellington. For services to the music industry.
- Mr Graeme John Titcombe, of Wellington. For services to the home support sector and the community.
- Ms Katrina Todd, of Auckland. For services to dance.
MNZM
To be Members of the said Order:
- Mr Clive Alan Akers, of Palmerston North. For services to rugby and historical research.
- Mr Ian George Begbie, of Ashburton. For services to aviation and motorsport.
- Ms Marian Theresa Burns, of Auckland. For services to music.
- Ms Kristina Cavit, of Auckland. For services to youth and the community.
- Dr Deborah Ann Challinor, of Hamilton. For services to literature and historical research.
- Ms Catherine Anne Chappell, of Auckland. For services to contemporary dance.
- Mr Brian Eric Clarke, of Upper Hutt. For services to the State.
- Ms Jacqueline Emma Clarke, of Auckland. For services to the entertainment industry.
- Squadron Leader Peter Anthony Cochran, of Feilding. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
- Associate Professor Bronwen Jane Connor, of Auckland. For services to the treatment of neurological disorders.
- Ms Dianne Eileen Daniels, of Paraparaumu. For services to digital literacy education.
- Dr Judith Anne Davey, of Wellington. For services to seniors.
- Mr Andrew Kerry Dellaca, JP, of Christchurch. For services to children and sports governance.
- Associate Professor Janet Lynn Fanslow, of Auckland. For services to the research and prevention of family violence.
- Ms Ainsley Amohaere Gardiner, of Whakatane. For services to film and television.
- Dr Sharon Ellen Barcello Gemmell, JP, of Blenheim. For services to Māori and education.
- Ms Leanne Graham, of Auckland. For services to the software industry.
- Mr Matthew Chadlow Hall, of Ashburton. For services to conservation and fishing.
- Mrs Sheran Pauline Hancock, of Feilding. For services to pipe bands.
- Mrs Christine Merle Hartstone, of Raglan. For services to equestrian sport.
- Miss Andrea Hewitt, of Christchurch. For services to triathlon.
- Ms Gabrielle Ann Huria, of Christchurch. For services to Māori and governance.
- Ms Margaret Eleanor Jefferies, of Christchurch. For services to the community.
- Mrs Dianne Millicent Kenderdine, of Auckland. For services to the community and the cheese industry.
- Ms Hilary Isobel King, of Auckland. For services to special education.
- Mrs Ethelwyn Lloyd, of Waikanae. For services to administrative professional development.
- Ms Sarah Jane Longbottom, of Auckland. For services to youth and the arts.
- Mrs Laura Tui Mariu, of Auckland. For services to rugby league.
- Ms Rochelle Lisa Martin, of Auckland. For services to rugby and Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
- Mrs Dorothy Bell McCarrison, of Auckland. For services to counselling and restorative justice.
- Professor Elisabeth McDonald, of Carterton. For services to the law and education.
- Ms Rebecca Elizabeth Mellish, of Featherston. For services to Māori and governance.
- Ms Helen Ann Murphy, of Christchurch. For services to prisoner welfare and rehabilitation.
- Mrs Samara Daisey Nicholas, of Whangarei. For services to marine conservation and education.
- Mr Grant Wallace Nisbett, of Wellington. For services to sports broadcasting.
- Mr Keith Nixon, of Lower Hutt. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
- Mr William John O’Brien, of Dunedin. For services to victim support and the prevention of domestic violence.
- Ms Christine Rewa Panapa, of Tuakau. For services to sport and Māori.
- Ms Tracy Joy Phillips, of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
- Mrs Isabelle Paulette Nicole Poff-Pencole, of Palmerston North. For services as a translator and interpreter.
- Ms Wendy Preston, of Auckland. For services to performing arts and youth.
- Mr John Gordon Rayner, of Alexandra. For services to kayaking.
- Mr Millan Tame Ruka, of Whangarei. For services to conservation.
- Dr Katherine Julie Saville-Smith, of Marlborough. For services to seniors and housing.
- Ms Anne Elizabeth Scott, of Wellington. For services to quilting.
- Mr Steven Sedley, of Wellington. For services to the Jewish community and music.
- Ms Judy Ann Simpson, of Tauranga. For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
- Ms Deborah Jane Smith, of Auckland. For services to children and art.
- Mrs Lesley Stanley, of Tauranga. For services to education and the support of children.
- Mr Brian Henry Stannett, of Te Awamutu. For services to wrestling.
- Mr Darryl Bill Suasua, of Auckland. For services to rugby.
- The Venerable Suthep Surapong, of Wellington. For services to the Cambodian community.
- The Very Reverend Pamela Jean Tankersley, of Palmerston North. For services to the Presbyterian Church and the community.
- Miss Janette Maisie Tasker, JP, of Auckland. For services to the community and education.
- Senior Constable Phillip Richard Taylor, of Rotorua. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
- Ms Alison Mary Timms, of Cromwell. For services to local government and the environment.
- Mr Royce Gary Walls, of Whitianga. For services to the horse racing industry.
- Mr Jonathan Donald Wilkinson, of Whangarei. For services to people with disabilities.
- Mrs Mary Anne Wright, of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States of America. For services to gymnastics.
- Mrs Julie Christine Wylie, of Christchurch. For services to musical play therapy.
- Mr Yikun Zhang, of Auckland. For services to New Zealand-China relations and the Chinese community.
Honorary appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:
MNZM
To be Honorary Members of the said Order:
- Mrs Kumiko Imai Duxfield, of Auckland. For services to the Japanese community.
- Mr Saimoni Lealea, of Wellington. For services to Pacific communities.
- Reverend Setaita Tokilupe Veikune, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
The Queen’s Service Order
QSO
To be Companions of the said Order:
- Mr Leith Pirika Comer, of Rotorua. For services to Māori, the State and local government.
- Dr Paul Hugh Stewart Reynolds, of Gisborne. For services to the State.
- Dr Martin David Sage, of Christchurch. For services to forensic pathology.
- The Queen’s Service Medal
QSM
- Ms Martine Abel-Williamson, of Auckland. For services to people with disabilities.
- Ms Heather Christine Aitken, of Reefton. For services to karate.
- Mr Russell Kingsley Anderson, of Alexandra. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
- Mrs Ruth Margaret Arnison, of Dunedin. For services to poetry and literature.
- Mrs Annie May Ballantine, of Auckland. For services to the community.
- Dr Mary Jean Ballantyne, of Te Awamutu. For services to women’s and children’s health.
- Mr Leslie Stephen Box, of Dunedin. For services to the community.
- Mrs Alison Jean Brearley, of Auckland. For services to sport and education.
- Mr Stewart Bull, of Invercargill. For services to conservation and Māori.
- Mrs Dorothy Nola Burgess, of Gisborne. For services to people with disabilities, particularly the blind.
- Ms Virginia Chong, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
- Mr Raymond Kopuraehana Coffin, of Te Kuiti. For services to the Māori Wardens Association.
- Mr Howard Daniel Cole, of Pokeno. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
- Ms Linda Dorothy Conning, of Ohope. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Jocelyn Cooney, of Cambridge. For services to the community.
- Mr Roger Griffith Cox, of Hamilton. For services to science education.
- Mr Peter Robert Crawford, of Whangarei. For services to the community and sport.
- Mrs Irene Eva Hiriwa Curnow, of Tauranga. For services to Māori and education.
- Mr Paul Frederic Gordon Dewsbery, of Timaru. For services to the community.
- Mr Kenneth Laurie Donald, of New Plymouth. For services to marine search and rescue and the community.
- Mr James Henderson Drummond, of Wellington. For services to swimming.
- Miss Merle Fausett, of Tauranga. For services to music.
- Mr Peter Charles Goodman, of Nelson. For services to the community.
- Mrs Helen Margaret Guthrie, of Waikanae. For services to music and horticulture.
- Mr John Christopher Jackets, of Kerikeri. For services to music.
- Mrs Linden May Johnson, of Auckland. For services to the community.
- Mr Richard Joseph, of Dunedin. For services to the Lebanese community.
- Mr Tafafuna’i Fa’atasi Lauese, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
- Reverend Perema Leasi, of Porirua. For services to the Pacific community.
- Ms Avis Annabel Leeson, of Hamilton. For services to horticultural education.
- Mrs Carole Frances Long, of Tauranga. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Hughina May Mackey, of Auckland. For services to prisoners’ support.
- Mrs Mary Joan Mackintosh, of Kaiapoi. For services to the community.
- Mrs Maera Maki-Anderson, of Murupara. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
- Mr Donald Manning, of Lower Hutt. For services to sailing and people with disabilities.
- Mr Hatete Joe Manukau, JP, of Katikati. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
- Mr Errol Walter Martyn, of Christchurch. For services to aviation history.
- Ms Glen Rohan McDonald, of Wellington. For services to art and the community.
- Dr John Francis McGettigan, of Methven. For services to rural health.
- Mrs Ruth Victoria McNamara, MStJ, of Alexandra. For services to the community.
- Mr Raymond Henry Mettrick, of Havelock North. For services to cricket.
- Mrs Susan Millar, of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
- Ms Penelope May Molnar, of Nelson. For services to the community.
- Mr Ronald Frederick Nind, of Queenstown. For services to the community.
- Mrs Elizabeth Anne Noffke, of Auckland. For services to music.
- Dr Grant Leslie Norbury, of Alexandra. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Marjorie Frances Orchiston, of Wellington. For services to music therapy and as a pianist.
- Dr Carolyn Rae Peters, of Whangarei. For services to the community.
- Ms Geraldine Pomeroy, of Hamilton. For services to people with disabilities.
- Ms Alison Avison Ross, of Christchurch. For services to conservation.
- Mr Paul Francis Sangster, of Takaka. For services to local government and the community.
- Ms Rosemarie Searle, of Kumara. For services to the community and sport.
- Mr Richard Henry Shepherd, JP, of Whangarei. For services to Māori and the community.
- Mr Allan Sheppard, of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Glennis Sheppard, of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Mavis Lata Singh, of Auckland. For services to migrants and the community.
- Reverend Lucky Richard Slade, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Samoan community.
- Mrs Margaret Jean Slade, of Opotiki. For services to conservation.
- Mr Stuart Victor Slade, of Opotiki. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Barbara Ann Timms, of Levin. For services to the community.
- Mr Thanh Tran, of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and Asian communities.
- Mrs Catherine Tulloch, of Whangarei. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
- Mr Robert Tulloch, of Whangarei. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
- Mrs Elaine Olive Dawn Utting, JP, of Auckland. For services to the community and netball.
- Mrs Beverley Doreen Van, of Christchurch. For services to bonsai.
- Mrs Margaret Lyn Wade, of Auckland. For services to conservation.
- Mrs Jane Mary Williams, of Auckland. For services to the arts and education.
- Mr Warwick Sutherland Wilson, of Auckland. For services to conservation.
Honorary award of The Queen’s Service Medal:
QSM
- Ms Bingyu Chen, of Auckland. For services to Chinese culture and arts.
Dated at Wellington this 4th day of June 2018.
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:
DSD
- Captain Gabrielle Louise Gofton, of Palmerston North. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
The New Zealand Bravery Decoration
- Mr Michael Scott Riley, of Upper Hutt. For an act of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger on 8 September 2015.
The New Zealand Bravery Medal
- Police Officer S. For an act of bravery on 8 September 2015.