The full list of New Year Honours recipients, released on December 31, 2024.
The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mrs Julie Clare Chapman – For services to children and the community
Mrs Nea Ingrid Collins, MNZM – For services to Māori, business and health governance
Ms Bogyung Ko (Lydia Ko), MNZM – For services to golf
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr John Allan Gallagher, CNZM, KStJ – For services to business, education, philanthropy and the community
Mr Edward Colin Manson, CNZM – For services to philanthropy, the community and business
Honorary Professor Peter Robert Skelton, CNZM – For services to environmental law
CNZM
To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Graeme Hilton Blick – For services to geodesy
Mr Ian Douglas Foster – For services to rugby
Mrs Esther Frances Fung, ONZM – For services to the Chinese community
Mr Frederick John Graham, ONZM – For services to Māori art
Mr John Bernard Hart, ONZM – For services to sports governance
Emeritus Professor Jillian Jeanette Hooks – For services to accountancy and education
Mr Kai-Shek Luey, QSM – For services to the Chinese community
Professor Helen Linda Pilmore – For services to nephrology and transplantation services
Ms Suzanne Lena Prentice, OBE – For services to music and the community
Mrs Robin Scholes, OBE – For services to the screen industry
Dr Harjinder Singh – For services to food science
Mr Alan Richard Baillie Smythe – For services to the community and philanthropy
Emeritus Professor William Murray Thomson – For services to oral health
Mrs Kennie Tsui – For services to the environment and governance
Dr Keith Sharman Turner – For services to the electricity industry
HONORARY
To be an Honorary Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Ms Laurie Ann Hilsgen – For services to family carers
ONZM
To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mrs Denise Katherine Astill – For services to the prevention of foetal anticonvulsant syndromes
Mr Carlos Edward James Bagrie – For services to the food and rural industries
Major General John Raymond Boswell, DSD, (Rtd.) – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Mr Robert James William Campbell – For services to farming and governance
Mrs Marguerite Diane Christophers – For services to Para sports
Dr Peter John Cleave – For services to Māori language education
Professor Trisia Angela Farrelly – For services to ecology
Dr Catherine Mary Ferguson – For services to otolaryngology
Ms Heke-Turoa Ropine Huata – For services to Māori and education
Mr Albert Puhirake Ihaka – For services to Māori and governance
Mr Sudesh Kumar Jhunjhnuwala – For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy
Mrs Prudence Elizabeth Lamerton – For services to nuclear medicine
Ms Nadia Rui-Chi Lim – For services to the food industry
Professor Cyril Wayne McIlwraith – For services to veterinary medicine and the equine industry
Mr Matthew Christian Metcalfe – For services to the film industry
Mrs Lee Wei-Hahn Murray – For services to literature, particularly speculative literature
Mr Oliver Michael Newland – For services to real estate and the community
Mrs Christine Rewa Panapa, MNZM – For services to Māori
Dr Te Taku Parai – For services to Māori, governance and the community
Rear Admiral David Colin Proctor, RNZN (Rtd.) – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Dr Te Tuhi Robust – For services to Māori and education
Mr Anthony John Shaw – For services to people with intellectual disabilities and the community
Dr Margot Alison Skinner – For services to physiotherapy
Mr Mervyn John Solly – For services to the transport industry and business
Mrs Debra Mary Delores Sorensen – For services to Pacific health
Ms Kate Elizabeth Sylvester – For services to the fashion industry
Mr Iain Clark Taylor – For services to education
Emeritus Professor Murray William Tilyard – For services to health
Mr Samuel Laurence Whitelock – For services to rugby and the community
Dr Bryce Derek Wilkinson – For services to economics
HONORARY
To be an Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Ms Clara Elisabeth Hutchinson-de Ranitz – For services to midwifery
MNZM
To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Peter Wallace Allen – For services to disabled people
Mr Dale Cameron Bailey – For services to education
Mrs Paula Val Baker – For services to health governance and the community
Mrs Judith Anne Bell – For services to music education
Mr Richard Marshall Lovelace Bull – For services to conservation and the community
Mr Paul Francis Burns – For services to Search and Rescue and Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mr Michael John Dyer Camm – For services to wildlife conservation
Ms Susan Jayne Clement – For services to education
Mr Ross Anthony Cocker, JP – For services to Search and Rescue and the community
Dr Karen Ann Colgan – For services to wildlife conservation and education
Mrs Linda Ann Cooper, JP – For services to the community
Professor Maria Carmela Dalli – For services to education
Mrs Priyani Therese de Silva-Currie – For services to multicultural communities, netball and civil engineering
Dr Makarena Diana Dudley – For services to people with dementia, particularly Māori
Mr Ross James Craufurd Dunlop, JP – For services to local government
Mr Iosefo Fa’afiu – For services to mental health, youth and the Pacific community
Mrs Anne Maria Fitisemanu – For services to business
Mr Julian Richmond Fitter – For services to conservation
Ms Bronwyn Joy Groot – For services to fraud prevention awareness
Mr Noel Graham Harris – For services to the thoroughbred racing industry
Professor Rawinia Ruth Higgins – For services to Māori language, education and governance
Mr David Warwick Hodder – For services to outdoor recreation and conservation
Dr Ingrid Louise Maria Huygens – For services to education and Māori
Mr Leonard George Frederick Irvine – For services to woodcraft and education
Ms Marian Elizabeth Johnson – For services to technology and business
Ms Shelley Aroha Katae – For services to Māori and Pacific communities
Mr David John Kent – For services to the deaf and hard of hearing community
Mr Dinesh Kumar Khadka, JP – For services to the Nepalese community
Ms Tania Phillippa Kingi – For services to Māori and people with disabilities
Dr Malcolm Erskine Legget (Deceased. His Majesty’s approval of this award took effect on 31 October 2024, prior to the date of death) – For services to cardiology
Ms Nicola Maree Ataria MacDonald – For services to the environment
Ms Deborah Claire Mackenzie – For services to victims of domestic violence
Dr Cedric Paul Malpass – For services to health
Mr Lachlan John Marshall – For services to water polo
Ms Adele Marie Mason – For services to New Zealand-Asia relations
Mr Duncan Paul Matthews – For services to rainbow communities
Dr John Leslie McKoy – For services to fisheries science and environment management
Mr Ross John McQueen – For services to the community
Emeritus Professor Asad Mohsin – For services to the Muslim community and education
Ms Janice Molloy – For services to wildlife conservation
Ms Sheryll Ann Ofner – For services to education
Professor Louise Claire Parr-Brownlie – For services to neuroscience
Mr Daniel Oshana Pato – For services to the hairdressing industry
Mrs Kirsten Pauline Eddy Patterson – For services to governance and women
Mr John Kenneth Peters – For services to governance and palliative care
Mr Ian Martyn Pickard – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mrs Billie-Jean Potaka Ayton – For services to education and Māori
Ms Tania Mateohorere-Carole Pouwhare – For services to Māori and Pacific communities, and the environment
Miss Sarah Jane McDonald Rae – For services to choral music
Mr Ian Dugald Reid – For services to musical theatre
Mr Alan Kenneth Richards – For services to the New Zealand Police and education
Mrs Norefjell Jacquiline Marama Tanga Royal, JP – For services to Māori and governance
Mrs Hilary Dawn Sangster – For services to governance
Dr Rachel Simon-Kumar – For services to women’s studies, health research and to ethnic communities
Mr Roy Martin Sloan – For services to conservation and game hunting
Dr Hilary Anne Smith – For services to linguistics and the community
Dr Helen Julia Snell – For services to nursing and diabetes care
Mrs Sharon Carol Stevens-Cottle – For services to dance and theatre
Mr Michael Leslie Burton Styles – For services to people with dyslexia and education
Associate Professor Linda Naumai Te Aho – For services to Māori and legal education
Mr Gary Raymond Trail – For services to martial arts, particularly Jiu Jitsu
Mr Keith Winton Trembath – For services to the community, agriculture and education
Ms Kateryna Turska – For services to the Ukrainian community
Ms Anita Gay Varga – For services to women and the construction industry
Mrs Melissa Amy Vining – For services to charitable fundraising and the community
Mrs Belinda Henderson Walker – For services to the community
The King’s Service Order
KSO
To be Companions of the King’s Service Order:
Mr Rūpene Paul Amato – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mrs Jocelyn Anne Armstrong – For services to interfaith communities
Mr Barry Joseph de Geest – For services to disabled people
Mr James William Goodwin – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Associate Professor Tristram Richard Ingham, ONZM – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Ms Leoni Frances McInroe – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mx Paora Crawford Moyle – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Ms Moeapulu Frances Eileen Tagaloa – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Keith Vernon Wiffin – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Gary Michael Williams, MNZM – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Paul Andrew Zentveld – For services to survivors of abuse in care
The King’s Service Medal
KSM
Mr Alister David Argyle – For services to the community
Mrs Victoria Elizabeth Barnard – For services to the RNZSPCA
Mrs Cynthia Jane Brooks – For services to local government and historical research
Mr Michael Russell Buick – For services to the performing arts, particularly musical theatre
Mr Colin Terence Campbell – For services to horse racing and governance
Mr Ian Peter Carter – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Sergeant Leslie Edward Clarke – For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Ms Kathleen Patricia Coster – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Shannel Peter Courtney – For services to conservation and choral music
Mrs Sandra Lois May Curd, JP – For services to the community
Mrs Sally Elizabeth Davies – For services to hockey and nursing
Miss Vaine Puapii Elia – For services to the Cook Islands community
Ms Rouruina Emile-Brown – For services to the Cook Islands community
Mrs Patricia Mary Anne Eyles, JP – For services to the community
Mr Hans-Josef Erwin Freller – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Ms Neta Bernadette Gilbert (Neta Kerepeti) – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Reverend Marie Eleanor Gilpin – For services to the community
Mr Thomas Michael Gray – For services to local government and the community
Mr Bryan Robert Guy – For services to the community
Mr Peter Colin Hensman – For services to cricket and the community
Mr Toni Lee James Jarvis – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Jeremy Wiremu Alexander Johnson – For services to the Anglican Church and the LGBTQI+ community
Mr Hans Allen Key – For services to health and safety and Pacific communities
Senior Constable Paul Hendrick Lampe – For services to youth
Mr Michael Joseph Ledingham – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Peter Fala Aperila Leilua – For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Mrs Tiliilagi Leilua – For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Miss Valerie Joan Lissette – For services to dance
Mrs Moira Catherine Lockington – For services to the community
Ms Pamela Anne Logan – For services to theatre
Mrs Patricia Annette Macaulay – For services to the community
Ms Carolyn Mayes – For services to conservation
Mr Ronald James Moles – For services to education and the community
Ms Fiona Mary Murdoch – For services to dance
Mrs Delza Reay Neben – For services to print media and the community
Mr John William Oliver – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mrs Jyoti Parashar, JP – For services to the community
Mr Graeme Victor Pearce – For services to heritage preservation and the community
Mrs Marie Teresa Pearce – For services to the community and local government
Mr Neville Gordon Phillips – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and ice sports
Mr Peter Herehere Priest – For services to Māori and conservation
Mrs Susan Lyall Priest – For services to Māori and conservation
Mr David John Ramsay – For services to the community
Mrs Rangimahora Mokomoko Reddy – For services to Māori health
Mr David Malcolm James Richmond – For services to sport, particularly athletics and cricket
Mr Eugene Shane Te Awamate Ryder – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mrs Barbara Anne Simpson – For services to conservation and the community
Mrs Anne Acton Sinclair – For services to the community
Mr Darryl William Smith – For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Richard Antony Dougal Steele, JP – For services to the rural community
Mr Peter David Swain – For services to the community
Miss Teremoana Terepai – For services to the Pacific community and seniors
Mrs Margaret Ann Vickers – For services to the community
Mr Grahame Roy Perry Webber – For services to local government and farming governance
Ms Phyllis Rosemary Weir – For services to cricket and horticulture
Mr Craig John Wells – For services to business and the community
Mrs Jennifer Gai Wotten – For services to the community and squash
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
NZAM
Mr Alastair Robin Fastier – For services to Antarctic heritage conservation
Mr Colin Chalmers Monteath, QSM – For services to Antarctic field support, archival preservation, literature and photography
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
DSD
Squadron Leader Paul Leslie Stockley – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force