New Zealand Order of Merit
Dames Companion (DNZM)
Julie Clare Chapman, Albany, Auckland, for services to children and the community
Nea Ingrid Collins, MNZM, Gisborne, for services to Māori, business and health governance
Bogyung Ko (Lydia Ko), MNZM, for services to golf
Knights Companion (KNZM)
John Allan Gallagher, CNZM, KStJ, Frankton, Hamilton, for services to business, education, philanthropy and the community
Edward Colin Manson, CNZM, St Heliers, Auckland, for services to philanthropy, the community and business
Honorary Professor Peter Robert Skelton, CNZM, Fendalton, Christchurch, for services to environmental law
Companions (CNZM)
Graeme Hilton Blick, Whitby, Porirua, for services to geodesy
Ian Douglas Foster, Newstead, Hamilton, for services to rugby
Esther Frances Fung, ONZM, Karori, Wellington, for services to the Chinese community
Frederick John Graham, ONZM, Waiuku, for services to Māori art
John Bernard Hart, ONZM, Remuera, Auckland, for services to sports governance
Emeritus Professor Jillian Jeanette Hooks, Murrays Bay, Auckland, for services to accountancy and education
Kai-Shek Luey, QSM, Remuera, Auckland, for services to the Chinese community
Professor Helen Linda Pilmore, Epsom, Auckland, for services to nephrology and transplantation services
Suzanne Lena Prentice, OBE, Windsor, Invercargill, for services to music and the community
Robin Scholes, OBE, Herne Bay, Auckland, for services to the screen industry
Dr Harjinder Singh, Palmerston North, for services to food science
Alan Richard Baillie Smythe, Mt Eden, Auckland, for services to the community and philanthropy
Emeritus Professor William Murray Thomson, Māori Hill, Dunedin, for services to oral health
Kennie Tsui, Brooklyn, Wellington, for services to the environment and governance
Dr Keith Sharman Turner, Tauranga, for services to the electricity industry
Honorary Companion
Laurie Ann Hilsgen, Grey Lynn, Auckland, for services to family carers
Officers (ONZM)
Denise Katherine Astill, Bucklands Beach, Auckland, for services to the prevention of foetal anticonvulsant syndromes
Carlos Edward James Bagrie, Queenstown, for services to the food and rural industries
Major General John Raymond Boswell, DSD, (Rtd), for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Robert James William Campbell, Waikiwi, Invercargill, for services to farming and governance
Marguerite Diane Christophers, Pegasus, for services to para sports
Dr Peter John Cleave, Kelvin Grove, Palmerston North, for services to Māori language education
Professor Trisia Angela Farrelly, Roslyn, Palmerston North, for services to ecology
Dr Catherine Mary Ferguson, Kelburn, Wellington, for services to otolaryngology
Heke-Turoa Ropine Huata, Havelock North, for services to Māori and education
Albert Puhirake Ihaka, Tauranga, for services to Māori and governance
Sudesh Kumar Jhunjhnuwala, Kohimarama, Auckland, for services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy
Prudence Elizabeth Lamerton, Havelock North, for services to nuclear medicine
Nadia Rui-Chi Lim, Queenstown, for services to the food industry
Professor Cyril Wayne McIlwraith, Kaiteriteri, Motueka, for services to veterinary medicine and the equine industry
Matthew Christian Metcalfe, Remuera, Auckland, for services to the film industry
Lee Wei-Hahn Murray, Welcome Bay, Tauranga, for services to literature, particularly speculative literature
Oliver Michael Newland, Remuera, Auckland, for services to real estate and the community
Christine Rewa Panapa, MNZM, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, for services to Māori
Dr Te Taku Parai, Takapuwahia, Porirua, 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, Kawakawa, for services to Māori and education
Anthony John Shaw, Wanaka, for services to people with intellectual disabilities and the community
Dr Margot Alison Skinner, Dunedin Central, for services to physiotherapy
Mervyn John Solly, Rockville, Collingwood, for services to the transport industry and business
Debra Mary Delores Sorensen, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, for services to Pacific health
Kate Elizabeth Sylvester, Westmere, Auckland, for services to the fashion industry
Iain Clark Taylor, Eden Terrace, Auckland, for services to education
Emeritus Professor Murray William Tilyard, Mosgiel, for services to health
Samuel Laurence Whitelock, Napier, for services to rugby and the community
Dr Bryce Derek Wilkinson, Thorndon, Wellington, for services to economics
Honorary Officer
Clara Elisabeth Hutchinson-de Ranitz, Huntington, Hamilton, for services to midwifery
Members (MNZM)
Peter Wallace Allen, Takaro, Palmerston North, for services to disabled people
Dale Cameron Bailey, Meadowbank, Auckland, for services to education
Paula Val Baker, Hamilton, for services to health governance and the community
Judith Anne Bell, Shirley, Christchurch, for services to music education
Richard Marshall Lovelace Bull, Mangawhai, for services to conservation and the community
Paul Francis Burns, Prebbleton, for services to Search and Rescue and Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Michael John Dyer Camm, Whangārei, for services to wildlife conservation
Susan Jayne Clement, Island Bay, Wellington, for services to education
Ross Anthony Cocker, JP, Westport, for services to Search and Rescue and the community
Dr Karen Ann Colgan, Henderson Valley, Auckland, for services to wildlife conservation and education
Linda Ann Cooper, JP, West Harbour, Waitākere, for services to the community
Professor Maria Carmela Dalli, Brooklyn, Wellington, for services to education
Priyani Therese de Silva-Currie, Richmond, for services to multicultural communities, netball and civil engineering
Dr Makarena Diana Dudley, Awanui, for services to people with dementia, particularly Māori
Ross James Craufurd Dunlop, JP, Hāwera, for services to local government
Iosefo Fa’afiu, Māngere, Auckland, for services to mental health, youth and the Pacific community
Anne Maria Fitisemanu, Clarks Beach, Auckland, for services to business
Julian Richmond Fitter, Katikati, for services to conservation
Bronwyn Joy Groot, Waiuku, for services to fraud prevention awareness
Noel Graham Harris, Mount Maunganui, for services to the thoroughbred racing industry
Professor Rawinia Ruth Higgins, Khandallah, Wellington, for services to Māori language, education and governance
David Warwick Hodder, Spreydon, Christchurch, for services to outdoor recreation and conservation
Dr Ingrid Louise Maria Huygens, Hamilton East, Hamilton, for services to education and Māori
Leonard George Frederick Irvine, Riverlea, Hamilton, for services to woodcraft and education
Marian Elizabeth Johnson, Richmond Hill, Christchurch, for services to technology and business
Shelley Aroha Katae, Westmere, Auckland, for services to Māori and Pacific communities
David John Kent, Kirwee, for services to the deaf and hard-of-hearing community
Dinesh Kumar Khadka, JP, Bucklands Beach, Auckland, for services to the Nepalese community
Tania Phillippa Kingi, Papatoetoe, Auckland, for services to Māori and people with disabilities
Dr Malcolm Erskine Legget(deceased. His Majesty’s approval of this award took effect on October 31, 2024, before the date of death), Herne Bay, Auckland, for services to cardiology
Nicola Maree Ataria MacDonald, Stonefields, Auckland, for services to the environment
Deborah Claire Mackenzie, for services to victims of domestic violence
Dr Cedric Paul Malpass, Taumarunui, for services to health
Lachlan John Marshall, Christchurch Central, for services to water polo
Adele Marie Mason, Te Aro, Wellington, for services to New Zealand-Asia relations
Duncan Paul Matthews, Grey Lynn, Auckland, for services to rainbow communities
Dr John Leslie McKoy, Plimmerton, Porirua, for services to fisheries science and environment management
Ross John McQueen, Rangiora, for services to the community
Emeritus Professor Asad Mohsin, Hamilton East, for services to the Muslim community and education
Janice Molloy, Waikanae, for services to wildlife conservation
Sheryll Ann Ofner, St Johns, Auckland, for services to education
Professor Louise Claire Parr-Brownlie, Mosgiel, for services to neuroscience
Daniel Oshana Pato, Grey Lynn, Auckland, for services to the hairdressing industry
Kirsten Pauline Eddy Patterson, Waterloo, Lower Hutt, for services to governance and women
John Kenneth Peters, Waitarere Beach, Levin, for services to governance and palliative care
Ian Martyn Pickard, Papamoa Beach, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Billie-Jean Potaka Ayton, Kaiti, Gisborne, for services to education and Māori
Tania Mateohorere-Carole Pouwhare, Mt Eden, Auckland, for services to Māori and Pacific communities, and the environment
Sarah Jane McDonald Rae, Avenal, Invercargill, for services to choral music
Ian Dugald Reid, Napier South, for services to musical theatre
Alan Kenneth Richards, Mana, Porirua, for services to the New Zealand Police and education
Norefjell Jacquiline Marama Tanga Royal, JP, Ōrākei, Auckland, for services to Māori and governance
Hilary Dawn Sangster, Ranfurly, for services to governance
Dr Rachel Simon-Kumar, Auckland, for services to women’s studies, health research and to ethnic communities
Roy Martin Sloan, Winton, for services to conservation and game hunting
Dr Hilary Anne Smith, Awapuni, Palmerston North, for services to linguistics and the community
Dr Helen Julia Snell, Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, for services to nursing and diabetes care
Sharon Carol Stevens-Cottle, Masterton, for services to dance and theatre
Michael Leslie Burton Styles, Paraparaumu Beach, for services to people with dyslexia and education
Associate Professor Linda NaumaiTe Aho, Beerescourt, Hamilton, for services to Māori and legal education
Gary Raymond Trail, Tikipunga, Whangārei, for services to martial arts, particularly Jiu Jitsu
Keith Winton Trembath, Paeroa, for services to the community, agriculture and education
Kateryna Turska, Auckland Central, for services to the Ukrainian community
Anita Gay Varga, Okauia, Matamata, for services to women and the construction industry
Melissa Amy Vining, Winton, for services to charitable fundraising and the community
Belinda Henderson Walker, Taupō, for services to the community
King’s Service Order (KSO)
Rūpene Paul Amato, Wairoa, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Jocelyn Anne Armstrong, St Johns, Auckland, for services to interfaith communities
Barry Joseph de Geest, Papakura, Auckland, for services to disabled people
James William Goodwin, Woolston, Christchurch, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Associate Professor Tristram Richard Ingham, ONZM, Karori, Wellington, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Leoni Frances McInroe, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Paora Crawford Moyle, Thames, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Moeapulu Frances Eileen Tagaloa, Massey, Auckland, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Keith Vernon Wiffin, Te Aro, Wellington, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Gary Michael Williams, MNZM, Papanui, Christchurch, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Paul Andrew Zentveld, Mt Roskill, Auckland, for services to survivors of abuse in care
King’s Service Medal (KSM)
Alister David Argyle, Ashburton, for services to the community
Victoria Elizabeth Barnard, Whakatāne, for services to the RNZSPCA
Cynthia Jane Brooks, Renwick, for services to local government and historical research
Michael Russell Buick, Windsor, Invercargill, for services to the performing arts, particularly musical theatre
Colin Terence Campbell, Rainbow Point, Taupō, for services to horse racing and governance
Ian Peter Carter, Whangārei, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Sergeant Leslie Edward Clarke, Taihape, for services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Kathleen Patricia Coster, Papanui, Christchurch, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Shannel Peter Courtney, Tākaka, for services to conservation and choral music
Sandra Lois May Curd, JP, Ashburton, for services to the community
Sally Elizabeth Davies, Te Awamutu, for services to hockey and nursing
Vaine Puapii Elia, Ōtara, Auckland, for services to the Cook Islands community
Rouruina Emile-Brown, Kingsland, Auckland, for services to the Cook Islands community
Patricia Mary Anne Eyles, JP, Taradale, Napier, for services to the community
Hans-Josef Erwin Freller, Rolleston, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Neta Bernadette Gilbert (Neta Kerepeti), Whangārei, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Reverend Marie Eleanor Gilpin, Papamoa Beach, for services to the community
Thomas Michael Gray, Greytown, for services to local government and the community
Bryan Robert Guy, Feilding, for services to the community
Peter Colin Hensman, Havelock North, for services to cricket and the community
Toni Lee James Jarvis, Glengarry, Invercargill, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Jeremy Wiremu Alexander Johnson, St Mary’s Bay, Auckland, for services to the Anglican Church and the LGBTQI+ community
Hans Allen Key, Totara Heights, Auckland, for services to health and safety and Pacific communities
Senior Constable Paul Hendrick Lampe, for services to youth
Michael Joseph Ledingham, Te Puke, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Peter Fala Aperila Leilua, Mt Albert, Auckland, for services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Tiliilagi Leilua, Mt Albert, Auckland, for services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Valerie Joan Lissette, Fairfield, Hamilton, for services to dance
Moira Catherine Lockington, Reefton, for services to the community
Pamela Anne Logan, Springlands, Blenheim, for services to theatre
Patricia Annette Macaulay, Mosgiel, for services to the community
Carolyn Mayes, Orewa, Auckland, for services to conservation
Ronald James Moles, Matamata, for services to education and the community
Fiona Mary Murdoch, Hillcrest, Hamilton, for services to dance
Delza Reay Neben, Half Moon Bay, Auckland, for services to print media and the community
John William Oliver, Ōtāne, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Jyoti Parashar, JP, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, for services to the community
Graeme Victor Pearce, Thames, for services to heritage preservation and the community
Marie Teresa Pearce, Inglewood, for services to the community and local government
Neville Gordon Phillips, Mataura, for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and ice sports
Peter Herehere Priest, Whangamatā, for services to Māori and conservation
Susan Lyall Priest, Whangamatā, for services to Māori and conservation
David John Ramsay, Bridge Hill, Alexandra, for services to the community
Rangimahora Mokomoko Reddy, Hillcrest, Hamilton, for services to Māori health
David Malcolm James Richmond, St Clair, Dunedin, for services to sport, particularly athletics and cricket
Eugene Shane Te Awamate Ryder, Khandallah, Wellington, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Barbara Anne Simpson, Kawarau Falls, Queenstown, for services to conservation and the community
Anne Acton Sinclair, Massey, Auckland, for services to the community
Darryl William Smith, Rangiora, for services to survivors of abuse in care
Richard Antony Dougal Steele, JP, Ōwhango, for services to the rural community
Peter David Swain, Appleby, Invercargill, for services to the community
Teremoana Terepai, Glen Innes, Auckland, for services to the Pacific community and seniors
Margaret Ann Vickers, Fitzroy, New Plymouth, for services to the community
Grahame Roy Perry Webber, Cambridge, for services to local government and farming governance
Phyllis Rosemary Weir, Papatoetoe, Auckland, for services to cricket and horticulture
Craig John Wells, Kamo, Whangārei, for services to business and the community
Jennifer Gai Wotten, Te Puke, for services to the community and squash
New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)
Alastair Robin Fastier, Glenorchy, for services to Antarctic heritage conservation
Colin Chalmers Monteath, QSM, Cashmere, Christchurch, for services to Antarctic field support, archival preservation, literature and photography
Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)
Squadron Leader Paul Leslie Stockley, for services to the New Zealand Defence Force
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