2008 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

• Sir Murray Gordon Halberg – of Auckland.

  New Zealand Order of Merit

Distinguished Companion (DCNZM)

• Harawira Tiri Gardiner – of Wellington. For services to Māori.
• The Honourable John William Hansen – of Rangiora. For services to the judiciary.
• Peter Charles Maire – of North Shore. For services to business.
• Emeritus Professor Arthur Harold Marshall – of Auckland. For services to acoustical science.
• Gillian Karawe Whitehead – of Dunedin. For services to music.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Fleur Adcock – of London, England. For services to literature.
• Professor Charles Richard William Beasley – of Wellington. For services to medical research, in particular asthma.
• Robert George Mappin Fenwick – of Waiheke Island. For services to conservation and the community.
• Philip Vernon Lough – of Richmond. For services to business.
• Dr Elizabeth Anne Meade – of Wellington. For services to education.
• Diane Elizabeth Morcom – of Wellington. For public services, lately as Secretary of Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council.
• Anthony John Nowell – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Anaru Ririwai Rangiheuea – of Rotorua. For services to Māori and the community.
• Professor Jacqueline Rowarth – of Palmerston North. For services to agricultural science.
• Wynton Alan Whai Rufer – of Auckland. For services to soccer.
• Dr Meon Carolyn Shand – of Wellington. For services to women's health.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Dr Francis Angelo Anthony – of Christchurch. For services to medicine, in particular spinal-cord injuries.
• Professor Brian Thomas Brooks – of Lower Hutt. For services to education.
• Professor Keith Craig Cameron – of Lincoln. For services to agricultural research.
• Colonel Arthur John Campbell – of Dunedin. For services to returned services personnel.
• Professor Ross Graham Clark – of North Shore. For services to biotechnology.
• Professor Hong Jie Di – of Lincoln. For services to agricultural research.
• John Raymond Eady – of Auckland. For services to music, business and the community.
• Dr John Lewis Edwards – of Auckland. For services to dentistry.
• Elisabeth Findlay – of Auckland. For services to business and fashion.
• Neville John Findlay – of Auckland. For services to business and fashion.
• Lyn Kathleen Gillanders – of Auckland. For services to dietetics.
• David Thomas Howden – of Ashburton. For services to outdoor recreation and the environment.
• Tufuga Holoatu Nesi Lagatule – of Christchurch. For services to the Pacific Islands community and women.
• Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardelli – of Gisborne. For services to Māori arts, in particular tā moko.
• Thomas Cedric Larkin – of Wellington. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations.
• Professor Martin Richard Manning – of Lower Hutt. For services to climate-change science.
• Dr Diana Rae Martin – of Waikanae. For services to microbiology.
• Dr Dianne McCarthy – of Wellington. For services to education.
• Dr Diane Helen Menzies – of Christchurch. For services to the environment.
• Professor Alison Ruth Mercer – of Dunedin. For services to science.
• Warwick George Roger – of North Shore. For services to journalism.
• Pauline Annette Savage – of Wellington. For services to arts administration.
• Dr Olive Jean Webb – of Hororata. For services to people with intellectual disabilities.

• Colonel Paul Willem Van Den Broek – Colonels' List, Royal New Zealand Army.

  Member (MNZM)

• Diane Margaret Baguley – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Arihia Darryl Bennett – of Kaiapoi. For services to Māori and the community.
• William Alfred Brien – of Wellington. For services to sport and the community.
• Alan Leonard Broadbent – of Santa Monica, California. For services to jazz music.
• Suzanne Lynette Carty – of Wellington. For services to journalism.
• Colleen Shona Cole – of Lyttelton. For services to Scottish dance and culture.
• Christopher Robert Darlow – of North Shore. For services to the law.
• Dr Rosemary Joy De Luca – of Hamilton. For services to ethics.
• Rudra Gamini de Zoysa – of Lower Hutt. For services to the Sri Lankan community.
• Judith Ann Dixon – of Hamilton. For services to primary education.
• Simon Christopher Edwards – of Lower Hutt. For services to journalism.
• Gerald James Ellott – of Waiheke Island. For services to philately.
• Gerald Barnett Fell – of Longburn. For services to the Thoroughbred racing and breeding industry.
• Dr Leslie Henry Galler – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• Anthony William Gilbert – of Alexandra. For services to rugby and education.
• Anne Stewart Gover – of Gore. For services to education.
• Patricia Anne Hanlen – of Tauranga. For services to the community.
• Margot Hart – of Auckland. For services to the Citizens Advice Bureau and the community.
• Dr Peter Keith Harwood – of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
• Joseph Parata Hawke – of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
• Dr Ngapare Kaihina Hopa – of Hamilton. For services to Māori.
• Whaearangi Rangi Inia – of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
• Douglas Lloyd Jenkins – of Napier. For services to design.
• James Anthony Jessep – of Blenheim. For services to marine farming and the community.
• Ross William Jewell – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Colonel Timothy James Keating – Colonel's List, Royal New Zealand Army
• Dayle Elizabeth Mace – of Auckland. For services to the arts and the community.
• John Russell McCormick – of Palmerston North. For services to music, in particular jazz.
• Alma Edmond Mihaere – of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori.
• Hinewehi Mohi – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Jeremy Ross Moon – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Dr Wendy Alison Nelson – of Wellington. For services to the marine environment.
• Kilda Mori Northcott – of Dunedin. For services to dance.
• Dr Sally Pairman – of Dunedin. For services to women's health.
• Molly Easther Lillian Pardoe – of Gisborne. For services to Māori health.
• Peter Paul Posa – of Te Awamutu. For services to entertainment.
• Michael Philip Shepherd – of Auckland. For services to art.
• Commander Peter Graeme Sullivan – Royal New Zealand Navy
• Crofton Roscoe Tait – of Auckland. For services to land search and rescue.
• Cassidy Wehipeihana Tangaere – of Wellington. For services to Māori language education.
• Robert Wayne Taylor – of Suva, Fiji. For services to the New Zealand Customs Service.
• Robert Tilsley – of Tuakau. For services to agriculture and the community.
• Andrew Moke Timoti – of Rotorua. For services to touch rugby.
• Desmond Thomas Townson – of Manukau. For services to yachting.
• Michael Cliff Tuffery – of Wellington. For services to art.
• Tuigamala Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala II – of Waitakere. For services to rugby and the community.
• Jennifer Anne Vernon, – of Raglan. For services to the community.

• Manuel Franklin Herrera – of Montevideo, Uruguay. For services to New Zealand–Uruguayan relations.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Misatauveve Dr Melani Anae – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific Islands community.
• Gail Patricia Collingwood – of Nelson. For services to local-body affairs, women and the community.
• The Honourable Brian John Donnelly – of Rarotonga. For public services.
• Kathleen Jillian Dooley – of Manukau. For services to special education.
• Dianne Patricia Hale – of North Shore. For services to local-body affairs.
• Tione Haunui – of Ngāruawāhia. For services to Māori.
• Beverly Ann Magee – of Waitakere. For services to local government and the environment.
• John Robert Martin – of Wellington. For public services.
• Susan Leigh McLachlan – of Manukau. For services to education.
• Marilyn Joy Quigley – of Kerikeri. For public services.
• Professor Ann Kathleen Richardson – of Christchurch. For services to public health.
• John Struan Robertson – of Papakura. For public services and services to local-body affairs.
• Dr Martin Joseph Sullivan – of Palmerston North. For services to people with disabilities.
• Te Wano Walters – of Te Puke. For services to Māori.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Shirley Ellen Alabaster – of Alexandra. For services to the community.
• Helen Marie Algar – of Oamaru. For services to health and disability issues.
• Eleanor Joan Parehina Barton – of Hamilton. For services to Māori and the community.
• Phyllis Mabel Bawden – of Kohukohu. For services to the community.
• Pembroke Peraniko Bird – of Murupara. For services to education.
• David Boston – of Napier. For services to music.
• Shirley Margaret Bosworth – of Dunedin. For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
• Ann Elizabeth Carran – of Te Anau. For services to conservation.
• Wayne Francis Carran – of Te Anau. For services to conservation.
• Jean Kathleen Chamberlain – of Otaki. For services to the community.
• Hasmukh Chhagan – of Rotorua. For services to the Indian community and sport.
• Squadron Leader Shane Andrew Cole – of Christchurch. For services to the New Zealand Cadet Forces.
• Vincent Joseph Collins – of Auckland. For services to the hospitality industry and the community.
• Gladys Joan Coombe – of Te Aroha. For services to the Order of St John and the community.
• Koroneihana Cooper – of Ngāruawāhia. For services to Māori.
• Joseph John Currie – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Mary Elizabeth Dunnet – of Tirau. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
• Paula Marie Enoka – of North Shore; constable, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Ataga'i Esera – of Christchurch. For services to the Pacific Islands community.
• Marie Therese Faith-Allen – of Warkworth. For services to the Department of Corrections.
• David Alexander Field – of Rotorua. For services to forestry and the community.
• Brother Kieran Jeremiah Noel Oliver Garvey – of Wellington. For services to prison chaplaincy.
• Donald Richard Gerrand – of Cambridge; chief fire officer, Cambridge Volunteer Fire Brigade. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Helen Louisa Gordon – of Taihape. For services to music.
• Elizabeth Sarah Grubb – of St Andrews. For services to drama education and the community.
• David William Haddock – of Whakatane. For services to the maritime industry and the community.
• Tamati Waka Tenene Heperi – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Dr Patricia Dorothy Hill – of Wellington. For services to community health.
• Ian Sinclair Hogarth – of Whangarei. For services to conservation and wildlife management.
• Rex Neville Hoskin – of Hastings. For services to mountain safety.
• Frances Mary Jessep – of Blenheim. For services to the community.
• Peter John Kamstra – of Wanganui; lately senior sergeant, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Judith Ann Karaitiana – of Wanganui. For services to the community.
• Dennis John Keall – of Lower Hutt. For services to herpetology.
• Philip Stephen Kirkham – of Auckland; detective sergeant, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Barry Leishman Lawrence – of Queenstown. For services to local-body affairs and the environment.
• David James Lawrence – of Waitakere. For services to the community.
• Colin James Lawrie – of Levin; senior station officer, Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Janett Helene Leaf – of Kaikohe. For services to the community.
• Catherine May Mair – of Katikati. For services to poetry and the community.
• Dr Alan John Mangan – of Wanganui. For services to medicine and health administration.
• Graham Gordon Mason – of Westport. For services to brass bands.
• Alexander Ross Matheson – of Inglewood. For services to the community.
• Jacqueline Imelda Mauriri – of Hawera. For services to Māori.
• David Alan McKenzie – of Kaitaia; station officer, Kaitaia Volunteer Fire Brigade. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Michael Rereao Mohi – of Waipukurau. For services to conservation.
• Noreen Linda Moorhouse – of Whangarei. For services to Māori and the community.
• Bernard William Murphy – of Stratford. For services to sheepdog trials.
• Robin Anthony Ian Nairn – of Havelock North. For services to the Anglican church and the community.
• Pratima Devi Nand – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
• Barbara Ann Olsen – of Cambridge. For services to Māori.
• Cushla Maree O'Shea – of Auckland; detective, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Rangi Anewa Parker – of Hamilton. For services to historical research.
• Captain Malcolm James Pearson – of Lyttelton. For services to yachting.
• Ronald Owen Pennell – of Waitakere; senior volunteer fire officer, Waitakere City Fire District. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Avis Margaret Peterson – of Te Awamutu. For services to the community.
• Edward Neill Pickard – of Christchurch. For services to music, in particular jazz.
• Jeffrey Steven Rackley – of Nelson. For services to sport and the community.
• Ian Garth Renall – of Carterton. For services to the community.
• Monica Bernadette Renwick – of Christchurch. For services to education.
• Elizabeth June Rock – of Reefton. For services to health.
• Donald Sew Hoy – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Jennie Sew Hoy – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Shirley Muriel Spurr – of Waihi. For services to the community.
• Afioga Tagaloa Nua Su'a – of Christchurch. For services to the Pacific Islands community.
• James Budd Swindells – of Te Kuiti. For services to conservation.
• Jean Fay Swindells – of Te Kuiti. For services to conservation.
• Sandra Christine Terewi – of Turakina. For services to the community.
• Eric Arthur Thorpe – of Napier. For services to music.
• Rhona Mary Thorpe – of Christchurch. For services to migrant and refugee communities.
• Michael Featherston Toogood – of Hastings. For services to helicopter ambulance services.
• Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Taiuru Vercoe – of Rotorua. For public services.
• Dr Michael Louis Vidulich – of Auckland. For services to music.
• The Reverend Janice Ann Wallace – of Pukekohe. For services to mathematics education and the community.
• Vaoga Mary Lelefua Watts – of Waitakere. For services to the Pacific Islands community.
• Richard Keith Wright – of Blenheim. For services to the community.
• Sharon Mary Connolly Young – of Waitakere. For services to the community.

• William Frank Grubb – of St Andrews. For services to music and the community.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Squadron Leader Gregory John Burroughs – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Lieutenant Colonel Helen Joy Cooper – Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment.
• Captain Michael Peter De Boer – Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers.
• Squadron Leader Timothy Richard Evans – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Squadron Leader Timothy Hopkins – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Warrant Officer Robert David Joseph Martelletti – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Warrant Officer Weapon Technician Wayne Robert Morris – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Major Christopher Gerard Mortiboy – Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals.