2012 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

Order of New Zealand

• His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh – of London, United Kingdom. For services to New Zealand.
• Dame Margaret Clara Bazley – of Wellington. For services to New Zealand.
• Sir Peter Robert Jackson – of Wellington. For services to New Zealand.
• Dame Malvina Lorraine Major – of Hamilton. For services to New Zealand.

  New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Mabel June Hinekahukura Mariu – of Waitakere City. For services to Māori and the community.
• Pieter Ane Stewart – of Darfield. For services to fashion and the community.
• Beverley Anne Wakem – of Porirua. For services to the State.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• The Honourable Dr Michael John Cullen – of Whakatane. For services to the State.
• Dr Roderick Sheldon Deane – of Wellington. For services to business and the community.
• John James Patrick Kirwan – of Treviso, Italy. For services to mental health and rugby.
• Maarten Laurens Wevers – of Wellington. For services to the State.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Neville Alexander Crichton – of Auckland. For services to yachting and business.
• The Honourable Justice John Warwick Gendall – of Wellington. For services to the State and sport.
• Stephen William Hansen – of Christchurch. For services to rugby.
• Michael James Houstoun – of Feilding. For services as a pianist.
• Jane Christine Huria – of Christchurch. For services to corporate governance.
• Owen Marshall Jones – of Timaru. For services to literature.
• Anne Norman – of Auckland. For services to business.
• David Norman – of Auckland. For services to business.
• His Excellency Paul Thomas O'Sullivan – of Canberra, Australia. For services to Australia–New Zealand relations.
• Christopher William Saines – of Auckland. For services to the arts.
• John Shewan – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Professor Peter Donald Graham Skegg – of Dunedin. For services to medical law.
• Wayne Ross Smith – of Cambridge. For services to rugby.
• John Lewis Spencer – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Professor Christine Winterbourn – of Christchurch. For services to science.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Philip Brendan Aldridge – of Christchurch. For services to theatre.
• Emeritus Professor Peter Leonard Bergquist – of Auckland. For services to science.
• Leon Martyn Theodore Blanchet – of Leeston. For services to athletics.
• Robyn Denise Broughton – of Invercargill. For services to netball.
• Geoffrey John Chapple – of Auckland. For services to tramping, tourism and literature.
• Assistant Commissioner David Mark Cliff – of Rangiora. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Shane William Cotton – of Palmerston North. For services to the visual arts.
• Michael Thomas Eagle – of Christchurch. For services to rugby.
• Fiona Farrell – of Akaroa. For services to literature.
• Gregory William Gent – of Ruawai. For services to the dairy industry and corporate governance.
• Thomas James Gerrard – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Dr Ronald George Gibson – of Morrinsville. For services to veterinary science.
• David Timothy Gibson – of Wellington. For services to the film and television industry.
• Richard Alan Guy – of Waipu. For services to rugby.
• Brian Martin Hight – of Auckland. For services to agricultural publishing.
• Nigel Raymond Latta – of Auckland. For services as a psychologist.
• Graham Leonard Malaghan – of Auckland. For services to medical research and philanthropy.
• Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie – of Wellington. For services to music and film.
• Peter Joseph McLeavey – of Wellington. For services to the arts.
• Margaret Medlyn – of Wellington. For services to opera.
• Nicholas Mark Mills – of Wellington. For services to basketball.
• Clive Paton – of Martinborough. For services to viticulture and conservation.
• John Puhiatau Pule – of Auckland. For services as an author, poet and painter.
• Professor John Patrick Shaw – of Auckland. For services to the health sector.
• Robert William Stanic – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• John Andrew Sturgeon – of Runanga. For services to rugby.
• Margaret Clair Tapper – of Auckland. For services to education and the community.
• Bridget Rosamund Williams – of Wellington. For services to publishing.

• Kap-Chong Chi – of Seoul, Republic of South Korea. For services to New Zealand–Korean relations.
• Robert de Leur – of Auckland. For services to the building industry.
• Joseph Bruce Letteri – of Wellington. For services to film.

  Member (MNZM)

• Edward George Allen – of Martinborough. For services to music.
• Sergeant Noel Francis Bigwood – of Waikanae. For services to Land Search and Rescue.
• James Alexander Blair – of Upper Hutt. For services to athletics.
• Susan Jane Bree – of Opua. For services to midwifery.
• Alister Douglas Malcolm Brown – of Wellington. For services as a chef.
• Fiona Louise Campbell – of Wanaka. For services to art philanthropy.
• Gary William Chapman – of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. For services to New Zealand–United Arab Emirates relations.
• Dale Devereux Copeland – of Ōkato. For services to the arts.
• Ross Alexander Corrigan – of Hawera. For services to farming and the community.
• Patricia Anne Cunniffe – of Wanganui. For services to the community.
• Dr Peter James Foley – of Napier. For services to health.
• Lindsay Galloway – of Christchurch. For services to Chatham Islands agriculture.
• Temepara Anne George – of Auckland. For services to netball.
• John Anthony Gibson – of Auckland. For services to engineering and the community.
• Robert Gordon Henderson – of Auckland. For services to sporting aviation.
• William Beau Holland – of Tauranga. For services to the community.
• Tracey Tania Houpapa – of Hamilton. For services to business and Māori.
• David Douglas Charles Ivory – of Christchurch. For services to education and the community.
• Janet Muriel Jensen – of Morrinsville. For services to the community.
• Dr James Arthur Judson – of Auckland. For services to intensive-care medicine.
• Phelim Thaddeus Keinzley – of Greytown. For services to football.
• Irene Livingston, of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.
• Dean Robert Lonergan – of Auckland. For services to sport and philanthropy.
• Jordan William Hunter Luck – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Peta Christine Mathias – of Auckland. For services as an author and television presenter.
• Robyn Mathieson – of Wellington. For services to fashion.
• James Millton – of Gisborne. For services to the wine industry.
• Dr Robert Bruce Morrison – of Cambridge. For services to medicine and the community.
• Dennis Anthony O'Rourke – of Palmerston North. For services to the Police and the community.
• Brenda Perry – of Auckland. For services to women's tennis.
• Robert Hedley Renwick – of Hamilton. For services to the motor vehicle industry.
• Trevor Shailer – of Wellington. For services to sport and the community.
• John David Thomas – of Auckland. For services to surf life saving.
• Colonel Hugh Gourlay Trengrove – of Auckland. For services to forensic science.
• Alfred James Wakefield – of Rangiora. For services to harness racing.
• Gary Michael Williams – of Christchurch. For services to disability support.
• Vera Whakaaronui Wilson – of Ohakune. For services to Māori, music and the community.
• Richard Harvey Wood – of Tauranga. For services to the State.

• Stephen Ronald McKean – of New Plymouth. For services to sport.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Dr Thomas Stephen Clarkson – of Lower Hutt. For services to Land Search and Rescue.
• Hiria Hape – of Taneatua. For services to the State.
• Lewis Ruihi Moeau – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• The Honourable Simon James Power – of Auckland. For services as a Member of Parliament.
• Mark Rhys Weldon – of Queenstown. For services to the community and business.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Dorothy Rosemary Acland – of Peel Forest. For services to the community.
• Ruahine Albert – of Hamilton. For services to Māori and the community.
• Janet Bryce Anderson – of Queenstown. For services to education.
• Rainus James Baker – of Whakatane. For services to people with an intellectual disability.
• Antony David Baker – of Picton. For services to maritime safety and marine conservation.
• Claire Lynette Ballantyne – of Christchurch. For services to ophthalmology and the community.
• Shona Joyce Beck – of Kaitangata. For services to the community.
• Paul Francis Berry – of Greymouth. For services to the community.
• Yvonne Moana Bidois – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Eric Alexander Bonny – of Woodville. For services to the community.
• Megan Christine Bowden – of Auckland. For services to primary education.
• Chief Fire Officer James Nigel Bowmar – of Wellsford. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Roderick de Bolton Bryant – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Lindsay Robert Burnell – of Levin. For services to the community.
• Takawhiti Te Oraiti Calcott – of Otaki. For services to Māori and education.
• Lenh Phong Chin – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Brian Mansel Diver – of Tauranga. For services to youth sport.
• Wade Thomas Doak – of Whangarei. For services to marine conservation.
• Garrick Albert Dumble – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• Kathleen Ellen Egan – of Napier. For services to the community.
• Judith Eirene Finn – of Te Aroha. For services to the community.
• Sister Marie Annie Fitzpatrick – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Carol Ann Fowler – of Motueka. For services to the community.
• Detective Inspector Andrew James Gallagher – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Inspector Brendon James Gibson – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Dr Adriana Gunder – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Renzie Jon Hanham – of Kaiapoi. For services to karate.
• Hohepa Joseph Harawira – of Whakatane. For services to sawmillers' health.
• Professor Glyn John Harper – of Palmerston North. For services to historical research.
• Hemi Hema – of Hamilton. For services to the deaf.
• Colin Edward Heslop – of Culverden. For services to the community.
• Antonia Maria Jenkins – of Christchurch. For services to conservation.
• David Murray Land – of Taupo. For services to the community.
• Graeme Alister Leggat – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Alison Macaulay Linscott – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• John Shaw Lockyer – of Feilding. For services as a rugby referee.
• Edward Matchitt – of Opotiki. For services to Māori.
• Yeverley Kristine McCarthy – of Wanaka. For services to the community.
• Richard John Russell McDonnell – of Auckland. For services to brass bands.
• Shirley Ann McGlinchey – of Hawera. For services to the community.
• Ross John McKenzie – of Kaiapoi. For services to Scouting New Zealand.
• Ian Murray McKinnon – of Auckland. or services to athletics.
• Erin Rose McMenamin – of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.
• Senior Sergeant Richard Oliver McPhail – of Gore. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Alan Albert McQuarters – of Ashburton. For services to the community.
• Athol Euan McQueen – of Wellington. For services to rail transport and education.
• Nancy Merriman – of Mount Maunganui. For services to the community.
• James Harding Crosby Morris – of Omarama. For services to the community.
• Patricia Mary Morrison – of Wellington. For services to the prison library service.
• Dr David Henry Mossman – of Havelock North. For services to veterinary science.
• Nirmala Devi Nand – of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
• Freda Narev – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Jillian Clare Nerheny – of North Shore City. For services to the community.
• Valda Mae Peacock – of Waipukurau. For services to theatre.
• Frances Karen Pointon – of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori and the deaf community.
• Carol Linda Quirk – of Opotiki. For services to surf life saving.
• Davinder Singh Rahal – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
• John Wiremu Ransfield – of Rotorua. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Gerald Stanley Rea – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Brian Edward Roberts – of Christchurch. For services to aviation.
• Robyn Mary Gaye Simmons – of Blenheim. For services to Highland dancing.
• Ariana Simpson – of Hamilton. For services to Māori and the community.
• Noel Terrence Steele – of Totara Flat. For services to hockey.
• Verna Elizabeth Stevens – of Gore. For services to the RSA and the community.
• Susan Marie Stevens – of Queenstown. For services to the community.
• John Dougal Stevenson – of Dunedin. For services to broadcasting.
• James Michael Strang – of Christchurch. For services to New Zealand–Nepal relations.
• Mujeeb Syed – of Auckland. For services to the Muslim community.
• David Tamatea – of Opunake. For services to disability support and Māori.
• Tavale Tanuvasa – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Colin Charles Thomas – of Northland. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Robyn Frances Towersey – of Whakatane. For services to health and the community.
• Hugh Davidson Treadwell – of Taupo. For services to the community.
• John Mark von Dadelszen – of Hastings. For services to the community.
• Patrick David Waite – of Porirua. For services to the community.
• Chief Fire Officer John Allan Walker – of Coromandel. For services to the community.
• Vicki Louise Wall – of Lower Hutt. For services to people with disabilities.
• Brenda Woolley – of Christchurch. For services to Urban Search and Rescue.
• Kuan Cheong Yap – of Auckland. For services to the community.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Major David Bruce Ackroyd – of Upper Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Lieutenant Layamon John Bakewell – of North Shore City. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Squadron Leader Aaron Douglas Benton – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Richard McAslan – of Burnham. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Warrant Officer Class 1 Christopher James Wilson – of Upper Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.