2012 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

• Hone Papita Raukura Hotere – of Dunedin. For services to New Zealand.

  New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Rosanne Philippa O'Loghlen Meo – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Suzanne Elizabeth Moncrieff – of Upper Moutere. For services to the arts.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• Father Desmond John Britten – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Colin John Giltrap – of Auckland. For services to motorsport and philanthropy.
• Graham William Henry – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• John Desmond Todd – of Wellington. For services to business.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Robyn Rangihuia Bargh – of Wellington. For services to the Māori language and publishing.
• Professor Margaret Anne Brimble – of Auckland. For services to science.
• Malcolm Saba Farry – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Diane Foreman – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Dr Osmond Bruce Hadden – of Auckland. For services to ophthalmology.
• Professor Peter Stanley Hughes – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• Richard William Vincent Izard – of Taupo. For services to business and the community.
• Dr James Wharehuia Milroy – of Hamilton. For services to Māori language.
• Martin Colin Snedden – of Wellington. For services to sporting administration.
• Ian Lemuel Taylor – of Dunedin. For services to television and business.
• Dr The Honourable Peter Stuart Watson – of Washington, D.C., USA. For services to New Zealand–United States relations.
• The Honourable Frances Helen Wilde – of Wellington. For services to local-body affairs and the community.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Uluomatootua Saulaulu Aiono – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Professor Anthony Hewton Angelo – of Wellington. For services to legal education.
• Professor Michael Warne Ardagh – of Christchurch. For services to emergency medicine.
• Carol May Becker – of Ahaura. For services to Plunket.
• Paul Caffyn – of Runanga. For services to sea kayaking and water safety.
• Grace Dorina Thearesa Dorset – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Edward Byron Evans – of Warkworth. For services to the community.
• Russell Talbot Feist – of Waikanae. For services to Māori.
• Eseta Fifita Finau – of Auckland. For services to health and the Pacific community.
• Dr Arie Geursen – of Auckland. For services to science.
• Wendy Faye Hawkings – of Warkworth. For services to health.
• John Revell Hynds – of Auckland. For services to business and philanthropy.
• Dr Alan Ross Jamieson – of Auckland. For services to radio spectrum management.
• Christopher Patrick Kenny – of Porirua. For services to boxing.
• Professor David Stephen Lamb – of Wellington. For services to health.
• Ian Robert MacRae – of Napier. For services to rugby.
• Barry John Maister – of Lower Hutt. For services to sport.
• Dr Donald Lindsay Mathieson – of Waikanae. For services to the law and legal education.
• Sylvia Margarite Piera McArthur – of Wellington. For services to the arts.
• Dr Ron Laurence McDowall – of Auckland. For services to science.
• Rear Admiral Anthony Jonathan Parr – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• Peter Joseph Radich – of Blenheim. For services to the law.
• Richard Alan Waddel – of Auckland. For services to corporate governance.
• Emeritus Professor Peter Gerard Walls – of Wellington. For services to music.
• James Harold Young – of Auckland. For services to boat building.

• Constance Ellen Lawn – of Virginia, USA. For services to New Zealand–United States relations.
• The Honourable Clayton Keith Yeutter – of Maryland, USA. For services to New Zealand–United States relations.

  Member (MNZM)

• John Duncan Anderson – of Warkworth. For services to tourism.
• Dr John Hall Angus – of Cromwell. For services to the State.
• Piatarihi Ngaku Beatrice Callaghan – of Te Puke. For services to Māori.
• Cheryl Leigh Cameron – of Porirua. For services to film.
• Helen Margaret Campbell-O'Brien – of Invercargill. For services to literacy.
• Dr Timothy Kenred Carey-Smith – of Dunedin. For services to palliative care.
• Dr John Scott Carnachan – of Auckland. For services to medicine and the community.
• Mary Bernadette Chamberlain – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Jeremy Ormond Cooper – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• David John Craven – of Palmerston North. For services to hockey administration.
• Dr Sabine Rosemarie Fenton – of Auckland. For services to translation and interpreting.
• Roger Allan Gascoigne – of Porirua. For services to the media.
• Tim Caspar Haiselden – of Wellington. For services to acupuncture.
• Anthony Grant Herlihy – of Papakura. For services to harness racing.
• Associate Professor Annette Diana Huntington – of Wellington. For services to nursing research.
• David Oliver Jones – of Auckland. For services to business and the economy.
• Margaret Anne Kawharu – of Waimauku. For services to Māori.
• Associate Professor Merata Kawharu – of Dunedin. For services to Māori education.
• Graeme Frank Kendall – of Auckland. For services to sailing and philanthropy.
• Yong Wook Kim – of Auckland. For services to the Asian community and business.
• Lua Kava Lepaio – of Porirua. For services to the Tokelauan community.
• Brendan Jon Lindsay – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Bert Johnson Mackie – of Wellington. For services to Māori.
• John Niko Maihi – of Whanganui. For services to Māori.
• Verna Mary McFelin – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Brian John McGuinness – of Wellington. For services to the building industry.
• Kirsty Alsoon Murrell-McMillan – of Invercargill. For services to nursing.
• William Leggett Noble – of Hamilton. For services to education.
• Hinerangi Ada Raumati – of Auckland. For services to business and Māori.
• Timothy Scott Richardson – of Tauranga. For services to rowing.
• Dr John Stuart Simpson – of Wellington. For services to medicine.
• Terry Smith – of Danbury, United Kingdom. For services to New Zealand–United Kingdom relations.
• Sydney Maxwell John Smith – of Amberley. For services to rowing.
• Pio Keith Terei – of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
• Philip Wayne Wareing – of Methven. For services to the community.
• Paul Douglas Woodgate – of Christchurch, for services to transport.
• Howard Stanley Wright – of New Plymouth. For services to manufacturing.
• Beatrice Tui Louise Yates – of Rotorua. For services to the community.

• Ali Partal – of Çanakkale, Turkey. For services to New Zealand–Turkey relations.
• Ryu Yano – of Tokyo, Japan. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Judge Paul Franklin Barber – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• Dr Angus Campbell David Bayvel – of Waikanae. For services to the State.
• The Honourable John McGregor Carter – of Rarotonga. For services as a member of parliament.
• The Honourable Harry James Duynhoven – of New Plymouth. For services as a member of parliament.
• Garry Leslie Evans – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• Michael James Hall – of Te Horo. For services to the State.
• Dr Andrew Ian McKenzie – of Greytown. For services to the State.
• Stephen McKernan – of Auckland. For services to the State.
• Karen Margaret Sewell – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• John Plested Tristram – of Lower Hutt. For services to Land Search and Rescue.
• Dr David Stuart Wratt – of Wellington. For services to science.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Brian Leslie Aldridge – of Christchurch. For services to cricket administration.
• Dr Ralph Bradley Allen – of Dunedin. For services to conservation.
• Howard Stewart Anderson – of Patea. For services to the community.
• William Arnott Arcus – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Margaret Ann Armour – of Porirua. For services to the community.
• George Arulanantham – of Auckland. For services to the Tamil community.
• Metuakore Bates-Faasisila – of Auckland. For services to the Cook Islands community.
• Trevor Alan Beaton – of Christchurch. For services to education.
• Pieter Braun – of Turangi. For services to education.
• Gaynor Margaret Brown – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Gregory Craig Brownless – of Tauranga. For services to the community.
• Raymond Clarence Bushell – of Te Puke. For services to wetland conservation.
• Laurence John Byers – of Kaikohe. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
• Chief Fire Officer Rodney John Caldow – of Foxton Beach. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Christopher Bryan George Carson – of Upper Hutt. For services to the State.
• Robert Raymond Cater – of Porirua. For services to the community.
• Audrey Bing Shum Chan – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Haami Tutu Chapman – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Kitty Shui Fung Chiu – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Brian Anthony Coulter – of Wellington. For services to rugby.
• Ronald Walter Craddock – of Auckland. For services to the Manukau Volunteer Coastguard.
• Phillip Ngawhira Crown – of Te Kuiti. For services to Māori.
• David Alfred Culham – of Whangarei. For services to business and the community.
• Clare Averil Derby – of Upper Hutt. For services to music.
• Ross Andrew Ditmer – of Rangiora. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Vera Ellen – of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.
• Paul Leslie Ferris – of Glenorchy. For services to education.
• Anne Uma Devi George – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Janet Dorothy Gow – of Auckland. For services to genealogical research.
• Hugh Green – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy.
• Simon George Gundry – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Michael Hannaway – of Wellington. For services to architectural conservation.
• Helen Kathleen Hay – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• David Samuel Howan – of Wellington. For services to brass bands.
• Dr Nicolaas Cornelis Lambrechtsen – of Wellington. For services to the Indonesian community.
• John Walter Linton – of Te Puke. For services to the community.
• Arthur Loo – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Margaret Hazel Barcham MacMillan – of Okaihau. For services to the community.
• Neil MacMillan – of Okaihau. For services to the community.
• Dr Selwyn Gerald Maister – of Christchurch. For services to hockey.
• Kerrin Rhyl Marshall – of Napier. For services to pipe bands.
• Craig Govan McGregor – of Christchurch. For services to education.
• Kay Jennifer McIntyre – of Auckland. For services to netball.
• Winnifred Elizabeth McLelland – of Dunedin. For services to the Pacific community.
• Elizabeth Ann Mills – of Auckland. For services to children.
• Graeme Ernest Mudge – of Gisborne. For services to the arts.
• Alan Roderick Munro – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• Struan James Bennet Munro – of Kurow. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
• Victor McKenzie Munro – of Ōhope. For services to the community.
• Henry Frederick Ngapo – of Whanganui. For services to education.
• Christine Yvonne Orchard – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• Kanubhai Patel – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
• Sharon Payne – of Hastings. For services to nursing.
• Tuihana Pook – of Opotiki. For services to Māori education and the community.
• Richard Riki Rakena – of Thames. For services to Māori and the community.
• Katherina Ixia Rean – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Walter John Rofe – of Wairoa. For services to conservation and angling.
• Jean Louisa Rutherford – of Woodend. For services to the community.
• Moengaroa Rosalima Solomon – of Ngāruawāhia. For services to Māori and the community.
• Gladys Grace Stephens – of Hamilton. For services to the Filipino community.
• Marette June Taylor – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Millie Amiria Te Kaawa – of Whakatane. For services to Māori and the Presbyterian Church.
• Robert Joseph Ting – of Wellington. For services to the Chinese community.
• John Charles Towns – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Pati Peni Umaga – of Lower Hutt. For services to the Pacific community.
• Thomas James Edmond Vernon – of Taihape. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Margaret Wensley Willcox – of Auckland. For services to literature.
• Margaret Lorraine Wilson – of Putaruru. For services to animal welfare.
• Seung-Jae Yu – of Auckland. For services to the Korean community.
• Jung Mi Yu – of Hamilton. For services to the Korean community.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Squadron Leader Keith Murray Bartlett – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Colonel John Raymond Boswell – New Zealand Army.
• Lieutenant Commander Simon Campbell Griffiths – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Squadron Leader Russell Mostyn Kennedy – Royal New Zealand Air Force.