2017 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

New Zealand Order of Merit

Knight Grand Companion (GNZM)

• The Right Honourable John Phillip Key – of Auckland. For services to the State.

  Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Julie Claire Molloy Christie – of Auckland. For services to governance and the television industry.
• Emeritus Professor Peggy Gwendoline Koopman-Boyden – of Hamilton. For services to seniors.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• Graeme Dingle – of Auckland. For services to youth.
• Michael Niko Jones – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community and youth.
• Professor Tīmoti Samuel Kāretu – of Havelock North. For services to the Māori language.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Mary Tupai Ama – of Auckland. For services to the arts and the Pacific community.
• The Honourable James Patrick Anderton – of Christchurch. For services as a member of parliament.
• Roy James Austin – of Auckland. For services to children's health and the community.
• Peter Kerry Clark – of Auckland. For services to bowls.
• Candis Eileen Craven – of Auckland. For services to ballet and business.
• Angus Lindsay Fergusson – of Auckland. For services to governance.
• Professor Peter John Gilling – of Tauranga. For services to urology.
• Anthony John Hall – of Kaiapoi. For services to education and sport.
• Professor Richie Graham Poulton – of Dunedin. For services to science and health research.
• Lynette Diana Provost – of Upper Hutt. For services to the State.
• Lesley Louise Rhodes – of Nelson. For services to science and marine farming.
• George Cockburn Salmond – of Wellington. For services to health.
• Maxine Helen Simmons – of Auckland. For services to science, particularly biotechnology.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Desmond Albert Ashton – of Blenheim. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force and aviation.
• Professor Anne Victoria Cameron – of Christchurch. For services to health.
• David Michael Chamley – of Auckland. For services to anaesthesia.
• Avon Cook – of Auckland. For services to the manufacturing industry.
• Brendan Joseph Duffy – of Levin. For services to local government.
• William Robert Dunbar – of Cromwell. For services to health and the community.
• Susanne Patricia Edwards – of Picton. For services to synchronised swimming.
• Craig Clifford Emeny – of the Chatham Islands. For services to aviation and the community.
• Allan Raymond Fenwick – of Marton. For services to the thoroughbred racing industry.
• Professor Philippa Helen Gander – of Porirua. For services to the study of sleep and fatigue.
• Wahiao Raymond James Gray – of Rotorua. For services to Māori and governance.
• Alan John Hackett – of Christchurch. For services to adventure tourism.
• Mark Selwyn Hadlow – of Martinborough. For services to the arts.
• Assistant Commissioner Wallace Patrick Haumaha – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Police and Māori, Pacific and ethnic communities.
• David Thomas Higgins – of Palmerston. For services to Māori.
• Ruruarau Heitia Hiha – of Napier. For services to Māori.
• Rachel Jessica Te Ao Maarama House – of Auckland. For services to the performing arts.
• Peter Guy Hughes – of Auckland. For services to mathematics education.
• Susan Mary Huria – of Auckland. For services to governance.
• Professor Hamid Ikram – of Christchurch. For services to cardiology and education.
• Zafer Khouri – of Hamilton. For services to odontology.
• Wendy Elizabeth McGowan – of Rotorua. For services to rural women.
• Caroline Harriette Eliza Milne – of Kawakawa. For services to Māori and health.
• Simon John O'Neill – of Auckland. For services to opera.
• Lynda Jean Reid – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Geoffrey Maxwell Robinson – of Lower Hutt. For services to medicine.
• Graeme James Steel – of Auckland. For services to sport.
• Geoffrey Alan Whitcher – of Auckland. For services to business and education.
• Deborah Mary White – of Auckland. For services to art.
• Frances Wilson-Fitzgerald – of Auckland. For services to opera.

• Jane Marina Bruning – of Auckland. For services to people with HIV.

  Member (MNZM)

• Ross Alexander Aitken – of Auckland. For services to conservation.
• Kevin Russell Allen – of Tauranga. For services to people with brain injuries.
• Douglas Graham Avery – of Seddon. For services to agriculture and mental health.
• Janis Irene Ballantyne – of Te Awamutu. For services to education and the community.
• Jacqueline Marie Barron – of Dunedin. For services to sports governance and education.
• Lilian Jeanne Biddulph – of Hamilton. For services to literacy education.
• Pembroke Peraniko Bird – of Murupara. For services to education and Māori.
• Professor Sally Anne Brooker – of Dunedin. For services to science.
• Cranwell Leslie Bull – of Christchurch. For services to cricket.
• Deborah Bush – of Christchurch. For services to women's health.
• Stephen Edward Canny – of Invercargill. For services to the community, governance and cycling.
• David Joseph Comber – of Taupō. For services to Search and Rescue.
• Marilyn Elaine Cooper – of Hamilton. For services to equestrian sports.
• Hamish Angus Crooks – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
• Anne Crummer – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Sharyn Estelle Evans – of Wellington. For services to music.
• Anne Lillian Farrington – of Auckland. For services to women.
• William Thomas Gray – of Tolaga Bay. For services to Māori and the community.
• Timothy Michael Gresson – of Timaru. For services to the law and sport.
• James Alastair Hay Guild – of Darfield. For services to the deer industry.
• Ray Kenway Haffenden – of Auckland. For services to rugby league.
• Shane Paul Arthur Hales – of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
• Peter John Hayden – of Dunedin. For services to film and television.
• Emeritus Professor John Bernard Hearnshaw – of Christchurch. For services to astronomy.
• Inspector Karen Lee Henrikson – of Hamilton. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Sally Tupetalamataone Ikinofo – of Auckland. For services to education and Māori and Pacific communities.
• Associate Professor Robert John Jacobs – of Auckland. For services to optometry and education.
• Graham Russell Kennedy – of Ashburton. For services to business.
• Rebecca Louise Keoghan – of Westport. For services to business, particularly the dairy industry.
• Robert Akhtar Zainal Khan – of Auckland. For services to broadcasting and the Indian community.
• Rachel Alison Mary Lang – of Auckland. For services to television.
• Elaine Joy Le Sueur – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Peter Hughes MacGregor – of Hastings. For services to Māori and agriculture.
• John Barry Maughan – of Hamilton. For services to health.
• Dennis Graham May – of Auckland. For services to karate.
• Dr Jill Alice McIlraith – of Dunedin. For services to health and women.
• Maurice William McKendry – of Auckland. For services to harness racing.
• Allen John McLaughlin – of Auckland. For services to sports broadcasting.
• Robin Gustav McNeill – of Invercargill. For services to conservation.
• Mereford Michael Meredith – of Auckland. For services as a restaurateur and to philanthropy.
• Te Kei O Te Waka Wilson Merito – of Rotorua. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Peter Charles Morrison – of Christchurch. For services to the hospitality industry.
• Rhonda Marama Mullen-Tamati – of Tīrau. For services to people with HIV and AIDS.
• Thomas Vincent O'Connor – of Invercargill. For services to boxing.
• Albert Emil Osborne – of Tauranga. For services to veterans and biosecurity.
• Dr Fiona Dorothy Pardington – of Auckland. For services to photography.
• lan Rodney Parris – of Christchurch. For services to mathematical education.
• Emily Justine Perkins – of Wellington. For services to literature.
• Nicholas Brian Pyke – of Rolleston. For services to the arable industry.
• Lee Michael Christopher Robinson – of Christchurch. For services to the community and sport.
• John Roy-Wojciechowski – of Auckland. For services to the Polish community and philanthropy.
• Judith Fay Russell – of Whitianga. For services to netball.
• Allan Ross Scarlett – of Karamea. For services to local government and the dairy industry.
• Patrick Nesbit Snedden – of Auckland. For services to education and Māori.
• Murray Ross Sutherland – of Kaiapoi. For services to the community and the timber industry.
• Toro Edward Reginald Waaka – of Napier. For services to Māori and the community.
• Linda Gloria Webb – of Christchurch. For services to music education.
• Professor Karen Elizabeth Willcox – of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America. For services to aerospace engineering and education.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Paul Richard Baxter – of Porirua. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Mary Anne Garner – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Mary Bernadette Gavin – of Nelson. For services to women and the community.
• Michael John Gorman – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Deirdre Anne Jolly – of Alexandra. For services to the community.
• Mokataufoou Togakilo Sipeli – of Wellington. For services to the Niue community and education.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Clarice Lee Anderson – of Waipukurau. For services to the blind and seniors.
• Kerry John Bensemann – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Miroroa Te Kune Blackmore – of Bulls. For services to Māori.
• Beryl Mary Bowers – of Picton. For services to the community.
• Kenneth Frederick Bradley – of Te Anau. For services to conservation.
• Timothy Richard Bray – of Auckland. For services to children and theatre.
• Dermot Peter Byrne – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Linda Rae Chalmers – of Auckland. For services to art.
• Annie Naw Coates – of Wellington. For services to ethnic communities.
• Neville Terence Coslett – of Papamoa. For services to the community.
• Ronald Grant Crawford – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Keita Rangimarie Dawson – of Auckland. For services to Māori and seniors.
• Ana Maria de Vos Sanchez – of Auckland. For services to ethnic communities.
• Bruce Leslie Didham – of Dunedin. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Brian William Dobson – of Matatā. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and rugby.
• Brian Robert Dodds – of Balclutha. For services to healthcare and the community.
• Elizabeth Charmaine Donaldson – of Matamata. For services to health and seniors.
• Doris Christine Dunn – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Mark White Edmonds – of Rotorua. For services to sport.
• Fraser McDonald Faulknor – of Auckland. For services to children, education and music.
• Lois May Finderup – of New Plymouth. For services to the fashion industry and theatre.
• David John Finlay – of Oamaru. For services to irrigation and sport.
• Merrilyn Frances George – of Ohakune. For services to education and the community.
• Judith Jane Gilbert – of Great Barrier Island. For services to conservation.
• Jacqueline Barbara Grinder – of Matamata. For services to the community.
• Rehia Shirley Te Amere Hanara – of Hastings. For services to Māori and education.
• Michael James Hanrahan – of Ashburton. For services to the community.
• David Hansford – of Upper Moutere. For services to the environment.
• Duncan John Hart – of Marton. For services to the community.
• Sandra Barbara Anne Hunter – of Matamata. For services to the community.
• Peter Alexander Jack – of Wellington. For services to sport, particularly athletics.
• Kulwinder Singh Jhamat – of Pōkeno. For services to the Indian community.
• William Richard Johns – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Karl Frederick Lapwood – of Hamilton. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and business.
• Julia Rosemary Lowe – of Paeroa. For services to the community.
• Railene Denise Mabin – of Waipukurau. For services to the Plunket Society.
• Richard Donald Madden – of Dunedin. For services to music.
• Shirley Ann May – of Kaikohe. For services to music and the community.
• Sharon Julie Maynard – of Gisborne. For services to Māori and education.
• Dorothy Margaret McKinnon – of Whanganui. For services to the community.
• Gair McRae – of Auckland. For services to theatre and youth.
• Janet Elaine McRobbie – of Pōkeno. For services to Girl Guides and the community.
• William Kevin Moore – of Twizel. For services to outdoor education and the community.
• Charles Arthur Morgan – of Timaru. For services to the sport of wood chopping.
• James Edward Morgan – of Hastings. For services to the community.
• Ann Shirley Muir – of Whangārei. For services to bowls and the community.
• Iris Mae Officer-Holmes – of Ashburton. For services to the community.
• Michael Francis O'Neill – of Gore. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.
• Brian Scott Palliser – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Barry Richard Pomeroy – of Nelson. For services to veterans and the community.
• Prabha Ravi – of Lower Hutt. For services to ethnic communities and dance.
• Dr Claire Aileen Reilly – of Ashburton. For services to people with Motor Neurone Disease.
• Timothy Peter Sander – of Wellington. For services to pipe bands and the community.
• Frances Jean Scammell – of Gore. For services to the community.
• Miles Duncan Shelley – of Ngatea. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.
• Julian Mervyn Shields – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Peter Bruce Simmonds – of Christchurch. For services to theatre.
• Geoffrey Brian Spearpoint – of Little River. For services to outdoor recreation.
• Karen Elizabeth Stade – of Nelson. For services to historical research and the community.
• Daphne Gretta Mary Stevens – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Roderick John Sutherland – of Masterton. For services to athletics, cycling and the community.
• Marara Kaweora Te Tai Hook – of Hikurangi. For services to Māori.
• Valerie Joan Thorburn – of Tauranga. For services to music education.
• Evan Allan Watkin – of Porirua. For services to cricket.
• Cara June Watson – of Napier. For services to music.
• Dawn Betty White – of Waihi. For services to veterans.

  New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)

• Randal Murray Heke – of Waikanae. For services to New Zealand interests in Antarctica and historic preservation.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Staff Sergeant Tina Kathleen Grant – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Brigadier Anthony Bryan Howie – of Mogadishu, Somalia. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Squadron Leader Nicholas Michael Pedley – of Feilding. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Major Charmaine Maurita Tate – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Major Andrew James Anthony Thornton – of Burnham. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.