2020 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Distinguished Professor Jane Elizabeth Harding – of Kohimarama. For services to neonatology and perinatology.
• Dr Karen Olive Poutasi – of Raumati Beach. For services to education and the state.
• Aroha Hōhipera Reriti-Crofts – of Redwood. For services to Māori and the community.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• Professor Robert Bartlett Elliott – of Remuera. For services to medical research.
• Professor Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardelli – of Whataupoko. For services to Māori art.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Turanga Hoturoa Barclay-Kerr – of Whatawhata. For services to Māori and heritage commemoration.
• Michael Dennis Bush – of Roseneath. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Maureen Patricia Corby – of Parnell. For services to early childhood education.
• Dr Tessa Duder – of Castor Bay. For services to literature.
• David Charles Ellis – of Te Ākau. For services to the Thoroughbred industry.
• Elizabeth Fiona Knox – of Kelburn. For services to literature.
• Barry John Maister – of Avonhead. For services to sport and the community.
• James Bruce McKenzie – of Masterton. For services to the cattle industry.
• Professor John Norman Nacey – of Kelburn. For services to health and education.
• George Ngaei – of Gladstone, Invercargill. For services to health and the Pacific community.
• Rosslyn Joy Noonan – of Grey Lynn. For services to human rights.
• Justine Gay Bronwyn Smyth – of Milford. For services to governance and women.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Barbara Frances Ala'alatoa – of Māngere. For services to education.
• Jeanne Lorraine Begej – of Shirley. For services to ice figure skating.
• Anthony Andre Bonne – of Ōhope. For services to local government and the community.
• Taika David Cohen – of Los Angeles. For services to film.
• Distinguished Professor Marston Donald Edward Conder – of Epsom. For services to mathematics.
• Derek Rex Crowther – of Devonport. For services to the motor vehicle industry.
• Judith Ann Darragh – of Grey Lynn. For services to the arts.
• Dr Daryle Elizabeth Anne Deering – of Ilam. For services to nursing, particularly mental health and addiction nursing.
• James Edward Doherty – of Kaingaroa Forest. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Adjunct Associate Professor Rosemary Ann Du Plessis – of Cashmere. For services to women and education.
• Professor Alec Joseph Ekeroma – of Apia. For services to health and the Pacific community.
• Dr Garry Vernon Forgeson – of Feilding. For services to oncology.
• Dr Jan Elizabeth Gregor – of Harewood. For services to water safety and public health.
• James Arthur Griffin – of Grey Lynn. For services to the television and film industries.
• Joan Frances Harnett-Kindley – of Wanaka. For services to netball and the real estate industry.
• Mary Helen Holm – of New Lynn. For services to financial literacy education.
• Terence John Kayes – of Mount Eden. For services to the engineering industry.
• Professor Ian David Lambie – of Mount Eden. For services to clinical psychology.
• Anthony Bruce Lepper – of Alexandra. For services to sports administration and local government.
• David Robert Maurice Ling – of Mangawhai Heads. For services to the publishing industry.
• Vicki Louise Masson – of Pauanui. For services to perinatal and maternal health.
• Beverley Ann May – of Morrinsville. For services to cycling.
• Dr Anthony John O'Brien – of Grey Lynn. For services to mental health nursing.
• Dr Brian Thomas Pauling – of Seatoun. For services to broadcasting and education.
• Murray Powell – of Hamilton. For services to wildlife conservation and the deer industry.
• Thomas Richard Barton Rainey – of Cashmere. For services to music and music education.
• Kieran James Read – of Belfast. For services to rugby.
• Anne Lesley Richardson – of Hororata. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Avis Janett Ann Rishworth – of Lawrence. For services to women.
• Alistair Norman Spierling – of Greytown. For services to the state and the community.
• James Ronald Tomlin – of St Clair. For services to art education.
• Dr Brian Lindsay Turner – of Oturehua. For services to literature and poetry.
• Āni Pātene Gazala Wainui – of Glengarry, Invercargill. For services to Māori language education.
• Lisa Jacqueline Woolley – of Titirangi. For services to the community and governance.
• David John Zwartz – of Kelburn. For services to the Jewish and interfaith communities.

  Member (MNZM)

• Donna Tusiata Avia – of Aranui. For services to poetry and the arts.
• John Clinton Baddeley – of Raglan. For services to local government and the community.
• Carol Bartle – of Richmond, Christchurch. For services to health, particularly breastfeeding education.
• David Michael Benton – of Bethlehem. For services to addiction support and treatment.
• Georgina Beyer – of Kilbirnie. For services to LGBTIQA+ rights.
• Marianne Bishop – of Newlands. For services to the union movement and the community.
• Patricia Gweneith Broad – of Kew, Dunedin. For services to gymnastics.
• John McGregor Buchanan – of Kew, Dunedin. For services to music.
• Russell George Burt – of Point England. For services to primary education.
• Lois Anne Chick – of Shirley. For services to education.
• David Osborne Crerar – of Company Bay. For services to mountaineering and outdoor recreation.
• Joseph John Francis Davis – of Wharekaho, Whitianga. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Pamela Josephine Nicol Dawkins – of Bethlehem. For services to horticulture.
• Murray Ian Dawson – of Sockburn. For services to horticulture.
• Jacqueline Leigh Edmond – of Brooklyn. For services to sexual and reproductive health.
• Iosefa Punefu Enari – of Sandringham. For services to Pacific dance.
• Rhonda Renyl Nga-Tiawa Fraser – of Greytown. For services to women and aviation.
• Emily Sarah Gaddum – of Kereru, Hastings. For services to hockey.
• William Neil Graham – of Naenae. For services to youth and the community.
• David Victor William Harvey – of Burnside. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Dr Jeremy Paul Hill – of Awapuni. For services to the dairy industry and scientific research.
• Elizabeth Hird – of Ōtaki. For services to health.
• Dr Roberta Kathleen Hunter – of Point Chevalier. For services to mathematics education.
• Graham Peter Jackson – of Frankton. For services to the trades industry and business.
• Sandra Jenkins – of Coopers Beach. For services to education.
• Muriel Naomi TeHuikau Johnstone – of Riverton. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Sharon Anne Kearney – of Akaroa. For services to physiotherapy and netball.
• Dr Alison Margaret Keeling – of Merivale. For services to gerontology.
• Dr Kevin Bartley Knight – of Burnside, Christchurch. For services to education.
• Dr Maureen Robin Lander – of Whangamata. For services to Māori art.
• Dr Sarah Isabella Leberman – of Palmerston North. For services to women, sport and tertiary education.
• Donald Stuart Long – of Days Bay. For services to literature and education, particularly Pacific language education.
• Takapuna Eruete Whaipooti Mackey – of Kaiti. For services to martial arts and Māori.
• Donald John MacLean – of Epsom. For services to education.
• Maureen Naomi McCleary – of Glen Eden. For services to the arts.
• Donald Ellis McKay – of Maungaturoto. For services to seniors and the community.
• Dr Priscilla Muriel McQueen – of Bluff. For services as a poet.
• Dr Beverley Ann Milne – of Weymouth. For services to education.
• Desmond Gerard Minehan – of Cromwell. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Dr Arish Chakarvarthi Naresh – of Newtown. For services to the community and dentistry.
• Kiri Marie Nathan – of Mount Wellington. For services to Māori and the fashion industry.
• Tofilau Bernadette Barbara Pereira – of Howick. For services to the Pacific community and women.
• Dr Vincent James Peterson – of Gleniti, Timaru. For services to the veterinary profession.
• Graham Carrick Preston – of Bethlehem. For services to education.
• Peter Te Rangi Hiroa Ramsden – of Spreydon. For services to conservation.
• Aseta Redican – of Remuera. For services to health and Pacific peoples.
• William John Rickerby – of Richmond, Nelson. For services to conservation.
• Richard Steward Rudd – of Whanganui. For services to ceramic art.
• Noel John Henry Sheat – of Palmerston. For services to ploughing and the community.
• Susan Mary Sherrard – of Blockhouse Bay. For services to people with disabilities.
• Peter Edward Smale – of Motueka. For services to seniors, the community and horticulture.
• Dianne Judith Smeehuyzen – of Ravensbourne. For services to brass bands.
• Ramari Evelyn Sidonie Oliphant Stewart – of Ōkārito. For services to Māori culture, wildlife conservation and research.
• Lynette Harata Te Aika – of Wigram. For services to Māori language education.
• Christopher Te'o – of Whitby. For services to health, cycling and the Pacific community.
• Mary Helen Thompson – of Sunnybrook, Rotorua. For services to netball administration.
• Ngareta Timutimu – of Tauranga. For services to Māori and education.
• Dr Janet Catherine Turnbull – of Titahi Bay. For services to health.
• Robert Lindsay Webb – of Glenbervie. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Kayla Marie Whitelock – of Palmerston North. For services to hockey.
• Joan Glanville Whittaker – of Greenlane. For services to heritage preservation and music education.
• Lloyd Murray Whittaker – of Greenlane. For services to heritage preservation and music education.
• Maria Ruth McGredy Winder – of Remuera. For services to music education.
• Maureen Dawn Wood – of Kelston. For services to people with disabilities.

• Angelica Johanna Maria Edgley – of Wellington. For services to forensic science.
• Lita Foliaki – of Greenlane. For services to the Pacific community.
• Dr Johan Hellemans – of Clifton. For services to triathlon.
• Elizabeth Herrmann – of Howick. For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Clare Elizabeth Wells – of Waipu. For services to early childhood education.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Agnes Miller Anderson – of Papanui. For services to choral music.
• Edith Hazel Barnes – of Kihikihi. For services to local government and the community.
• Rhys Bean – of Papatoetoe. For services to the community.
• Gillian Clare Bishop – of Richmond, Nelson. For services to conservation.
• Robyn Mary Bisset – of Avonhead. For services to the community.
• Bevan Albert Bradding – of Rototuna. For services to the community.
• Margaret Mary Bradding – of Rototuna. For services to the community.
• Kay Michelle Brereton – of Six Mile, Murchison. For services to the welfare of beneficiaries.
• Dr David Jeffrey Butler – of The Brook, Nelson. For services to conservation.
• Allan John Cox – of Blackball. For services to the community.
• Chandu Daji – of Mount Roskill. For services to the Indian community and sport.
• Priscilla Maree Dawson – of Clevedon. For services to refugees and the Burmese community.
• Dawn Zeala Elliott – of Paeroa. For services to art education.
• Ian Harold Foster – of Papatoetoe. For services to the community.
• Audrey Coreen Gray – of Mount Maunganui. For services to choral music.
• Ella Regina Hanify – of Normandale. For services to music.
• Eileen Margaret Holt – of Strandon, New Plymouth. For services to stroke victims and the community.
• Donna Marie Kennedy – of Northland. For services to people with disabilities.
• John Charles Kennedy-Good – of Oriental Bay. For services to the community.
• Pravin Kumar – of Te Atatū South. For services to the Indian community.
• Ronald John David Lamont – of Wanaka. For services to aviation.
• Emelita Rosita Selena Simeaanamulu Luisi – of Ranui, Auckland. For services to youth.
• Christopher John Marshall – of Kaiapoi. For services to music.
• Gayle Patricia June Marshall – of Glen Eden. For services to the community.
• Ewan Cameron Mason – of Ranfurly. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
• Neil Malcolm McCorkindale – of Eastern Beach. For services to hockey administration.
• Morris Samuel McFall – of Mount Maunganui. For services to the community and philanthropy.
• Trevor John McGlinchey – of Hillsborough, Christchurch. For services to Māori and the community.
• Robert Edward McGowan – of Tauranga. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Olga Patrina McKerras – of Springvale. For services to the community.
• Suresh Chunilal Patel – of Dannevirke. For services to the community and sport.
• Molima Molly Pihigia – of Ōtara. For services to Niuean art and the community.
• Afamasaga Agnes Rasmussen – of Favona. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Roy Reid – of Tākaka. For services to seniors.
• Melva Joy Robb – of Blenheim. For services to rural communities and women.
• Ian Arthur Robinson – of Waihi Beach. For services to surf lifesaving and the community.
• Terence John Roche – of Tawa. For services to the community.
• Richard Alexander Scadden – of Granity. For services to the community.
• Afiff Shah – of Takanini. For services to the Muslim community and football.
• William Mitchell Sharp – of Wainuiomata. For services to youth.
• Maher Angez Singh – of Mount Roskill. For services to seniors and the community.
• Barry John Smith – of Birkenhead. For services to football and historical research.
• Lynn Patricia Smith – of Upper Vogeltown, New Plymouth. For services to dance education.
• Marie Jane Taylor – of Bluff Hill, Napier. For services to horticulture and native revegetation.
• Neil Alexander Taylor – of Hāwera. For services to people with intellectual disabilities and the community.
• Thomas James Thomas – of Witherlea. For services to victim support and the community.
• Stuart John Lewis Thorne – of Albert Town. For services to conservation and search and rescue.
• Myra Jill Tohill – of Alexandra. For services to the community.
• Ian Norman Walker – of Kaikōura. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Malcolm Alan Walker – of Winton. For services to sport and education.
• Margaret Mary Western – of Redwoodtown. For services to migrant and refugee communities.
• Alexa Learmonth Whaley – of Ōmāpere. For services to historical research and heritage preservation.
• Roger Lewis Williams – of Warkworth. For services to conservation.
• Gareth David Winter – of Kuripuni. For services to historical research.
• Gwenyth Mary Wright – of Thames. For services to women and the community.
• Diane Stretton Yalden – of Tāneatua. For services to the community.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Brigadier Michael John Shapland – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.