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New Year Honours 2014: Earl Hagaman
Christchurch millionaire and founder of the Scenic Hotel Group Earl Hagaman has been recognised for his services to business, tourism and philanthropy.
New Year Honours 2014: Bob Buckle
Bob Buckle is one of New Zealand's leading economists and was principal adviser to the Treasury from 2000 until 2008.
New Year Honours 2014: Kaye and Bernie Crosby
Kaye and Bernie Crosby founded Prolife Foods in 1984 from their home garage by selling nuts through vending machines.
New Year Honours 2014: Last wish granted for dying father
Sir Bob Parker believes his late father waited to see his son's knighthood publicly announced before passing away.
New Year Honours 2014: Candy Lane, QSM
Dancer Candy Lane says her reaction to being given the Queen's Service Medal was disbelief.
New Year Honours 2014: Mark Grantham QSM
Mark Grantham has been a familiar sight to Newmarket shoppers for more than 20 years, selling chocolate bars for charity from his wheelchair.
New Year Honours 2014: Fashion on fire
The New Zealand fashion industry's growing influence has been recognised with three longstanding leaders named in the New Year Honours.
New Year Honours 2014: Peter Cooper
The chance to turn a collection of neglected, dangerous, disused waterfront buildings into one of Auckland's hippest dining, retail, fashion and commercial precincts.
Editorial: NZ's leading women are deserving of top honours
This newspaper was clearly on to something when it awarded its New Zealander of the Year accolade to three young women - Eleanor Catton, Lydia Ko and Lorde.
New Year Honours 2014: Richard Ballantyne
Richard Ballantyne has been lauded for his efforts in driving business and industry in Christchurch and helping to rebuild the city after its quakes.
New Year Honours 2014: Alastair Carruthers
Alastair Carruthers, with an extensive business and arts career, has been made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
New Year Honours 2014: John R. Reid
Some names from the past have been recognised for their services to sport in the New Year Honours.
New Year Honours 2014: Eleanor Catton
Writer Eleanor Catton hasn't set foot in New Zealand since her Man Booker Prize win, but has still never been far from the public eye.
New Year Honours 2014: Dale Williams, ONZM
A former mayor who championed innovative ways to get youth into work says he may have retired, but still has some unfinished business.
New Year Honours 2014: Sir Bob Parker
Former Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says his knighthood has come at a special and difficult time, as he farewells his father.
Faction: Comics, Kiwi-style
The creators of Kiwi comic anthology Faction aren't in it for fortune and glory - they just want to get their comics out into the world.
Queen's Birthday Honours: NZ innovator faces the best
Sky TV founder Craig Heatley - who is recognised in today's Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to business - is about to touch down in Monaco to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games for entrepreneurs.