Thomas Baker, from Kerikeri, received a Queen's Service Medal (QSM) for community services after contributing to the Far North community for more than 20 years.
Jean Goldschmidt, from Mangawhai, also received a QSM after being involved with hospitality and the community in Mangawhai since the mid-1990s.
And Joy Boniface, from Warkworth, received a QSM for services to the community for more than 60 years.
Mrs Urlich, a JP, is a founding member and co-ordinator for the Maori contemporary clay artists' movement begun in the 1980s; a collective of clay artists called Nga Kaihanga Uku, creating a form of art based on cultural ties to the land.
She is the founding curator of Toi Ngapuhi, now the largest exhibition of Ngapuhi and Maori arts in New Zealand and the flagship of the biennial Ngapuhi Festival in Kaikohe.
Mr Brown, who is also a JP, has contributed to the Northland community in a range of areas over several decades.
He served 12 years on the Whangarei District Council and was mayor for six of those years from 1998.
He has served four terms since 2004 on the Northland Regional Council, including three years as chairman.
Mr Brown has also been a member of the Northland District Health Board since 2004 and was a co-opted board member of the Northland Polytech Council from 2004 to 2010.
In awards made nationally, Murray Brennan, now living in New York, received the highest accolade in the honours, being made a knight grand companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medicine.
Professor Brennan is an internationally-acclaimed surgeon and is recognised as a leading figure in the field of clinical oncology.
Adrienne, Lady Stewart, from Christchurch, was made a dame companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM) for services to the arts and business.
Recently retired MP the Honourable Tariana Turia was also made a DNZM for services as a Member of Parliament.
