Some names from the past have been recognised for their services to sport in the New Year Honours, including cricketer John R Reid, squash champ Ross Norman and athlete Dick Tayler.
Reid, a former test captain, has been made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services
to cricket.
Reid, who played for New Zealand from 1949-1965, was part of the country's first test win in 1956 and later served as a match referee for the International Cricket Council from 1993 to 2002.
Norman and Tayler were made members of the New Zealand Order of Merit, along with Rita Fatialofa-Patolo and Sheryl Dawson.
Norman, honoured for his services to squash, was the man who finally ended Pakistani maestro Jahangir Khan's five-year winning streak in 1986. Tayler, who has been recognised for his services to athletics, became a household name when he won gold in the 10,000m event at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.
