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KEY POINTS:

THE ORDER OF NEW ZEALAND

Sir Murray Gordon Halberg MBE, Auckland

THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT

Distinguished Companions of the Order

Harawira Tiri Gardiner, Wellington, for services to Maori
John William Hansen, Rangiora, for services to the judiciary
Peter Charles Maire, North Shore, for services to
business
Emeritus Professor Arthur Harold Marshall, Auckland, for services to acoustical science
Gillian Karawe Whitehead MNZM, Dunedin, for services to music

Companions of the Order

Fleur Adcock OBE, London, for services to literature
Professor Charles Richard William Beasley, Wellington, for services to medical research, in particular asthma
Robert George Mappin Fenwick, Waihehe, for services to conservation and the community
Philip Vernon Lough, Richmond, for services to business
Dr Elizabeth Anne Meade QSO, Wellington, for services to education
Diane Elizabeth Morcom, Wellington, for public services, lately as Secretary of Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council
Anthony John Nowell, Auckland, for services to business
Anaru Ririwai Rangiheuea ONZM, JP, Rotorua, for services to Maori and the community
Professor Jacqueline Rowarth, Palmerston North, for services to agricultural science
Wynton Alan Whai Rufer, Auckland, for services to soccer
Dr Meon Carolyn Shand, Wellington, for services to women's health

Officers of the Order

Dr Francis Angelo Anthony, Christchurch, for services to medicine, in particular spinal cord injuries
Professor Brian Thomas Brooks, Lower Hutt, for services to education
Professor Keith Craig Cameron, Lincoln, for services to agricultural research
Colonel Arthur John Campbell (Retired), Dunedin, for services to returned services personnel
Professor Ross Graham Clark, North Shore, for services to biotechnology
Professor Hong Jie Di, Lincoln, for services to agricultural research
John Raymond Eady, Auckland, for services to music, business and the community
Dr John Lewis Edwards, Auckland, for services to dentistry
Elisabeth Findlay, Auckland, for services to business and fashion
Neville John Findlay, Auckland, for services to business and fashion
Lyn Kathleen Gillanders, Auckland, for services to dietetics
David Thomas Howden, Ashburton, for services to outdoor recreation and the environment
Tufuga Holoatu Nesi Lagatule QSM, Christchurch, for services to the Pacific Islands community and women
Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardelli, Gisborne, for services to Maori arts, in particular toi moko
Thomas Cedric Larkin, Wellington, for services to New Zealand-Japan relations
Professor Martin Richard Manning, Lower Hutt, for services to climate change science
Dr Diana Rae Martin, Waikanae, for services to microbiology
Dr Dianne McCarthy, Wellington, for services to education
Dr Diane Helen Menzies, Christchurch, for services to the environment
Professor Alison Ruth Mercer, Dunedin, for services to science
Warwick George Roger, North Shore, for services to journalism
Pauline Annette Savage, Wellington, for services to arts administration
Dr Olive Jean Webb, Hororata, for services to the intellectually disabled

Members of the Order

Diane Margaret Baguley, Auckland, for services to business
Arihia Darryl Bennett, Kaiapoi, for services to Maori and the community
William Alfred Brien JP, Wellington for services to sport and the community
Alan Leonard Broadbent, Santa Monica, California, for services to jazz music
Suzanne Lynette Carty, Wellington, for services to journalism
Colleen Shona Cole, Lyttelton, for services to Scottish dance and culture
Christopher Robert Darlow, North Shore, for services to the law
Dr Rosemary Joy de Luca, Hamilton, for services to ethics
Rudra Gamini de Zoysa, Lower Hutt, for services to the Sri Lankan community
Judith Ann Dixon, Hamilton, for services to primary education
Simon Christopher Edwards, Lower Hutt, for services to journalism
Gerald James Ellott, Waiheke Island, for services to philately
Gerald Barnett Fell, Longburn, for services to the thoroughbred racing and breeding industries
Dr Leslie Henry Galler, Auckland, for services to medicine
Anthony William Gilbert, Alexandra, for services to rugby and education
Anne Stewart Gover, Gore, for services to education
Patricia Anne Hanlen, Tauranga, for services to the community
Margot Hart JP, Auckland, for services to the Citizens Advice Bureau and the community
Dr Peter Keith Harwood, Auckland, for services to Maori and the community
Joseph Parata Hawke, Auckland, for services to Maori and the community
Dr Ngapare Kaihina Hopa, Hamilton, for services to Maori
Whaearangi Rangi Inia, Auckland, for services to Maori and the community
Douglas Lloyd Jenkins, Napier, for services to design
James Anthony Jessep JP, Blenheim, for services to marine farming and the community
Ross William Jewell, Auckland, for services to business
Dayle Elizabeth Mace, Auckland, for services to the arts and the community
John Russell McCormick, Palmerston North, for services to music, in particular jazz
Alma Edmond Mihaere, Lower Hutt, for services to Maori
Hinewehi Mohi, Auckland, for services to Maori
Jeremy Ross Moon, Wellington, for services to business
Dr Wendy Alison Nelson, Wellington, for services to the marine environment
Kilda Mori Northcott, Dunedin, for services to dance
Dr Sally Pairman, Dunedin, for services to women's health
Molly Easther Lillian Pardoe,Gisborne, for services to Maori health
Peter Paul Posa, Te Awamutu, for services to entertainment
Michael Philip Shepherd, Auckland, for services to art
Crofton Roscoe Tait, Auckland, for services to land search and rescue
Cassidy Wehipeihana Tangaere, Wellington, for services to Maori language education
Robert Wayne Taylor, Suva, Fiji, for services to the Customs Service
Robert Tilsley, Tuakau, for services to agriculture and the community
Andrew Moke Timoti, Rotorua, for services to touch rugby
Desmond Thomas Townson, Manukau, for services to yachting
Michael Cliff Tuffery, Wellington, for services to art
Tuigamala Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala II, Waitakere, for services to rugby and the community
Jennifer Anne Vernon JP, Raglan, for services to the community

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE

Colonel Timothy James Keating, Linton, Colonels' List, New Zealand Army
Commander Peter Graeme Sullivan, Wellington, Royal New Zealand Navy

THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT

Additional Officer of the Order

Colonel Paul Willem van den Broek, Porirua, Colonels' List, New Zealand Army

THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT

Honorary Member of the Order

Manuel Herrera, Montevideo, for services to New Zealand-Uruguayan relations

THE QUEEN'S SERVICE ORDER

Companions of the Order

Misatauveve Dr Melani Anae, Auckland, for services to the Pacific Islands community
Gail Patricia Collingwood, Nelson, for services to local body affairs, women and the community
Brian John Donnelly, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for public services
Kathleen Jillian Dooley, Manukau, for services to special education
Dianne Patricia Hale JP, North Shore, for services to local body affairs
Tione Haunui, Ngaruawahia, for services to Maori
Beverly Ann Magee, Waitakere, for services to local government and the environment
John Robert Martin, Wellington, for public services
Susan Leigh McLachlan, Manukau, for services to education
Marilyn Joy Quigley, Kerikeri, for public services
Professor Ann Kathleen Richardson, Christchurch, for services to public health
John Struan Robertson, Papakura, for public services and services to local body affairs
Dr Martin Joseph Sullivan, Palmerston North, for services to people with disabilities
Te Wano Walters, Te Puke, for services to Maori

THE QUEEN'S SERVICE MEDAL

Shirley Ellen Alabaster, Alexandra, for services to the community
Helen Marie Algar, Oamaru, for services to health and disability issues
Eleanor Joan Parehina Barton, Hamilton, for services to Maori and the community
Phyliss Mabel Bawden, Kohukohu, for services to the community
Pembroke Peraniko Bird, Murupara, for services to education
David Boston, Napier, for services to music
Shirley Margaret Bosworth, Dunedin, for services to the prevention of domestic violence
Ann Elizabeth Carran, Te Anau, for services to conservation
Wayne Francis Carran, Te Anau, for services to conservation
Jean Kathleen Chamberlain, Otaki, for services to the community
Hasmukh (Hari) Chhagan JP, Rotorua, for services to the Indian community and sport
Squadron Leader Shane Andrew Cole, Christchurch, for services to the New Zealand Cadet forces
Vincent Joseph Collins, Auckland, for services to the hospitality industry and the community
Gladys Joan Coombe, Te Aroha, for services to the Order of St John and the community
Koroneihana Cooper JP, Ngaruawahia, for services to Maori
Joseph John Currie, Nelson, for services to the community
Mary Elizabeth Dunnet JP, Tirau, for services to local body affairs and the community
Constable Paula Marie Enoka, North Shore, for services to the New Zealand Police
Ataga'i Esera, Christchurch, for services to the Pacific Islands community
Marie Therese Faith-Allen, Warkworth, for services to the Department of Corrections
David Alexander Field JP, Rotorua, for services to forestry and the community
Brother Kieran Jeremiah Noel Oliver Garvey, Wellington, for services to prison chaplaincy
Donald Richard Gerrand, Cambridge, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Helen Louisa Gordon, Taihape, for services to music
Elizabeth Sarah Grubb, St Andrews, for services to drama education and the community
David William Haddock, Whakatane, for services to the maritime industry and the community
Tamati Waka Tenene Heperi JP, Hamilton, for services to the community
Dr Patricia Dorothy Hill, Wellington, for services to community health
Ian Sinclair Hogarth, Whangarei, for services to conservation and wildlife management
Rex Neville Hoskin, Hastings, for services to mountain safety
Frances Mary Jessep, Blenheim, for services to the community
Peter John Kamstra, Wanganui, for services to the New Zealand Police
Judith Ann Karaitiana JP, Wanganui, for services to the community
Dennis John Keall, Lower Hutt, for services to herpetology
Detective Sergeant Philip Stephen Kirkham, Auckland, for services to the New Zealand Police
Barry Leishman Lawrence, Queenstown, for services to local body affairs and the environment
David James Lawrence JP, Waitakere for services to the community
Colin James Lawrie, Levin, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Janett Helene Leaf, Kaikohe, for services to the community
Catherine May Mair, Katikati, for services to poetry and the community
Dr Alan John Mangan, Wanganui, for services to medicine and health administration
Graham Gordon Mason, Westport, for services to brass bands
Alexander Ross Matheson JP, Inglewood, for services to the community
Jacqueline Imelda Mauriri, Hawera for services to Maori
David Alan McKenzie, Kaitaia, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Michael Rereao Mohi, Waipukurau, for services to conservation
Noreen Linda Moorhouse, Whangarei, for services to Maori and the community
Bernard William Murphy, Stratford, for services to sheep dog trials
Robin Anthony Ian Nairn, Havelock North, for services to the Anglican church and the community
Pratima Devi Nand JP, Auckland, for services to the Indian community
Barbara Ann Olsen, Cambridge, for services to Maori
Detective Cushla Maree O'Shea, Auckland, for services to the New Zealand Police
Rangi Anewa Parker, Hamilton, for services to historical research
Captain Malcolm James Pearson (Retired), Lyttelton, for services to yachting
Ronald Owen Pennell, Waitakere, for services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Avis Margaret Peterson, Te Awamutu, for services to the community
Edward Neill Pickard, Christchurch, for services to music, in particular jazz
Jeffrey Steven Rackley, Nelson, for services to sport and the community
Ian Garth Renall, Carterton, for services to the community
Monica Bernadette Renwick, Christchurch, for services to education
Eizabeth June Rock, Reefton, for services to health
Donald Sew Hoy, Auckland, for services to the Chinese community
Jennie Sew Hoy, Auckland, for services to the Chinese community
Shirley Muriel Spurr JP, Waihi, for services to the community
Afioga Tagaloa Nua Su'a, Christchurch, for services to the Pacific Islands community
James Budd Swindells, Te Kuiti, for services to conservation
Jean Fay Swindells, Te Kuiti, for services to conservation
Sandra Christine Terewi JP, Turakina, for services to the community
Eric Arthur Thorpe, Napier, for services to music
Rhona Mary Thorpe, Christchurch, for services to migrant and refugee communities
Michael Featherston Toogood, Hastings, for services to helicopter ambulance services
Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Taiuru Vercoe (Retired), Rotorua, for public services
Dr Michael Louis Vidulich, Auckland, for services to music
The Rev Janice Ann Wallace, Pukekohe, for services to mathematics education and the community
Vaoga Mary Lelefua Watts, Waitakere, for services to the Pacific Islands community
Richard Keith Wright, Blenheim, for services to the community
Sharon Mary Connolly Young, Waitakere, for services to the community

Honorary QSM

William Frank Grubb, St Andrews, for services to music and the community

The NZ Distinguished Service Decoration

Squadron Leader Gregory John Burroughs, Wellington, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Helen Joy Cooper, Wellington, Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
Captain Michael Peter de Boer, Canberra, Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
Squadron Leader Timothy Richard Evans, Bulls, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Squadron Leader Timothy Hopkins, North Shore, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Warrant Officer Robert David Joseph Martelletti, Palmerston North, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Warrant Officer Weapon Technician Wayne Robert Morris, North Shore, Royal NZ Navy
Major Christopher Gerard Mortiboy, Palmerston North, Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals

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