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Here is the full list of all the New Year Honours recipients.
To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Julie Clare Chapman - For services to children and the community
Nea Ingrid Collins, MNZM - For services to Māori, business and health governance
Bogyung Ko (Lydia Ko), MNZM - For services to golf
To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
John Allan Gallagher, CNZM, KStJ - For services to business, education, philanthropy and the community
Edward Colin Manson, CNZM - For services to philanthropy, the community and business
Peter Robert Skelton, CNZM - For services to environmental law
To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Graeme Hilton Blick - For services to geodesy
Ian Douglas Foster - For services to rugby
Esther Frances Fung, ONZM - For services to the Chinese community
Frederick John Graham, ONZM - For services to Māori art
John Bernard Hart, ONZM - For services to sports governance
Jillian Jeanette Hooks - For services to accountancy and education
Kai-Shek Luey, QSM - For services to the Chinese community
Helen Linda Pilmore - For services to nephrology and transplantation services
Suzanne Lena Prentice, OBE - For services to music and the community
Robin Scholes, OBE - For services to the screen industry
Harjinder Singh - For services to food science
Alan Richard Baillie Smythe - For services to the community and philanthropy
William Murray Thomson - For services to oral health
Kennie Tsui - For services to the environment and governance
Keith Sharman Turner - For services to the electricity industry
To be an Honorary Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Laurie Ann Hilsgen - For services to family carers
To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Denise Katherine Astill - For services to the prevention of foetal anticonvulsant syndromes
Carlos Edward James Bagrie - For services to the food and rural industries
Major General John Raymond Boswell, DSD, (Rtd.) - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Robert James William Campbell - For services to farming and governance
Marguerite Diane Christophers - For services to Para sports
Peter John Cleave - For services to Māori language education
Trisia Angela Farrelly - For services to ecology
Catherine Mary Ferguson - For services to otolaryngology
Heke-Turoa Ropine Huata - For services to Māori and education
Albert Puhirake Ihaka - For services to Māori and governance
Sudesh Kumar Jhunjhnuwala - For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy
Prudence Elizabeth Lamerton - For services to nuclear medicine
Nadia Rui-Chi Lim - For services to the food industry
Professor Cyril Wayne McIlwraith - For services to veterinary medicine and the equine industry
Matthew Christian Metcalfe - For services to the film industry
Lee Wei-Hahn Murray - For services to literature, particularly speculative literature
Oliver Michael Newland - For services to real estate and the community
Christine Rewa Panapa, MNZM - For services to Māori
Te Taku Parai - For services to Māori, governance and the community
Rear Admiral David Colin Proctor, RNZN (Rtd.) - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Te Tuhi Robust - For services to Māori and education
Anthony John Shaw - For services to people with intellectual disabilities and the community
Margot Alison Skinner - For services to physiotherapy
Mervyn John Solly - For services to the transport industry and business
Debra Mary Delores Sorensen - For services to Pacific health
Kate Elizabeth Sylvester - For services to the fashion industry
Iain Clark Taylor - For services to education
Murray William Tilyard - For services to health
Samuel Laurence Whitelock - For services to rugby and the community
Bryce Derek Wilkinson - For services to economics
To be an Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Clara Elisabeth Hutchinson-de Ranitz - For services to midwifery
To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Peter Wallace Allen - For services to disabled people
Dale Cameron Bailey - For services to education
Paula Val Baker - For services to health governance and the community
Judith Anne Bell - For services to music education
Richard Marshall Lovelace Bull - For services to conservation and the community
Paul Francis Burns - For services to Search and Rescue and Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Michael John Dyer Camm - For services to wildlife conservation
Susan Jayne Clement - For services to education
Ross Anthony Cocker, JP - For services to Search and Rescue and the community
Karen Ann Colgan - For services to wildlife conservation and education
Linda Ann Cooper, JP - For services to the community
Maria Carmela Dalli - For services to education
Priyani Therese de Silva-Currie - For services to multicultural communities, netball and civil engineering
Makarena Diana Dudley - For services to people with dementia, particularly Māori
Ross James Craufurd Dunlop, JP - For services to local government
Iosefo Fa'afiu - For services to mental health, youth and the Pacific community
Anne Maria Fitisemanu - For services to business
Julian Richmond Fitter - For services to conservation
Bronwyn Joy Groot - For services to fraud prevention awareness
Noel Graham Harris - For services to the thoroughbred racing industry
Rawinia Ruth Higgins - For services to Māori language, education and governance
David Warwick Hodder - For services to outdoor recreation and conservation
Ingrid Louise Maria Huygens - For services to education and Māori
Leonard George Frederick Irvine - For services to woodcraft and education
Marian Elizabeth Johnson - For services to technology and business
Shelley Aroha Katae - For services to Māori and Pacific communities
David John Kent - For services to the deaf and hard of hearing community
Dinesh Kumar Khadka, JP - For services to the Nepalese community
Tania Phillippa Kingi - For services to Māori and people with disabilities
Malcolm Erskine Legget (Deceased. His Majesty's approval of this award took effect on 31 October 2024, prior to the date of death.) - For services to cardiology
Nicola Maree Ataria MacDonald - For services to the environment
Deborah Claire Mackenzie - For services to victims of domestic violence
Cedric Paul Malpass - For services to health
Lachlan John Marshall - For services to water polo
Adele Marie Mason - For services to New Zealand-Asia relations
Duncan Paul Matthews - For services to rainbow communities
John Leslie McKoy - For services to fisheries science and environment management
Ross John McQueen - For services to the community
Asad Mohsin - For services to the Muslim community and education
Janice Molloy - For services to wildlife conservation
Sheryll Ann Ofner - For services to education
Louise Claire Parr-Brownlie - For services to neuroscience
Daniel Oshana Pato - For services to the hairdressing industry
Kirsten Pauline Eddy Patterson - For services to governance and women
John Kenneth Peters - For services to governance and palliative care
Ian Martyn Pickard - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Billie-Jean Potaka Ayton - For services to education and Māori
Tania Mateohorere-Carole Pouwhare - For services to Māori and Pacific communities, and the environment
Sarah Jane McDonald Rae - For services to choral music
Ian Dugald Reid - For services to musical theatre
Alan Kenneth Richards - For services to the New Zealand Police and education
Norefjell Jacquiline Marama Tanga Royal, JP - For services to Māori and governance
Hilary Dawn Sangster - For services to governance
Rachel Simon-Kumar - For services to women's studies, health research and to ethnic communities
Roy Martin Sloan - For services to conservation and game hunting
Hilary Anne Smith - For services to linguistics and the community
Helen Julia Snell - For services to nursing and diabetes care
Sharon Carol Stevens-Cottle - For services to dance and theatre
Michael Leslie Burton Styles - For services to people with dyslexia and education
Linda Naumai Te Aho - For services to Māori and legal education
Gary Raymond Trail - For services to martial arts, particularly Jiu Jitsu
Keith Winton Trembath - For services to the community, agriculture and education
Kateryna Turska - For services to the Ukrainian community
Anita Gay Varga - For services to women and the construction industry
Melissa Amy Vining - For services to charitable fundraising and the community
Belinda Henderson Walker - For services to the community
To be Companions of the King's Service Order:
Rūpene Paul Amato - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Jocelyn Anne Armstrong - For services to interfaith communities
Barry Joseph de Geest - For services to disabled people
James William Goodwin - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Tristram Richard Ingham, ONZM - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Leoni Frances McInroe - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Paora Crawford Moyle - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Moeapulu Frances Eileen Tagaloa - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Keith Vernon Wiffin - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Gary Michael Williams, MNZM - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Paul Andrew Zentveld - For services to survivors of abuse in care
The King's Service Medal
Alister David Argyle - For services to the community
Victoria Elizabeth Barnard - For services to the RNZSPCA
Cynthia Jane Brooks - For services to local government and historical research
Michael Russell Buick - For services to the performing arts, particularly musical theatre
Colin Terence Campbell - For services to horse racing and governance
Ian Peter Carter - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Leslie Edward Clarke - For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Kathleen Patricia Coster - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Shannel Peter Courtney - For services to conservation and choral music
Sandra Lois May Curd, JP - For services to the community
Sally Elizabeth Davies - For services to hockey and nursing
Vaine Puapii Elia - For services to the Cook Islands community
Rouruina Emile-Brown - For services to the Cook Islands community
Patricia Mary Anne Eyles, JP - For services to the community
Hans-Josef Erwin Freller - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Neta Bernadette Gilbert (Neta Kerepeti) - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Marie Eleanor Gilpin - For services to the community
Thomas Michael Gray - For services to local government and the community
Bryan Robert Guy - For services to the community
Peter Colin Hensman - For services to cricket and the community
Toni Lee James Jarvis - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Jeremy Wiremu Alexander Johnson - For services to the Anglican Church and the LGBTQI+ community
Hans Allen Key - For services to health and safety and Pacific communities
Paul Hendrick Lampe - For services to youth
Michael Joseph Ledingham - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Peter Fala Aperila Leilua - For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Tiliilagi Leilua - For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples
Valerie Joan Lissette - For services to dance
Moira Catherine Lockington - For services to the community
Pamela Anne Logan - For services to theatre
Patricia Annette Macaulay - For services to the community
Carolyn Mayes - For services to conservation
Ronald James Moles - For services to education and the community
Fiona Mary Murdoch - For services to dance
Delza Reay Neben - For services to print media and the community
John William Oliver - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Jyoti Parashar, JP - For services to the community
Graeme Victor Pearce - For services to heritage preservation and the community
Marie Teresa Pearce - For services to the community and local government
Neville Gordon Phillips - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and ice sports
Peter Herehere Priest - For services to Māori and conservation
Susan Lyall Priest - For services to Māori and conservation
David John Ramsay - For services to the community
Rangimahora Mokomoko Reddy - For services to Māori health
David Malcolm James Richmond - For services to sport, particularly athletics and cricket
Eugene Shane Te Awamate Ryder - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Barbara Anne Simpson - For services to conservation and the community
Anne Acton Sinclair - For services to the community
Darryl William Smith - For services to survivors of abuse in care
Richard Antony Dougal Steele, JP - For services to the rural community
Peter David Swain - For services to the community
Teremoana Terepai - For services to the Pacific community and seniors
Margaret Ann Vickers - For services to the community
Grahame Roy Perry Webber - For services to local government and farming governance
Phyllis Rosemary Weir - For services to cricket and horticulture
Craig John Wells - For services to business and the community
Jennifer Gai Wotten - For services to the community and squash
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
Alastair Robin Fastier - For services to Antarctic heritage conservation
Colin Chalmers Monteath, QSM - For services to Antarctic field support, archival preservation, literature and photography
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
Squadron Leader Paul Leslie Stockley - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force