The following people have been recognised with awards in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026.
The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the said Order:
Mrs Susan Jean Hassall, ONZM, JP – For services to education
Professor Elizabeth Mary Rata – For services to education
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the said Order:
Dr Paul Andrew Baker – For services to health
Mr Peter Francis Boshier – For services to the State and the judiciary
Professor Emeritus James William Chapman – For services to literacy education
Mr David Charles Ellis, CNZM – For services to the thoroughbred industry and philanthropy
CNZM
To be Companions of the said Order:
Dr Reuben Tuwhakahekeao Collier, MNZM – For services to Māori and education
Professor Caroline Anne Crowther – For services to maternal and perinatal health
Dr James Alfred Farmer, KC – For services to the law
Miss Beatrice Roini Liua Faumuinā, ONZM – For services to sport and governance
Emeritus Professor Pare Areta Keiha, QSO – For services to Māori and education
Mr Riki Henare Manuel – For services to Māori art
Mr Bryan William Mogridge, ONZM – For services to children’s health, governance and philanthropy
Ms Chloe Smith – For services to the screen industry
Ms Hilary Anne Souter – For services to the advertising industry
Mr Peter John Thompson – For services to philanthropy and rugby
ONZM
To be Officers of the said Order:
Mr Douglas Seymour Alderslade – For services to the racing industry
Mr Richard Walter Ashford – For services to business, particularly the textile craft industry
Associate Professor Nicola Cecile Austin – For services to children’s health
Mrs Ronelle Kiterangi Baker – For services to children and people living with disabilities
Miss Suzannah Wilson Bates – For services to cricket and basketball
Dr Ronald Alan Beatson – For services to horticulture
Mr Evan Welch Davies – For services to business and governance
Ms Margaret Ruth Davy – For services to nursing and women’s health
Ms Karleen Mae Everitt – For services to Māori and business
Inspector Ross Grantham – For services to the New Zealand Police
Dr Te Ripowai Pauline Higgins, QSM – For services to education and Māori
Ms Jennifer Margaret Hughey – For services to community law and governance
Mr Trevor David Janes – For services to business and public sector governance
Mrs Adrienne Anne Jansen – For services to writing and publishing
Mr Samuel Robert Johnson – For services to the community and youth
Dr Michael Brian Johnston – For services to education
Mr Rauru Kirikiri – For services to Māori, science and conservation
Mr Earle Weston Kirton – For services to rugby
Dr Yvonne Marie LeFort – For services to Breastfeeding Medicine
Mr Russell George Lowe – For services to horticulture and the kiwifruit industry
Mr Geoffrey John Maber – For services to agribusiness
Mr Garry John Macdonald – For services to wastewater engineering
Dr Colin David Mantell – For services to health education, obstetrics and gynaecology
Mrs Susan Louise Nolan – For services to drug testing and forensic toxicology
Mr Scott O’Donnell – For services to business
Mr Stephen John Parker – For services to governance and the community
Mr Baye Michael Riddell – For services to Māori clay art
Mrs Rahera Shortland, MNZM – For services to Māori language education
Ms Ann Robyn Smaill – For services to speech-language therapy
Mr Barry John Soper – For services to journalism
Mrs Archna Tandon, JP – For services to ethnic communities and women
Mr Hamish John Logan Taverner – For services to people with learning disabilities
Mr Murray Neville Thom – For services to the arts and philanthropy
Ms Sandra Dawn Thompson – For services to governance, education and children
Dr Leslie Gail Van Gelder – For services to conservation and dark sky sanctuaries
Mr Kenneth Ivan Williamson, KStJ, QSM, JP – For services to governance and the community
Mrs Sharon Mary Williamson – For services to hockey
Mr Rodney Jack Wong – For services to business and the community
Dr Keith Bernard Woodford – For services to agriculture and agribusiness
MNZM
To be Members of the said Order:
Emeritus Professor Peter Vaughan Adams – For services to music and music education
Mr Freddie Ah Kuoi – For services to rugby league and the community
Dr Lesley Ansell – For services to midwifery
Emeritus Professor Gilbert Olivier Barbezat – For services to gastroenterology
Mrs Barbara Beable – For services to athletics
Dr Michael Edward Beable – For services to athletics
Mr Wayne Lindsay Bradshaw – For services to senior citizens and the community
Professor Sharon Mary Brownie – For services to health and nursing education
Mr Daniel Gerard Buckingham – For services to people with disabilities and wheelchair rugby
Ms Elizabeth Jane Bullmore – For services to seniors’ health, particularly Māori
Dr Luk Sun Chin – For services to health and harness racing
Dr Paul John Davidson – For services to documentary filmmaking
Mr Gary William Diprose – For services to youth
Professor Richard George Douglas – For services to rhinology
Mr Mervyn Gerard English – For services to governance and the community
Mr Okesene Seanoa Faraimo – For services to the community, Tokelau language and culture
Mr Mark David Fisher – For services to sexual health, particularly people living with HIV
Mr John Flowers – For services to the community
Ms Kendall Maree Flutey – For services to business and financial literacy
Dr Mark Robert Fraundorfer – For services to health, particularly men’s health
Mr Patrick George John Gale – For services to education
Ms Sumati Govind – For services to governance and the community
Dr Rachael Wendy Griffiths-Hughes – For services to music
Mr Colin Joseph Ronald Groves – For services to business, philanthropy and sport
Mr Joseph Simon Hollander, JP – For services to the construction industry and the community
Mr Michael Ian Joseph Kawana – For services to Māori and the community
Miss Fane Fusipongi Ketu’u, JP – For services to Tongan language education
Ms Lisa Helen Kingi – For services to rugby, particularly player welfare
Dr Shuchi Tarun Kothari – For services to the screen industry
Ms Janice Kuka – For services to Māori health
Ms Vicky Maree Lassen – For services to netball and life saving
Dr Miles Richard James Lattimer-Gregory – For services to theatre
Ms Elizabeth Anne Lee – For services to refugees, migrants and education
Inspector Neru Grant Leifi – For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Mr Douglas MacGregor Lind – For services to conservation and search and rescue
Mrs Filomena Loheni – For services to Pacific fashion
Associate Professor Chai Hop Mary Low – For services to accountancy education
Ms Shirley Anne Mackay – For services to swimming
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Maire – For services to conservation and education
Mrs Terese Karen Marr – For services to ADHD support and philanthropy
Ms Alison Mary McDonald – For services to translation and interpretation services
Mr Alan Stuart McIntyre, JP – For services to education
Mr Bruce McLachlan – For services to education
Group Captain Andrew John McWilliam – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Mr Terence Reginald Joseph Nicholas – For services to Māori and governance
Mr Charles Robert Norrish – For services to education
Mrs Tofa Robertina O’Halloran – For services to education and the Niuean community
Mr Esitone Pauga – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mr Morris Charles Pita – For services to governance, business and Māori
Ms Michele Margot Poole – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mr Dean William Rangihuna – For services to Māori mental health and addiction services
Dr Katrina Ivy Roberts – For services to the dairy industry and the community
Mr David John Eruera Rogers, JP – For services to conservation and Māori
Ms Joan Mary Rosier-Jones – For services to writing and education
Mrs Deborah Catharine Roxburgh – For services to Scottish country dancing
Dr Udayangani Kumudu Sriya Samarakkody – For services to paediatric surgery and the Sri Lankan community
Professor Marc Timothy Malcolm Shaw – For services to travel health
Mr Alan Frank Simmons – For services to outdoor recreation
Mr Russell Owen Smith – For services to sexual violence prevention
Mr John Trevor Sparling – For services to cricket
Mr Trevor Allan Spittle – For services to athletics
Dr Alison Claire Talmage – For services to music therapy and seniors
Ms Lorraine Ann Taylor – For services to education
Ms Joy Esther Te Wiata – For services to sexual violence prevention
Ms Jan Althea Tonkin – For services to the business events sector
Ms Denise Joanne Torrey – For services to education
Mrs Kathleen Tuai – For services to the Pacific community
Captain Alexander van Wijngaarden – For services to the maritime industry
Mr Phillip John Waddington – For services to conservation and art
Mr Warwick Kenneth Wilshier – For services to the road freight industry
Mrs Vania Nive Hannah Wolfgramm – For services to rugby
The King’s Service Order
KSO
To be Companions of the said Order:
The Honourable Paul Joseph Davison, KC – For services to public service and the law
Ms Robyn Mary Hunt, ONZM – For services to people with disabilities and the arts
Ms Carolyn Doreen Tremain – For services to the Public Service
The King’s Service Medal
KSM
Mrs Agnes Abuel-Guda, JP – For services to the Filipino community
Mrs Amiria (Honey) Belle Amner – For services to sport
Ms Rebecca Rae Amundsen – For services to local government, arts and the community
Mr Ravindran (Raveen) Annamalai – For services to ethnic communities
Mrs Barbara Kay Astill, JP – For services to women, the community and governance
Mr Neville Thomas Atkinson, JP – For services to local government and the community
Mr Ian John Blunt – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Keith Duncan Bone – For services to swimming
Mrs Susan Linda Breen – For services to gifted children education
Ms Amelia Bresanello – For services to the community
Mrs Karen Mary Burrows – For services to sport and the community
Reverend Tapita Taia Ching – For services to the Pacific community and education
Mrs Rosalind Meronea Corban – For services to nursing
Mr Grant Neville Craig – For services to rail heritage
Mr William Alexander Donaldson – For services to the construction industry and cricket
Mrs Joy Fletcher – For services to the community
Mr Edward Keith Ford – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the dairy industry
Mrs Mary Catherine Gow – For services to music
Mrs Rangi (Pania) Kahuna Houkamau-Ngaheu – For services to the community
Mrs Dianne Kay June – For services to wildlife conservation
Mr Selwyn Robert June – For services to wildlife conservation
Mr Graeme Lawrence Kates – For services to conservation and the community
Ms Vaitoelau Kumitau – For services to the Niuean community
Ms Margaret Jane Manson – For services to the community
Mr Brian Lewis Marcroft, JP – For services to the community
Mr Leigh Martin, JP – For services to brass bands
Mr Brent Le Roy Miller – For services to hockey
Mrs Marlene Morrison – For services to swimming administration
Ms Elizabeth Anne Mortland – For services to the community
Ms Johanna (Hanny) Elisabeth Naus – For services to seniors and rainbow communities
Mr John Patrick Noble – For services to residential care
Mrs Patricia Mary Noble – For services to residential care
Mr Ralph Edward Pitcher – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mrs Alison Helen Price – For services to music education
Mrs Vijeshni Rattan, JP – For services to the community
Mr William Wynyard Rayner – For services to seniors and cultural heritage
Ms Norma Lynne Roberts – For services to early childhood education
Dr Shanthi Selvakumar – For services to migrant and refugee communities
Mrs Miriam Josephine Spragg – For services to barbershop singing and music administration
Mrs Lynette Vera Tankersley – For services to community welfare
Mr Frederick Rolland Todd – For services to Parliament
Mr Noel Christopher Walker – For services to Scouts and the community
Mrs Susan Ellen Walker – For services to Scouts and the community
Mr Jonathan Christopher Walmisley, MBE – For services to the Coastguard and Search and Rescue
Mrs Kathleen Margaret Webb – For services to the community
Mr Stephen Leonard Westgate, JP – For services to the community
Mr Lindsay Gordon Wright – For services to rural communities and mental health
The New Zealand Antarctic Medal
NZAM
Professor Alan Dudley Hemmings – For services to Antarctic law and environmental protection
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
DSD
Warrant Officer Class 2 Robert James Allen – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force