The full list of New Year Honours recipients, released on December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n
The New Zealand Order of Merit<\/p>\n
DNZM<\/p>\n
To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:<\/p>\n
Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer, CNZM – For services to ophthalmology <\/p>\n
Ms Coral May Shaw – For services to public service, the judiciary and the community<\/p>\n
Ms Dorothy Myrtle Spotswood – For services to philanthropy <\/p>\n
KNZM<\/p>\n
To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:<\/p>\n
Mr Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, CNZM – For services to motorsport<\/p>\n
Mr Rodney Kenneth Drury – For services to business, the technology industry and philanthropy<\/p>\n
Professor Graham Stephen Le Gros, CNZM – For services to medical science<\/p>\n
Mr Christopher Wilton Parkin, CNZM – For services to philanthropy and the arts<\/p>\n
CNZM<\/p>\n
To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:<\/p>\n
Mr Gregor John Barclay – For services to sports governance<\/p>\n
Mr Neil Frank Bateup, ONZM – For services to the rural sector<\/p>\n
Mr Leith Pirika Comer, QSO – For services to M\u0101ori, governance and education<\/p>\n
Professor Charl Johannes de Villiers – For services to accountancy<\/p>\n
Dr Bruce William Hayward, MNZM – For services to geology, particularly micropaleontology<\/p>\n
Professor Beverley-Anne Lawton, ONZM – For services to women’s health<\/p>\n
Distinguished Professor Gaven John Martin – For services to mathematics and education<\/p>\n
Distinguished Professor Paul James Moughan – For services to science<\/p>\n
Mr Anthony Zan (Tony) Quinn – For services to motorsport and the community<\/p>\n
Professor Thomas Charles (Tom) Roa, JP – For services to M\u0101ori language and education<\/p>\n
Ms Rachel Emere Taulelei, MNZM – For services to business, M\u0101ori and governance<\/p>\n
Mr Donald Stanley Mackintosh Trott, ONZM, JP – For services to opera<\/p>\n
ONZM<\/p>\n
To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:<\/p>\n
Reverend Dr Patricia Ann Allan – For services to survivors of abuse<\/p>\n
Mr Graham Carr – For services to the deer industry and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Matthew David (David) Corner – For services to people with intellectual and learning disabilities<\/p>\n
Mrs Christina (Chrissie) Cowan – For services to M\u0101ori, particularly blind and low vision people<\/p>\n
Mr Brian Rex Davies – For services to motorsport<\/p>\n
Mr Rodney Phillip Mathew (Rod) Dixon – For services to athletics<\/p>\n
Mr Lloyd Walker Downing – For services to agriculture and governance<\/p>\n
Mr Anthony Richard (Tony) Egan – For services to the agricultural industry and the community<\/p>\n
Ms Deborah Ann Espiner – For services to people with disabilities and education<\/p>\n
Mr Ian Donald Gardiner – For services to the communications industry and mountain safety<\/p>\n
Mr Stewart Lloyd Germann – For services to franchise law<\/p>\n
Mr Neville Charles Greenwood – For services to the sheep industry<\/p>\n
Ms Judith Helen Hamilton – For services to rowing<\/p>\n
Mr Richard Michael Arthur Harman – For services to journalism and broadcasting<\/p>\n
Ms Julie Anne Hart – For services to women and victims of family violence<\/p>\n
Mrs Frances Margaret (Fran) Hartnett – For services to people with disabilities<\/p>\n
Mrs Sandra Glenis Hazlehurst – For services to local government<\/p>\n
Mr Te Warihi Kokowai Hetaraka – For services to M\u0101ori and art<\/p>\n
Mr Jack Edward Hodder, KC – For services to the law<\/p>\n
Ms Shirley Gail Hooper – For services to netball and artistic swimming<\/p>\n
Mr Waihoroi Paraone (Waihoroi Shortland) Hoterene – For services to M\u0101ori and M\u0101ori language education<\/p>\n
Mrs Lynley Elizabeth (Lyn) Lloyd – For services to renal nutrition<\/p>\n
Mr Andrew Webster (Andy) Macfarlane – For services to the deer industry<\/p>\n
Professor Roderick Duncan (Rod) MacLeod, MNZM – For services to palliative care<\/p>\n
Mr James Bruce Miller – For services to corporate governance<\/p>\n
Ms Lorraine Mary Moller, MBE – For services to athletics<\/p>\n
Professor Dr Jens Helmut Friedrich Mueller, MNZM – For services to education<\/p>\n
Ms Suzanne Jane Porter – For services to the arts and event management<\/p>\n
Mr Iain George Potter – For services to sport and health<\/p>\n
Mr Tenby George Bolland Powell, ED – For services to business, governance and humanitarian aid<\/p>\n
Ms Karen Ritchie – For services to people with HIV\/AIDS and Rainbow communities<\/p>\n
Mrs Cecilia Charlotte Louise Robinson – For services to business and women<\/p>\n
Dr Mohammad Arif (Arif) Saeid – For services to refugees and youth<\/p>\n
Ms Valerie Christine (Val) Smith – For services to outdoor bowls<\/p>\n
Mr Paul Bertram Wright – For services to the real estate industry and philanthropy<\/p>\n
MNZM<\/p>\n
To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:<\/p>\n
Mr Kevin John Burgess – For services to governance, the community and sport<\/p>\n
Ms Donna Elise Chisholm – For services to journalism<\/p>\n
Mr Eroni Clarke – For services to the Pacific community and rugby<\/p>\n
Mr Peter John Cullen – For services to law, governance and youth<\/p>\n
Ms Rosemary Helen Dixon – For services to schools debating<\/p>\n
Mr Roger Bruce Douglas Drummond – For services to rugby and M\u0101ori<\/p>\n
Dr Robyn Ann Dynes – For services to agricultural science<\/p>\n
Dr Lorraine Shirley (Lorr) Eade – For services to M\u0101ori, governance and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Judene Louise Edgar, JP – For services to governance, local government and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Jane Frances Eynon-Richards, JP – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr Jade Carlo Farrar – For services to people with disabilities and the Pacific community<\/p>\n
Mrs Beverley Riverina Forrester – For services to the wool and fashion industries<\/p>\n
Mrs Deborah Kaye (Deb Fraser-Komene) Fraser – For services to mental health and youth<\/p>\n
Mr Donald George (Don) Geddes – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Land Search and Rescue and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Malcolm John Gillies – For services to business<\/p>\n
Mr Martin James Guptill – For services to cricket<\/p>\n
Mr Martin John Hadlee – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Ms Janine Michelle Harrington – For services to education<\/p>\n
Mr David John Harrison – For services to the insurance industry and the community<\/p>\n
Mr John Gordon (Jack) Hobbs – For services to horticulture<\/p>\n
Mrs Susan (Sue) Hobbs – For services to people with disabilities<\/p>\n
Mr Gerald Anthony Hope – For services to local government, business and the community<\/p>\n
Ms K\u0101ren Eirene Johansen, JP – For services to education and human rights<\/p>\n
Mr Richard William Kennett, JP – For services to conservation and Search and Rescue<\/p>\n
Miss Jillian Anne (Jill) Kerr – For services to choral music and music education<\/p>\n
Dr Murray Alexander King – For services to transport, logistics and railway heritage<\/p>\n
Mr Mark Henri Limacher – For services as a restaurateur and to the hospitality industry<\/p>\n
Professor Tracie Ailong Mafile’o – For services to Pacific and tertiary education<\/p>\n
Mr Terence Ronald Maskell – For services to choral music<\/p>\n
Mrs Nichola Rosemary (Nicky) McArthur – For services to conservation and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Malcolm Ian McKee – For services to sport<\/p>\n
Mrs Dawn Mary McMillan – For services to children’s literature<\/p>\n
Miss Katharine Eleanor (Kate) Milford – For services to people with aphasia<\/p>\n
Mrs Jennifer Louise (Jenny) Nahu – For services to rugby league<\/p>\n
Mrs Vivien Lewanna (Viv) Napier, JP – For services to local government and the community<\/p>\n
Dr Stephen John Neville – For services to gerontology research and seniors<\/p>\n
Mr Kevin Nielsen – For services to the community and people with disabilities<\/p>\n
Dr Caroline Ann Oliver – For services to cancer research and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Hori Te Moanaroa Parata – For services to conservation and M\u0101ori<\/p>\n
Mrs Alexandra Anne (Sandy) Pasley – For services to education<\/p>\n
Mr David Stephen Pluck – For services to education<\/p>\n
Mr Andrew Ruawhitu (P\u0101p\u0101 Ruawhitu) Pokaia – For services to M\u0101ori and education<\/p>\n
Ms Gaye Annette Poole – For services to the performing arts and education<\/p>\n
Mr Ian Douglas Poulter – For services to education<\/p>\n
Mr Ravinder Singh Powar, JP – For services to ethnic communities<\/p>\n
Mr John Dempster Robinson – For services to orienteering<\/p>\n
Mrs Valerie Jean Robinson – For services to orienteering<\/p>\n
Mr John Francis Roughan – For services to journalism and the community<\/p>\n
Dr Fahima Saeid – For services to refugees<\/p>\n
Mr Bruce Douglas Shalders – For services to railway heritage<\/p>\n
Mr Leighton Irwin Smith – For services to broadcasting<\/p>\n
Mrs Mokafetu Smith (Matafetu Smith) – For services to Pacific art<\/p>\n
Ms Arihia Amiria Stirling, QSM, JP – For services to education and M\u0101ori<\/p>\n
Professor Andrew Peter Stockley – For services to schools debating<\/p>\n
Dr Audrey Melanie Tan – For services to mathematics education<\/p>\n
Mrs Gail Henrietta Maria Thompson – For services to M\u0101ori and conservation<\/p>\n
Ms Helena Audrey Tuteao – For services to people with disabilities and M\u0101ori<\/p>\n
Senior Constable Grant William Watts – For services to the New Zealand Police and youth<\/p>\n
Mr William Ian Welch – For services to rail heritage<\/p>\n
Mrs Elizabeth Robyn Whiting – For services to costume design<\/p>\n
Mr Gary Selwyn Whittle – For services to rugby league<\/p>\n
Mrs Sarah Jane Wickens – For services to business<\/p>\n
Mrs Shirley Jane Zintl – For services to youth<\/p>\n
The King’s Service Order<\/p>\n
KSO<\/p>\n
To be Companions of the King\u2019s Service Order:<\/p>\n
Mr Mark Joseph (Joe) Harawira – For services to M\u0101ori education, arts and conservation<\/p>\n
Mrs Kerry Ann Nickels – For services to the Red Cross<\/p>\n
The King’s Service Medal<\/p>\n
KSM<\/p>\n
Ms Carol Angland – For services to the community and theatre<\/p>\n
Ms Bonita Joanne Bigham – For services to local government and M\u0101ori<\/p>\n
Mr Douglas James Brenssell – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Robyn Ann Bruce – For services to youth and sport<\/p>\n
Mr John Randall (JR) Burgess – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Marin Burgess – For services to heritage preservation and education<\/p>\n
Mrs Emily Myra Caldwell – For services to the community and music <\/p>\n
Mrs Marjorie Eleanor Carr – For services to netball and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Lloyd Bertram Clausen, MStJ – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Edwin Frederick Ruthven (Ed) Cooke – For services to music<\/p>\n
Mrs Juliet Anne Cooke – For services to music<\/p>\n
Mrs Helen Rose Cooper – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr Richard John Craig – For services to the Coastguard<\/p>\n
Mrs Anneke Jacoba Dinnington – For services to seniors and the community<\/p>\n
Mr David Alyn Drake – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr John Matthew Eaden – For services to the arts<\/p>\n
Mr Graeme Leslie Elliot – For services to the community and outdoor recreation<\/p>\n
Ms Marion Kennedy Ellis – For services to hockey<\/p>\n
Mrs Elizabeth Mary (Libby) Fletcher – For services to the community, particularly wastewater advocacy<\/p>\n
Mr William Robert Fuller, JP – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr Leonidas Angelos (Leo) Gambitsis – For services to the Greek community<\/p>\n
Mr Trevor James Goudie – For services to theatre and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Jocelyn Mary Grantham – For services to education and the community<\/p>\n
Miss Sheridan Isobel Patrice Gundry – For services to historical research and heritage preservation<\/p>\n
Mr Paul David Harris, JP – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Elizabeth Janet (Liz) Henry – For services to the community and sport<\/p>\n
Mr David John Jurlina – For services to rugby and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Nada Linda Jurlina – For services to rugby and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Gurpreet Kaur – For services to the Indian community<\/p>\n
Mrs Barbara Joy Knowles, JP – For services to the community and to Members of Parliament<\/p>\n
Mr Peter Alan Maunder – For services to athletics<\/p>\n
Mrs Sylvia Mary Joyce Maunder – For services to athletics<\/p>\n
Mr Laurie Owen Mills – For services to theatre<\/p>\n
Mr Mohan Durlabh Mistry – For services to the Indian community<\/p>\n
Mr Gordon Leonard Myer, JP – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Ms Aere Anne Nicholas, JP – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr Patrick Gerard O’Rourke – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community<\/p>\n
Dr Tania Anne Pinfold – For services to youth health<\/p>\n
Mrs Enatuleni Ikitoa (Ena) Polima – For services to the Niuean community<\/p>\n
Mrs Jacqueline (Jackie) Robertson – For services to science education<\/p>\n
Mr Stanley Donald (Don) Scott – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and civil defence<\/p>\n
Mr Christopher Sharp – For services to Search and Rescue and outdoor recreation<\/p>\n
Mrs Ruth Philliss Shaw – For services to conservation<\/p>\n
Dr Leonie Kaye Sinclair – For services to health<\/p>\n
Mr Harjinder (Harjinder Singh Basiala) Singh, JP – For services to the Punjabi community<\/p>\n
Mr Brian Douglas Smith – For services to rowing<\/p>\n
Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao, JP – For services to the Pacific community and education<\/p>\n
The Reverend Wayne Saunoa Moegagogo Toleafoa, JP – For services to Pacific communities<\/p>\n
Mr Paul Gregory (Tomsie) Toms – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and football<\/p>\n
Mr Russel Walter Trow – For services to wildlife conservation<\/p>\n
Ms Teresa Anne (Tee) Trow – For services to wildlife conservation<\/p>\n
Mr Jonathan Usher – For services to the community and entertainment<\/p>\n
Mrs Norma-Jean Van De Rheede, JP – For services to the community<\/p>\n
Mr Ian Arthur Watts – For services to Land Search and Rescue<\/p>\n
Mr Henry Joseph Wheeler – For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community<\/p>\n
Mr Delano Shane De Graffe (Del) Whyte – For services to sport and the community<\/p>\n
Mrs Isabella (Ella) Wilson – For services to the community and theatre<\/p>\n
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration<\/p>\n
DSD<\/p>\n
Commodore Andrew Gilchrist Brown – For services to the New Zealand Defence Force<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The full list of New Year Honours recipients, released on December 31, 2025. The New Zealand Order of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213245,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13735,5164,18692,128673,36556,2454,2061,111,43,139,69,11324,15981,19135],"class_list":["post-213244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-actions","tag-chainsaw","tag-cutting","tag-firewood","tag-heavy-industry","tag-industry","tag-nature","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-outdoors","tag-tree","tag-working"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213244\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}