The New Zealand Order of Merit

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:

DNZM

To be Dames Companion of the said Order:

Mrs Sarai-Paea Bareman, of Zurich, Switzerland. For services to football governance.

Ms Pania Tyson-Nathan, mnzm, JP, of Porirua. For services to Māori and business.

KNZM

To be Knights Companion of the said Order:

Dr Scott Duncan Macfarlane, of Auckland. For services to health.

The Right Honourable Trevor Colin Mallard, of Dublin, Ireland. For services as a Member of Parliament and as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mr Ian Barry Mune, obe, of Kumeu. For services to film, television and theatre.

CNZM

To be Companions of the said Order:

Professor Brian Joseph Anderson, of Auckland. For services to paediatrics and anaesthesia.

Dr Vanessa Shona Beavis, of Auckland. For services to anaesthesia.

Mr David Kenrick Beeche, of Auckland. For services to sports administration.

Professor Timothy Clinton Bell, of Christchurch. For services to computer science education.

Mr John Donald Brakenridge, of Ohoka. For services to the New Zealand food and fibre sectors and the merino industry.

Professor Graeme Mervyn Bydder, of Altrincham, United Kingdom. For services to medical imaging.

Mr Philip Maxwell Cheshire, of Auckland. For services to architecture.

Mr Clive Ernest Fugill, of Rotorua. For services to Māori art.

Mrs Dale Mary Adeline Garratt, of Auckland. For services to Christian music production.

Mr David Reginald Garratt, of Auckland. For services to Christian music production.

Mr Clive David Hill, mnzm, of New Plymouth. For services to literature, particularly children’s literature.

Ms Yolanda Lou-Anne Wisewitch Soryl, of Christchurch. For services to literacy education.

Dr Kevin Edward Trenberth, of Auckland. For services to geophysics.

Ms Jo-anne Edna Mary Wilkinson, mnzm, of Auckland. For services to youth.

Mr James Ross Wilson, of Wellington. For services to the trade union movement and workplace safety.

Dr Johanna Julene Wood, of Palmerston North. For services to football governance.

ONZM

To be Officers of the said Order:

Associate Professor James Gregory Anson, of Auckland. For services to exercise sciences and neuroscience.

Ms Susan Battye, of Auckland. For services to performing arts education.

Professor Francis Harry Bloomfield, of Auckland. For services to neonatology.

Mrs Ereti Taetuha Brown, qsm, of Auckland. For services to Māori and early childhood education.

Mr Richard Waldron Bunton, of Dunedin. For services as a cardiac surgeon.

Mr Steven George Campbell, of Auckland. For services to Search and Rescue.

Dr Rosemary Beatrice Cathcart, qsm, of Rotorua. For services to gifted children.

Dr Cherie Maria Chu-Fuluifaga, of Waikanae. For services to education.

Ms Valerie Ann Deakin, of New Plymouth. For services to dance.

Ms Barbara Helen Dreaver, of Auckland. For services to investigative journalism and Pacific communities.

Dr Graeme Peter Elliott, of Nelson. For services to wildlife conservation.

Mr Philip Douglas Gifford, of Auckland. For services to broadcasting and sports journalism.

Mrs Theodora Mary Götz, of Auckland. For services to gymnastics.

Mr Anthony Trevor Gray, of Hastings. For services to accounting and Māori business.

Detective Inspector Craig James Hamilton, of Hamilton. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.

Ms Rosemary Alice Henderson, of Christchurch. For services to social work and health.

Mr Robert George Holding, of Auckland. For services to Pacific literature and business.

Associate Professor Tristram Richard Ingham, of Wellington. For services to the disability community.

Emeritus Professor Edith Marion Jones, of Auckland. For services to education.

Ms Marie Carmel Celebrado Lindaya, of Nelson. For services to multicultural communities.

Mr Frank Lindsay, of Wellington. For services to the apiculture industry.

Mrs Norah Elizabeth Matthews, of Auckland. For services to curling.

Mr Hamish John McCrostie, of Havelock North. For services to outdoor recreation and Search and Rescue.

Mr James Robert Morris, of Hikurangi. For services to table tennis.

Dr Hana Merenea O’Regan, of Christchurch. For services to education.

Dr Anneliese Ruth Parkin, of Wellington. For services to the Public Service.

Ms Jane Frances Patterson, mnzm, of Auckland. For services to sports administration.

Mr Kevin Frank Pivac, of Auckland. For services to the deaf rugby community.

Ms Mary Jane Rivers, of Ōtaki. For services to community-led development, governance and education.

Dr Caroline Seelig, of Upper Hutt. For services to education.

Ms Tania Joy Te Rangingangana Simpson, of Hamilton. For services to governance and Māori.

Dr Simon Snook, of Carterton. For services to reproductive health.

Mr Larnce Joseph Wichman, of Blenheim. For services to the seafood industry and marine conservation.

Ms Rosemary Dawn Wilkinson, of Wellington. For services to the blind and vision impaired community.

Major General Evan George Williams, of Te Aroha. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Emeritus Professor Peter Donald Wilson, of Motueka. For services to obstetrics and gynaecology.

Ms Jodi Ann Wright, of Christchurch. For services to the arts.

MNZM

To be Members of the said Order:

Ms Harriet Bennett Allan, of Auckland. For services to the publishing industry.

Ms Margaret Louise Barrell, of Christchurch. For services as a hymn writer.

Mr Luke Boustridge, of Auckland. For services to the electrical industry and vocational training.

Ms Monica Jacqueline Briggs, of Auckland. For services to women and governance.

Mr Patrick William Bronte, of Palmerston North. For services to military history.

Mrs Barbara Joan Dewson, of Whanganui. For services to dental and oral health therapy.

Ms Carla Elena Donson, of Whanganui. For services to women and the community.

Mr Aaron Murray Fleming, of Queenstown. For services to the community and sport.

Mr Tevita Filisonu’u Funaki, of Auckland. For services to Pacific health.

Mr Robert Lawrence Gemmell, of Picton. For services to martial arts and the community.

Ms Pamela Mary Hanna, of Lower Hutt. For services to the community and early childhood education.

Ms Roslyn Aileen Hiini, of Auckland. For services to women and the union movement.

Mr Phillip Terence Humphreys, of Kaiapoi. For services to people with disabilities and sport.

Ms Christine Mary Hundleby, of Wellington. For services to Pacific arts.

Mr Richard Geoffrey Keddell, of Tauranga. For services to orthopaedics.

Mr Trevor John Kempton, of Mosgiel. For services to the arts and local government.

Ms Julie Ann King, of Napier. For services to education.

Mrs Joan Knight, of Auckland. For services to the environment.

Ms Patricia Jacqueline Knight, of Auckland. For services to Lepidoptera conservation and the community.

Ms Philippa Agnes Laufiso, of Dunedin. For services to arts and the community.

Ms Vivien Lynette Heretaniwha Lee, of Auckland. For services to prisoner support and Māori.

Ms Tupe Lualua, of Wellington. For services to the arts.

Ms Huhana Te Uru Naomi Anne Manu, of Palmerston North. For services to STEM education and Māori.

Mx Aych Carlin McArdle, of Auckland. For services to the rainbow community.

Mrs Pearl Naulder, of Palmerston North. For services to education.

Mr Aaron Roger Nicholson, of Wanaka. For services to the New Zealand Police and Search and Rescue.

Ms Dinah Jane Okeby, of Wellington. For services to the Public Service.

Mrs Kahira Rata Patricia Olley, of Rotorua. For services to women, youth and the prevention of family violence.

Ms Ria Dawn Percival, of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. For services to football.

Dr Anne Doloras Perera, of Auckland. For services to food science and nutrition.

Mrs Anuradha Ramkumar, of Auckland. For services to Indian classical dance.

Mr Paul William James Reti, of Pegasus. For services to ju-jitsu.

Ms Alexandra Lowe Riley, of Los Angeles, United States of America. For services to football.

Lemalu Silao Vaisola Sefo, of Auckland. For services to Pacific health.

Ms Susan Jane Sinclair, of Masterton. For services to art and education.

Mr Prem Singh, of Wellington. For services to multicultural communities.

Mr Harold Edgar Spark, of Paekakariki. For services to railway unions.

The Honourable Maryan Street, of Wellington. For services as a Member of Parliament and to human and democratic rights.

Dr Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, of Auckland. For services to education.

Mrs Yvonne Lenette Sue, of Ōhakune. For services to health and Māori.

Ms Joyce Alma Talbot, of Auckland. For services to sailing administration.

Professor Yvonne Jasmine Te Ruki Rangi o Tangaroa Underhill, of Auckland. For services to tertiary education and Pacific development.

Vaosa ole Tagaloa Makerita Urale, of Wellington. For services to Pacific arts.

Mr Tama-o-Rangi Waipara, of Gisborne. For services to Māori music.

Mr David John West, of Ashburton. For services to community development.

Mrs Diane Christine Wilson, of Bulls. For services to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association.

Senior Sergeant Karl Edwin Rostance Wilson, of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police, disaster victim identification and Search and Rescue.

Mr Lindsay Macdonald Wood, of Nelson. For services to environmental sustainability and climate change awareness.

Honorary

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following Honorary appointment to The New Zealand Order of Merit:

MNZM

To be an Honorary Member of the said Order:

Mr İsmail Kaşdemir, of Çanakkale, Türkiye. For services to New Zealand-Türkiye relations.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December 2023.

RACHEL HAYWARD, Secretary and Registrar, The New Zealand Order of Merit.

The Queen’s Service Order

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointment to The Queen’s Service Order:

QSO

To be a Companion of the said Order:

Mr Paul Thomas Gibson, of Wellington. For services to disabled people.

The Queen’s Service Medal

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following awards of The Queen’s Service Medal:

QSM

Ms Victoria Louise Andrews, of Akaroa. For services to heritage preservation and conservation.

Mr Lyall Ashley Bailey, of Winton. For services to the community and local government.

Mr David Alan Burnett, of Invercargill. For services to multisport.

Mr Ian Peter Carr, JP, of Cambridge. For services to the community.

Mr Neville Albert Carter, of Southbridge. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and rugby.

Mr Paul Clements, of Waitati. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.

Mr Ewen Douglas Phillip Coleman, of Wellington. For services to theatre.

Mr Lawrence John Counsell, of Wellington. For services to rowing.

Mrs Alison Eleanor Crawford, of Gisborne. For services to the community.

Mr Russell George Geange, of Carterton. For services to swimming and rugby.

Mrs Helen Alison Gordon, of Waikanae. For services to the community.

Mr Trevor John Hawkins, of Martinborough. For services to the community.

Mrs Katherine Jane Hawley (Katie Terris), of Lower Hutt. For services to the community and the arts.

Ms Barbara Mary Hay, of Lower Hutt. For services to the community and education.

Mrs Kristeen Elizabeth Johnston, of Wellington. For services to the community.

Mr Eruera Taihaere Kaiwai, of Tologa Bay. For services to the community.

Mr Allan John Kerr, of Fairlie. For services to music.

Mr Geoffrey Ramon Lienert, of Waimate. For services to sports administration, particularly cycling and athletics.

Mrs Te Ao Marama Maaka, of Morrinsville. For services to the community.

Mr Brian Campbell McCandless, cb, cbe, of Te Anau. For services to the community.

Mr Desmond Frank Meads, of Hamilton. For services to hockey and the community.

Mrs Ngahiwi Takamore Meroiti, of Porirua. For services to netball.

Dr Michael John Hugh Miller, of Whangamatā. For services to rural health.

Mrs Manisha Morar, of Wellington. For services to the Indian community.

Mr Bruce Alexander Nairn, of Tokoroa. For services to the community and sport.

Mrs Hansaben Dhanji Naran, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.

Ms Karen Gaye Ngatai, of Taumarunui. For services to the community.

Mrs Joy Margaret Oakly, of Nelson. For services to women and education.

Mr Gavin John O’Donnell, of Havelock. For services to the rural community and conservation.

Mr Brian Ernest Gladstone Pegler, of Leeston. For services to social work.

Mr James Harry Piner, mstj, of Runanga. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.

Mr Alister Douglas Robertson, of Napier. For services to people with dementia.

Ms Jennifer Mary Mayson Saywood, JP, of Whanganui. For services to restorative justice and women.

Mrs Jennifer Mary Schollum, of Auckland. For services to the community and heritage preservation.

Ms Susan Gay Stevens Jordan, of Auckland. For services to seniors and dance.

Mrs Rowena Ngaio Tana, JP, of Whangārei. For services to the Māori community.

Ms Rai Vaeruarangi, of Auckland. For services to the Cook Islands community.

Mr William Neil Walker, of Milton. For services to outdoor bowls and smallbore rifle shooting.

Mr Athula Cuda Bandara Wanasinghe, JP, of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community and cricket.

Honorary

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following Honorary award of The Queen’s Service Medal:

QSM

Mr Liyanage Sadun Sampath Kithulagoda, of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December 2023.

RACHEL HAYWARD, Secretary and Registrar, The Queen’s Service Order.

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following award of The New Zealand Antarctic Medal:

NZAM

Dr Megan Ruby Balks, of Te Awamutu. For services to Antarctic soil science.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December 2023.

RACHEL HAYWARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following awards of The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:

DSD

Lieutenant Commander Louis James Munden-Hooper, of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Lieutenant Commander Makoare Kohupara Te Kani, mnzm, of Upper Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of December 2023.

RACHEL HAYWARD, Clerk of the Executive Council.