New Year’s Honours 2026 – Full list

The full list of New Year’s Honours recipients for 2026.

Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM):

• Danesh-Meyer, Professor Helen Victoria, CNZM – for services to ophthalmology
• Shaw, Coral May – for services to public service, the judiciary and the community
• Spotswood, Dorothy Myrtle – for services to philanthropy

Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM):

• Dixon, Scott Ronald Glyndwr, CNZM – for services to motorsport
• Drury, Rodney Kenneth (Rod) – for services to business, the technology industry and philanthropy
• Le Gros, Professor Graham Stephen, CNZM – for services to medical science
• Parkin, Christopher Wilton (Chris), CNZM – for services to philanthropy and the arts

Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM):

• Barclay, Gregor John (Greg) – for services to sports governance
• Bateup, Neil Frank, ONZM – for services to the rural sector
• Comer, Leith Pirika, QSO – for services to Māori, governance and education
• De Villiers, Professor Charl Johannes – for services to accountancy
• Hayward, Dr Bruce William, MNZM – for services to geology, particularly micropaleontology
• Lawton, Professor Beverley-Anne (Bev), ONZM – for services to women’s health
• Martin, Distinguished Professor Gaven John – for services to mathematics and education
• Moughan, Distinguished Professor Paul James – for services to science
• Quinn, Anthony Zan (Tony) – for services to motorsport and the community
• Roa, Professor Thomas Charles (Tom), JP – for services to Māori language and education
• Taulelelei, Rachel Emere, MNZM – for services to business, Māori and governance
• Trott, Donald Stanley Mackintosh, ONZM, JP – for services to opera

Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM):

• Allan, Reverend Dr Patricia Ann – for services to survivors of abuse
• Carr, Graham – for services to the deer industry and the community
• Corner, Matthew David (David) – for services to people with intellectual and learning disabilities
• Cowan, Christina (Chrissie) – for services to Māori, particularly blind and low vision people
• Davies, Brian Rex – for services to motorsport
• Dixon, Rodney Phillip Mathew (Rod) – for services to athletics
• Downing, Lloyd Walker – for services to agriculture and governance
• Egan, Anthony Richard (Tony) – for services to the agricultural industry and the community
• Espiner, Deborah Ann – for services to people with disabilities and education
• Gardiner, Ian Donald – for services to the communications industry and mountain safety
• Germann, Stewart Lloyd – for services to franchise law
• Greenwood, Neville Charles – for services to the sheep industry
• Hamilton, Judith Helen – for services to rowing
• Harman, Richard Michael Arthur – for services to journalism and broadcasting
• Hart, Julie Anne – for services to women and victims of family violence
• Hartnett, Frances Margaret (Fran) – for services to people with disabilities
• Hazlehurst, Sandra Glenis – for services to local government
• Hetaraka, Te Warihi Kokowai – for services to Māori and art
• Hodder, Jack Edward, KC – for services to the law
• Hooper, Shirley Gail – for services to netball and artistic swimming
• Hoterene, Waihoroi Paraone (Waihoroi Shortland) – for services to Māori and Māori language education
• Lloyd, Lynley Elizabeth (Lyn) – for services to renal nutrition
• Macfarlane, Andrew Webster (Andy) – for services to the deer industry
• Macleod, Professor Roderick Duncan (Rod), MNZM – for services to palliative care
• Miller, James Bruce – for services to corporate governance
• Moller, Lorraine Mary, MBE – for services to athletics
• Mueller, Professor Dr Jens Helmut Friedrich, MNZM – for services to education
• Porter, Suzanne Jane – for services to the arts and event management
• Potter, Iain George – for services to sport and health
• Powell, Tenby George Bolland, ED – for services to business, governance and humanitarian aid
• Ritchie, Karen (Karen née Campbell) – for services to people with HIV/AIDS and Rainbow communities
• Robinson, Cecilia Charlotte Louise – for services to business and women
• Saeid, Dr Mohammad Arif (Arif) – for services to refugees and youth
• Smith, Valerie Christine (Val) – for services to outdoor bowls
• Wright, Paul Bertram – for services to the real estate industry and philanthropy

Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM):

• Burgess, Kevin John – for services to governance, the community and sport
• Chisholm, Donna Elise – for services to journalism
• Clarke, Eroni – for services to the Pacific community and rugby
• Cullen, Peter John – for services to law, governance and youth
• Dixon, Rosemary Helen – for services to schools debating
• Drummond, Roger Bruce Douglas – for services to rugby and Māori
• Dynes, Dr Robyn Ann – for services to agricultural science
• Eade, Dr Lorraine Shirley (Lorr) – for services to Māori, governance and the community
• Edgar, Judene Louise, JP – for services to governance, local government and the community
• Eynon-Richards, Jane Frances, JP – for services to the community
• Farrar, Jade Carlo – for services to people with disabilities and the Pacific community
• Forrester, Beverley Riverina – for services to the wool and fashion industries
• Fraser, Deborah Kaye (Deb Fraser-Komene) – for services to mental health and youth
• Geddes, Donald George (Don) – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Land Search and Rescue and the community
• Gillies, Malcolm John – for services to business
• Guptill, Martin James – for services to cricket
• Hadlee, Martin John – for services to the community
• Harrington, Janine Michelle – for services to education
• Harrison, David John – for services to the insurance industry and the community
• Hobbs, John Gordon (Jack) – for services to horticulture
• Hobbs, Susan (Sue) – for services to people with disabilities
• Hope, Gerald Anthony – for services to local government, business and the community
• Johansen, Kāren Eirene, JP – for services to education and human rights
• Kennett, Richard William, JP – for services to conservation and Search and Rescue
• Kerr, Jillian Anne (Jill) – for services to choral music and music education
• King, Dr Murray Alexander – for services to transport, logistics and railway heritage
• Limacher, Mark Henri – for services as a restaurateur and to the hospitality industry
• Mafile’o, Professor Tracie Ailong – for services to Pacific and tertiary education
• Maskell, Terence Ronald – for services to choral music
• Mcarthur, Nichola Rosemary (Nicky) – for services to conservation and the community
• Mckee, Malcolm Ian – for services to sport
• Mcmillan, Dawn Mary – for services to children’s literature
• Milford, Katharine Eleanor (Kate) – for services to people with aphasia
• Nahu, Jennifer Louise (Jenny) – for services to rugby league
• Napier, Vivien Lewanna (Viv), JP – for services to local government and the community
• Neville, Dr Stephen John – for services to gerontology research and seniors
• Nielsen, Kevin – for services to the community and people with disabilities
• Oliver, Dr Caroline Ann – for services to cancer research and the community
• Parata, Hori Te Moanaroa – for services to conservation and Māori
• Pasley, Alexandra Anne (Sandy) – for services to education
• Pluck, David Stephen – for services to education
• Pokaia, Andrew Ruawhitu (Pāpā Ruawhitu) – for services to Māori and education
• Poole, Gaye Annette – for services to the performing arts and education
• Poulter, Ian Douglas – for services to education
• Powar, Ravinder Singh, JP – for services to ethnic communities
• Robinson, John Dempster – for services to orienteering
• Robinson, Valerie Jean – for services to orienteering
• Roughan, John Francis – for services to journalism and the community
• Saeid, Dr Fahima – for services to refugees
• Shalders, Bruce Douglas – for services to railway heritage
• Smith, Leighton Irwin – for services to broadcasting
• Smith, Mokafetu (Matafetu) – for services to Pacific art
• Stirling, Arihia Amiria, QSM, JP – for services to education and Māori
• Stockley, Professor Andrew Peter – for services to schools debating
• Tan, Dr Audrey Melanie – for services to mathematics education
• Thompson, Gail Henrietta Maria – for services to Māori and conservation
• Tuteao, Helena Audrey – for services to people with disabilities and Māori
• Watts, Senior Constable Grant William – for services to the New Zealand Police and youth
• Welch, William Ian (Ian) – for services to rail heritage
• Whiting, Elizabeth Robyn – for services to costume design
• Whittle, Gary Selwyn – for services to rugby league
• Wickens, Sarah Jane – for services to business
• Zintl, Shirley Jane (Jane) – for services to youth

Companions of the King’s Service Order (KSO):

• Harawira, Mark Joseph (Joe) – for services to Māori education, arts and conservation
• Nickels, Kerry Ann – for services to the Red Cross

The King’s Service Medal (KSM):

• Angland, Carol – for services to the community and theatre
• Bigham, Bonita Joanne – for services to local government and Māori
• Brenssell, Douglas James – for services to the community
• Bruce, Robyn Ann – for services to youth and sport
• Burgess, John Randall (JR) – for services to the community
• Burgess, Marin – for services to heritage preservation and education
• Caldwell, Emily Myra (Myra) – for services to the community and music
• Carr, Marjorie Eleanor – for services to netball and the community
• Clausen, Lloyd Bertram, MStJ – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
• Cooke, Edwin Frederick Ruthven (Ed) – for services to music
• Cooke, Juliet Anne – for services to music
• Cooper, Helen Rose – for services to the community
• Craig, Richard John – for services to the Coastguard
• Dinnington, Anneke Jacoba – for services to seniors and the community
• Drake, David Alyn – for services to the community
• Eaden, John Matthew – for services to the arts
• Elliot, Graeme Leslie – for services to the community and outdoor recreation
• Ellis, Marion Kennedy – for services to hockey
• Fletcher, Elizabeth Mary (Libby) – for services to the community, particularly wastewater advocacy
• Fuller, William Robert, JP – for services to the community
• Gambitsis, Leonidas Angelos (Leo) – for services to the Greek community
• Goudie, Trevor James – for services to theatre and the community
• Grantham, Jocelyn Mary – for services to education and the community
• Gundry, Sheridan Isobel Patrice – for services to historical research and heritage preservation
• Harris, Paul David, JP – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
• Henry, Elizabeth Janet (Liz) – for services to the community and sport
• Jurlina, David John – for services to rugby and the community
• Jurlina, Nada Linda – for services to rugby and the community
• Kaur, Gurpreet – for services to the Indian community
• Knowles, Barbara Joy, JP – for services to the community and to Members of Parliament
• Maunder, Peter Alan – for services to athletics
• Maunder, Sylvia Mary Joyce – for services to athletics
• Mills, Laurie Owen – for services to theatre
• Mistry, Mohan Durlabh – for services to the Indian community
• Myer, Gordon Leonard, JP – for services to the community
• Nicholas, Aere Anne, JP – for services to the community
• O’Rourke, Patrick Gerard – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
• Pinfold, Dr Tania Anne – for services to youth health
• Polima, Enatuleni Ikitoa (Ena) – for services to the Niuean community
• Robertson, Jacqueline (Jackie) – for services to science education
• Scott, Stanley Donald (Don) – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and civil defence
• Sharp, Christopher (Chris) – for services to Search and Rescue and outdoor recreation
• Shaw, Ruth Philliss – for services to conservation
• Sinclair, Dr Leonie Kaye – for services to health
• Singh, Harjinder (Harjinder Singh Basiala), JP – for services to the Punjabi community
• Smith, Brian Douglas – for services to rowing
• Talamaivao, Cheryl (Sailauama Cheryl), JP – for services to the Pacific community and education
• Toleafoa, The Reverend Wayne Saunoa Moegagogo, JP – for services to Pacific communities
• Toms, Paul Gregory (Tomsie) – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and football
• Trow, Russel Walter – for services to wildlife conservation
• Trow, Teresa Anne (Tee) – for services to wildlife conservation
• Usher, Jonathan – for services to the community and entertainment
• Van De Rheede, Norma-Jean, JP – for services to the community
• Watts, Ian Arthur – for services to Land Search and Rescue
• Wheeler, Henry Joseph – for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
• Whyte, Delano Shane De Graffe (Del) – for services to sport and the community
• Wilson, Isabella (Ella) – for services to the community and theatre

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD):

• Brown, Commodore Andrew Gilchrist – for services to the New Zealand Defence Force