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New Year Honours List 2012

Publication type:
Honours list
Published by:
Cabinet Office,
Honours Unit
Part of:
New Zealand Royal Honours
Issue status:
Current
Issue date:
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Additional details
Last updated:
Friday, 23 December 2011

THE ORDER OF NEW ZEALAND

The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand:

ONZ

To be a Member of the said Order:

Mr Hone Papita Raukura Hotere, of Dunedin. For services to New Zealand.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of December 2011.

REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Secretary and Registrar, The Order of New Zealand.

THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT

The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of 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 Rosanne Philippa O'Loghlen Meo, OBE, of Auckland. For services to business.

Ms Suzanne Elizabeth Moncrieff, ONZM, of Upper Moutere. For services to the arts.

KNZM

To be Knights Companion of the said Order:

Father Desmond John Britten, of Wellington. For services to the community.

Mr Colin John Giltrap, of Auckland. For services to motorsport and philanthropy.

Mr Graham William Henry, of Auckland. For services to rugby.

Mr John Desmond Todd, CNZM, of Wellington. For services to business.

CNZM

To be Companions of the said Order:

Ms Robyn Rangihuia Bargh, of Wellington. For services to the Māori language and publishing.

Professor Margaret Anne Brimble, MNZM, of Auckland. For services to science.

Mr Malcolm Saba Farry, of Dunedin. For services to the community.

Mrs Diane Foreman, of Auckland. For services to business.

Dr Osmond Bruce Hadden, of Auckland. For services to ophthalmology.

Professor Peter Stanley Hughes, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Mr Richard William Vincent Izard, OBE, of Taupo. For services to business and the community.

Dr James Wharehuia Milroy, QSO, of Hamilton. For services to Māori language.

Mr Martin Colin Snedden, of Wellington. For services to sporting administration.

Mr Ian Lemuel Taylor, of Dunedin. For services to television and business.

Dr The Honourable Peter Stuart Watson, ONZM, of Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America. For services to New Zealand-United States of America relations.

The Honourable Frances Helen Wilde, QSO, JP, of Wellington. For services to local body affairs and the community.

ONZM

To be Officers of the said Order:

Mr Uluomatootua Saulaulu Aiono, of Auckland. For services to business.

Professor Anthony Hewton Angelo, of Wellington. For services to legal education.

Professor Michael Warne Ardagh, of Christchurch. For services to emergency medicine.

Mrs Carol May Becker, of Ahaura. For services to Plunket.

Mr Paul Caffyn, of Runanga. For services to sea kayaking and water safety.

Ms Grace Dorina Thearesa Dorset, of Rotorua. For services to Māori.

Mr Edward Byron Evans, MNZM, JP, of Warkworth. For services to the community

Mr Russell Talbot Feist, of Waikanae. For services to Māori.

Ms Eseta Fifita Finau, of Auckland. For services to health and the Pacific community.

Dr Arie Geursen, of Auckland. For services to science.

Mrs Wendy Faye Hawkings, QSM, JP, of Warkworth. For services to health.

Mr John Revell Hynds, of Auckland. For services to business and philanthropy.

Dr Alan Ross Jamieson, of Auckland. For services to radio spectrum management.

Mr Christopher Patrick Kenny, of Porirua. For services to boxing.

Professor David Stephen Lamb, of Wellington. For services to health.

Mr Ian Robert MacRae, of Napier. For services to rugby.

Mr Barry John Maister, of Lower Hutt. For services to sport.

Dr Donald Lindsay Mathieson, QC, of Waikanae. For services to the law and legal education.

Mrs Sylvia Margarite Piera McArthur, of Wellington. For services to the arts.

Dr Ron Laurence McDowall, of Auckland. For services to science.

Rear Admiral Anthony Jonathan Parr, MVO, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Mr Peter Joseph Radich, of Blenheim. For services to the law.

Mr Richard Alan Waddel of Auckland. For services to corporate governance.

Emeritus Professor Peter Gerard Walls, of Wellington. For services to music.

Mr James Harold Young, of Auckland. For services to boat building.

MNZM

To be Members of the said Order:

Mr John Duncan Anderson, of Warkworth. For services to tourism.

Dr John Hall Angus, of Cromwell. For services to the State.

Ms Piatarihi Ngaku Beatrice Callaghan, of Te Puke. For services to Māori.

Ms Cheryl Lynne Cameron, of Porirua. For services to film.

Mrs Helen Margaret Campbell-O'Brien, of Invercargill. For services to literacy.

Dr Timothy Kenred Carey-Smith of Dunedin. For services to palliative care.

Dr John Scott Carnachan, of Auckland. For services to medicine and the community.

Ms Mary Bernadette Chamberlain, of Auckland. For services to education.

Mr Jeremy Ormond Cooper, of Auckland. For services to medicine.

Mr David John Craven, of Palmerston North. For services to hockey administration.

Dr Sabine Rosemarie Fenton, of Auckland. For services to translation and interpreting.

Mr Roger Allan Gascoigne, of Porirua. For services to the media.

Mr Tim Caspar Haiselden, of Wellington. For services to acupuncture.

Mr Anthony Grant Herlihy, of Auckland. For services to harness racing.

Associate Professor Annette Diana Huntington, of Wellington. For services to nursing research.

Mr David Oliver Jones, of Auckland. For services to business and the economy.

Ms Margaret Anne Kawharu, of Waimauku. For services to Māori.

Associate Professor Merata Kawharu, of Dunedin. For services to Māori education.

Mr Graeme Frank Kendall, of Auckland. For services to sailing and philanthropy.

Mrs Yong Wook Kim, of Auckland. For services to the Asian community and business.

Mr Lua Kava Lepaio, JP, of Porirua. For services to the Tokelauan community.

Mr Brendan Jon Lindsay, of Auckland. For services to business.

Mr Bert Johnson Mackie, JP, of Wellington. For services to Māori.

Mr John Niko Maihi of Wanganui. For services to Māori.

Mrs Verna Mary McFelin, of Christchurch. For services to the community.

Mr Brian John McGuinness, of Wellington. For services to the building industry.

Ms Kirsty Alsoon Murrell-McMillan, of Invercargill. For services to nursing.

Mr William Leggett Noble, of Hamilton. For services to education.

Ms Hinerangi Ada Raumati, of Manukau. For services to business and Māori.

Mr Timothy Scott Richardson, of Tauranga. For services to rowing.

Dr John Stuart Simpson, of Wellington. For services to medicine.

Mr Terry Smith, of Danbury, the United Kingdom. For services to New Zealand-United Kingdom relations.

Mr Sydney Maxwell John Smith, QSM, JP, of Amberley. For services to rowing.

Mr Pio Keith Terei of Auckland. For services to entertainment.

Mr Philip Wayne Wareing, of Methven. For services to the community.

Mr Paul Douglas Woodgate, of Christchurch. For services to transport.

Mr Howard Stanley Wright of New Plymouth. For services to manufacturing.

Mrs Beatrice Tui Louise Yates, QSM, JP, of Rotorua. For services to the community.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of December 2011.

REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Secretary and Registrar, The New Zealand Order of Merit.

HONORARY

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

ONZM

To be Honorary Officers of the said Order:

Ms Constance Ellen Lawn of Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America. For services to New Zealand-United States of America relations.

The Honourable Clayton Keith Yeutter of Potomac, Maryland, United States of America. For services to New Zealand-United States of America relations.

MNZM

To be Honorary Members of the said Order:

Mr Ali Partal, of Canakkale, Turkey. For services to New Zealand-Turkey relations.

Mr Ryu Yano, of Tokyo, Japan. For services to New Zealand-Japan relations.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of December 2011.

REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Secretary and Registrar, The New Zealand Order of Merit.

THE QUEEN'S SERVICE ORDER

QSO

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

To be Companions of the said Order:

Judge Paul Franklin Barber, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Dr Angus Campbell David Bayvel, of Waikanae. For services to the State.

The Honourable John McGregor Carter, of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. For services as a Member of Parliament.

The Honourable Harry James Duynhoven, JP, of New Plymouth. For services as a Member of Parliament.

Mr Garry Leslie Evans, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Mr Michael James Hall, of Te Horo. For services to the State.

Dr Andrew Ian McKenzie, of Greytown. For services to the State.

Mr Stephen McKernan, of Auckland. For services to the State.

Ms Karen Margaret Sewell, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Mr John Plested Tristram, of Lower Hutt. For services to Land Search and Rescue.

Dr David Stuart Wratt, of Wellington. For services to science.

THE QUEEN'S SERVICE MEDAL

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

QSM

Mr Brian Leslie Aldridge, of Christchurch. For services to cricket administration.

Dr Ralph Bradley Allen, of Dunedin. For services to conservation.

Mr Howard Stewart Anderson, of Patea. For services to the community.

Mr William Arnott Arcus, JP, of Wellington. For services to the community.

Ms Margaret Ann Armour, of Porirua. For services to the community.

Mr George Arulanantham, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Tamil community.

Ms Metuakore Bates-Faasisila of Auckland. For services to the Cook Islands community.

Mr Trevor Alan Beaton, of Christchurch. For services to education.

Mr Pieter Braun, of Turangi. For services to education.

Mrs Gaynor Margaret Brown, of Auckland. For services to education.

Mr Gregory Craig Brownless, of Tauranga. For services to the community.

Mr Raymond Clarence Bushell, of Te Puke. For services to wetland conservation.

Mr Laurence John Byers, JP, of Kaikohe. For services to local body affairs and the community.

Chief Fire Officer Rodney John Caldow, of Foxton Beach. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mr Christopher Bryan George Carson, of Upper Hutt. For services to the State.

Mr Robert Raymond Cater, of Porirua. For services to the community.

Mrs Audrey Bing Shum Chan, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Mr Haami Tutu Chapman of Auckland. For services to Māori.

Mrs Kitty Shui Fung Chiu, JP, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Mr Brian Anthony Coulter, of Wellington. For services to rugby.

Mr Ronald Walter Craddock of Auckland. For services to the Manukau Volunteer Coastguard.

Mr Phillip Ngawhira Crown, of Te Kuiti. For services to Māori.

Mr David Alfred Culham, of Whangarei. For services to business and the community.

Mrs Clare Averil Derby, of Upper Hutt. For services to music.

Mr Ross Andrew Ditmer, of Rangiora. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Ms Vera Ellen, RRC, JP, of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.

Mr Paul Leslie Ferris, of Glenorchy. For services to education.

Mrs Anne Uma Devi George, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Mrs Janet Dorothy Gow, of Auckland. For services to genealogical research.

Mr Hugh Green, of Auckland. For services to philanthropy.

Mr Simon George Gundry, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Mr Michael Hannaway, of Wellington. For services to architectural conservation.

Mrs Helen Kathleen Hay, of Wellington. For services to the community.

Mr David Samuel Howan, of Wellington. For services to brass bands.

Dr Nicolaas Cornelis Lambrechtsen, of Wellington. For services to the Indonesian community.

Mr John Walter Linton, of Te Puke. For services to the community.

Mr Arthur Loo, of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.

Mrs Margaret Hazel Barcham MacMillan, of Okaihau. For services to the community.

Mr Neil MacMillan, of Okaihau. For services to the community.

Dr Selwyn Gerald Maister of Christchurch. For services to hockey.

Mr Kerrin Rhyl Marshall of Napier. For services to pipe bands.

Mr Craig Govan McGregor, of Christchurch. For services to education.

Mrs Kay Jennifer McIntyre, of Auckland. For services to netball.

Mrs Winnifred Elizabeth McLelland, JP, of Dunedin. For services to the Pacific community.

Mrs Elizabeth Ann Mills, of Auckland. For services to children.

Mr Graeme Ernest Mudge, of Gisborne. For services to the arts.

Mr Alan Roderick Munro, of Timaru. For services to the community.

Mr Struan James Bennet Munro, JP, of Kurow. For services to local body affairs and the community.

Mr Victor McKenzie Munro, of Ohope Beach. For services to the community.

Mr Henry Frederick Ngapo, of Wanganui. For services to education.

Ms Christine Yvonne Orchard, of Auckland. For services to medicine.

Mr Kanubhai Patel, of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.

Mrs Sharon Payne, of Hastings. For services to nursing.

Mrs Tuihana Pook, of Opotiki. For services to Māori education and the community.

Mr Richard Riki Rakena, of Thames. For services to Māori and the community.

Mrs Katherina Ixia Rean, JP, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Mr Walter John Rofe, of Wairoa. For services to conservation and angling.

Mrs Jean Louisa Rutherford, of Woodend. For services to the community.

Mrs Moengaroa Rosalima Solomon, JP, of Ngaruawahia. For services to Māori and the community.

Mrs Gladys Grace Stephens, JP, of Hamilton. For services to the Filipino community.

Mrs Marette June Taylor, of Christchurch. For services to the community.

Mrs Millie Amiria Te Kaawa, of Whakatane. For services to Māori and the Presbyterian Church.

Mr Robert Joseph Ting, of Wellington. For services to the Chinese community.

Mr John Charles Towns, JP, of Nelson. For services to the community.

Mr Pati Peni Umaga, of Lower Hutt. For services to the Pacific community.

Mr Thomas James Edmond Vernon, of Taihape. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mrs Margaret Wensley Willcox, of Auckland. For services to literature.

Mrs Margaret Lorraine Wilson, of Putaruru. For services to animal welfare.

Mr Seung-Jae Yu, of Auckland. For services to the Korean community.

Ms Jung Mi Yu, of Hamilton. For services to the Korean community.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of December 2011.

REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Secretary and Registrar, The Queen’s Service Order.

THE NEW ZEALAND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DECORATION

NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE

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

DSD

Squadron Leader Keith Murray Bartlett (L1005800), Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Colonel John Raymond Boswell (Q52477), Colonel's List, New Zealand Army.

Lieutenant Commander Simon Campbell Griffiths (E993512), Royal New Zealand Navy.

Squadron Leader Russell Mostyn Kennedy (A88596), Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of December 2011.

REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Clerk of the Executive Council. 

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