The Queen's 90th Birthday Honours List 2016

The New Zealand Order of Merit

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:

DNZM

To be Dames Companion of the said Order:

The Honourable Ellen Dolour France, of Wellington. For services to the judiciary.

Ms Karen Margaret Sewell, QSO, of Wellington. For services to education.

KNZM

To be Knights Companion of the said Order:

Mr Robert George Mappin Fenwick, CNZM, KStJ, of Auckland. For services to conservation and business.

Mr Michael Friedlander, CNZM, of Auckland. For services to philanthropy.

Mr Christopher Robert Mace, CNZM, of Auckland. For services to science and education.

Mr Matiu Nohorua Te Rei, of Wellington. For services to Māori.

The Honourable Ronald Leslie Young, of Greytown. For services to the judiciary.

CNZM

To be Companions of the said Order:

Professor John Renata Broughton, ED, of Dunedin. For services to Māori health, theatre and the community.

Ms Janice Amelia Dawson, of Auckland. For services to governance.

Mr George Gerald Farrant, of Auckland. For services to heritage preservation.

Ms Myrlene Dawn Jones, OBE, JP, of Auckland. For services to netball and education.

Dr Dianne Christine McCarthy, ONZM, of Blenheim. For services to science, business and women.

Dr Thomas Ernest Miller, of Auckland. For services to medical research.

Ms Jennifer Mary Prince, of Wellington. For services to children and children's health.

Professor William Te Rangiua Temara, of Hamilton. For services to Māori and education.

ONZM

To be Officers of the said Order:

Ms Franceska Banga, of Auckland. For services to business and the community.

Mr Stewart Arthur Barnett, of Christchurch. For services to agriculture and business.

Mrs Heather Irene Bell, of Auckland. For services to education.

Mr David Winston Aitken Bennett, of Whanganui. For services to business and the community.

Mr Maurice Cruikshank Clark, of Wellington. For services to heritage preservation and the construction industry.

Ms Elizabeth Mary Coutts, of Auckland. For services to governance.

Mr Charles Stuart Temane Moeroa Crofts, of Christchurch. For services to Māori.

Ms Finola Dwyer, of London, United Kingdom. For services to the film industry.

Ms Prudence Shirley Etcheverry, of Auckland. For services to people with leukaemia and blood cancer.

Dr Trevor Paul FitzJohn, of Wellington. For services to radiology.

Professor Wei Gao, of Auckland. For services to science and engineering.

Mr Mark Joseph Greenwood, of Te Puke. For services to biosecurity.

Inspector Patrick James Handcock, of Palmerston North. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.

Ms Danielle Pikihuia Harris, of Palmerston North. For services to Māori and health.

Mr Peter Frank Haythornthwaite, of Kaikohe. For services to design.

Mr Neil Ieremia, of Auckland. For services to dance.

Mr Christopher Morton Kelly, of Wellington. For services to agriculture.

Dr Niall Patrick Kelly, of Auckland. For services to children's health.

Dr Peter David Martin, of Wellington. For services to tobacco control.

Ms Alexandra Mary Raine Matheson, of Auckland. For services to performing arts, education and LGBTIQ rights.

Mrs Lesley Jean Murdoch, MBE, of Christchurch. For services to sport.

Mr Philip John O'Reilly, of Wellington. For services to business and governance.

Emeritus Professor Bryan Ronald Parry, of Auckland. For services to colorectal surgery.

Mr William John Perham, of Carterton. For services to philanthropy and the community.

Ms Annette Presley, of Auckland. For services to business and women.

Mr Samuel Kevin Prime, MBE, of Kawakawa. For services to conservation and Māori.

Mrs Annette Michelle Purvis, of Christchurch. For services to athletics.

Ms Catherine Agnes Quinn, of Auckland. For services to the law and women.

Dr Charlotte Marewa Severne, of Wellington. For services to Māori and science.

Mr Nicholas George Stanley Smith, of Dunedin. For services to the media and sport.

Ms Victoria Ursula Spackman, of Wellington. For services to theatre, film and television.

Sergeant Ross David Stewart, of Hastings. For services to the New Zealand Police and youth.

Mr Steven Paul Sumner, of Christchurch. For services to football.

Mr Gary Bertram Troup, of Auckland. For services to sport and the community.

Mr Gavin Ronald Walker, of Auckland. For services to the State and business.

Dr Pushpa Wood, of Wellington. For services to financial literacy and interfaith relations.

Air Vice-Marshal Michael Edward Yardley, DSD, RNZAF (Rtd.), of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

MNZM

To be Members of the said Order:

Mr Viduranga Aruna Abeygoonesekera, of Wellington. For services to New Zealand-Sri Lanka relations and the Sri Lankan community.

Dr Maurice Rewi Alley, of Palmerston North. For services to conservation and education.

Dr Patrick Geoffrey Alley, of Auckland. For services to health.

Ms Sandra Alofivae, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community and youth.

Ms Maureen Ax, of Palmerston North. For services to dance and youth.

Miss Elisabeth Judy Bellingham, of Dunedin. For services to classical singing.

Mr Robert Latham Berry, of Queenstown. For services to the cheese industry.

Mr Gerald Brackenbury, of Lower Hutt. For services to conservation.

Mr Tristan David Brebner, of Ohope. For services to education.

Mrs Christine Brunt, of Blenheim. For services to the Girls' Brigade.

Mrs Margaret Patricia Bruss, of Alexandra. For services to netball.

Ms Shelley Campbell, of Auckland. For services to health and people with disabilities.

Mrs Beverley Alice Clark, of Wanaka. For services to health.

Dr Andrew Ian Dennis, of Nelson. For services to conservation.

Mr Norman Jack Mei Dewes, of Christchurch. For services to Māori and the community.

Mr Bruce Henry Dickson, of Whanganui. For services to architecture.

Mrs Jacqueline Duncan, of Christchurch. For services to education.

Mr Murray Wayne Ellis, of Christchurch. For services to rugby.

Dr Monique Faleafa, of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community and health.

Mr Michael David Ferrari, JP, of Dunedin. For services to business and the community.

Mrs Marlene Flavell, of Auckland. For services to netball.

Mr Kieran Francis Fouhy, of Auckland. For services to education.

Mrs Julie Maree Hawke, of Christchurch. For services to Highland dance.

Mr Stuart Barry Heal, of Cromwell. For services to cricket and the community.

Mr Barry Wayne Holland, of Auckland. For services to broadcasting.

Mr Thomas Hullena, of Masterton. For services to education.

Mrs Deborah Mary Jackson, of Lower Hutt. For services to the State.

Mr John Kent Escott Jarman, of Tauranga. For services to surf life saving.

Ms Billie Kowhai Jordan, of Auckland. For services to seniors and dance.

Mrs Dianne Janet Kidd, of Auckland. For services to health administration.

Mrs Susana Lemisio, of Lower Hutt. For services to the Tokelau community and early childhood education.

Mr Andrew Graeme Lowe, of Havelock North. For services to conservation.

Dr Nadarajah Manoharan, of Palmerston North. For services to health.

Dr Ralph Marrett, of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Mr Hugh Donald McCutcheon, of Minnesota, United States of America. For services to volleyball.

Ms Genevieve Therese McLachlan, of Upper Hutt. For services to people with disabilities.

Mr John Kenneth Moreland, of Cambridge. For services to rugby.

Mrs Mele Fakatali Nemaia, of Auckland. For services to the Niuean community.

Ms Maru Eva Nihoniho, of Auckland. For services to the gaming industry and mental health.

Dr Garry Harold Nixon, of Alexandra. For services to rural health.

Mrs Hariata Hariet Paikea, of Rotorua. For services to health and Māori.

Ms Sarah Paykel, of Auckland. For services to business.

Mr Barry Douglas Petherick, of Levin. For services to education.

Mr Anthony James Pope, of Rotorua. For services to education.

Ms Tina Tangi Whaiora Porou, of Turangi. For services to Māori and the environment.

Ms Cecilia Jane Rock, of Auckland. For services to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex communities.

Mr Gary Stewart Schofield, of Virginia, United States of America. For services as an artist and to New Zealand-United States relations.

Mrs Rahera Shortland, of Kerikeri. For services to Māori, education and television.

Mr Barry Whitley Sinclair, of Auckland. For services to cricket.

Mr Kenneth Raymond Sowden, of Christchurch. For services to Paralympic sport.

Mr Andrew Francis Barr Stevenson, of Gisborne. For services to aviation.

Mr Graham John Sycamore, of Invercargill. For services to cycling.

Ms Teresa Tepania-Ashton, of Wellington. For services to Māori and business.

Mr Garnet Donald Tregonning, of Auckland. For services to orthopaedics.

Mrs Amalia Tuffield, of Whanganui. For services to special education.

Mr John David Ure, of Auckland. For services to music.

Mr Mervyn Douglas Thomas Utting, of Gisborne. For services to sheep dog trials.

Dr Peetikuia Bessie Wainui, of Gisborne. For services to Māori, health and education.

Mr Peter David Wilson, of Otaki. For services to business.

Mrs Margaret Woolf, of Auckland. For services to gymnastics.

Mr Graham Stewart Young, JP, of Tauranga. For services to education.

Honorary

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following Honorary appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:

MNZM

To be Honorary Members of the said Order:

Dr Haruhisa Handa, of Tokyo, Japan. For services to golf and philanthropy.

Professor Emeritus Ryuji Komatsu, of Tokyo, Japan. For services to education and New Zealand-Japan relations.

Ms Tara Maire Ashe Lorigan, of Auckland. For services to business and women.

Mrs Alice Jeanette Lynch, of Alaska, United States of America. For services to education.

Mr Maurice Butler Lynch, of Alaska, United States of America. For services to education.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 2016.

Michael Webster, Secretary and Registrar, The New Zealand Order of Merit.

The Queen's Service Order

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following appointments to The Queen's Service Order:

QSO

To be Companions of the said Order:

Mr Neil Douglas Boniface, JP, of Invercargill. For services to local government and the community.

Judge Sharon Elizabeth Couper McAuslan, of Auckland. For services to the judiciary.

Ms Stephanie McIntyre, of Wellington. For services to the community.

Mrs Lynda Mooij, of Invercargill. For services to foster care.

Mr David Jonathan Noble, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Ms Phillippa Catherine Smith, of Wellington. For services to the State.

Ms Adrienne Fay von Tunzelmann, of Tauranga. For services to governance and the community.

Honorary

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following Honorary appointment to The Queen's Service Order:

QSO

To be an Honorary Companion of the said Order:

Mr Johannes Mooij, of Invercargill. For services to foster care.

The Queen's Service Medal

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following awards of The Queen's Service Medal:

QSM

Mrs Lesley Joan Anderson, of Auckland. For services to scouting.

Mr Karnail Singh Badhan, JP, of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.

Mr Andrew Stuart Barber, JP, of Nelson. For services to karate and the community.

Mr Raymond Garth Beatson, JP, of Auckland. For services to the community and veterans.

Mr Shane William Beech, of Te Puke. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mr Mark Edwin Bentham, of Tauranga. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mr Douglas James Blair, of Tokoroa. For services to the community and theatre.

Mr Robin Brockie, of New Plymouth. For services to the community.

Mr Richard George Carruthers, of Nelson. For services to theatre and osteopathy.

Ms Constance Margaret Dando, of Dunedin. For services to senior citizens.

Mrs Lynley Barbara Dear, of Invercargill. For services as an author and to historical research.

Mr Clifford Henry Deery, JP, of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.

Reverend John Francis Drylie, of Hokitika. For services to the community.

Mrs Kerry Veda Duncan, of Napier. For services to the community.

Reverend Tevita Finau, of Auckland. For services to the Tongan community.

Mr Ruari Ingram Foley, of Waimate. For services to the community.

Mrs Sylvia Raima Forester, of Waitotara. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mr Gary William Fowler, JP, of Hikuai. For services to the community and agriculture.

Mr Blair Donald Marie Furlong, of Napier. For services to cricket and rugby.

Mrs Jennifer Anne Gallagher, JP, of Darfield. For services to the community.

Mr Trevor Harold Gibson, of Whanganui. For services to maritime safety.

Mr Lance Girling-Butcher, of New Plymouth. For services to the blind and seniors.

Mr John Allan Harlick, of Tuakau. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.

Mrs Andrea Hawkless, of Auckland. For services to people with severe epilepsy.

Mr Neville Grant Haydon, of Auckland. For services to horticulture.

Mr Graeme William Humphries, of Te Anau. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.

Mr Roy Alexander Lithgow, of Stratford. For services to philanthropy, rugby and the community.

Mr George Paul London, of Marton. For services to the community.

Mrs Lynda Mary Macdonald, JP, of Christchurch. For services to the community.

Mr Murray Ian Mansfield, of Palmerston North. For services to pipe bands.

Dr Robert Malcolm McIlroy, of Wellington. For services to health and the community.

Mrs Pareaute Polly Nathan, of Kaitaia. For services to Māori and education.

Mrs Nanette Nathoo, of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.

Mr Ian Greville Paterson, of Wellington. For services to philanthropy.

Mrs Sheila Claire Patten, of New Plymouth. For services to dance.

Mr Nicholas Anthony Puharich, of Dargaville. For services to the community.

Mr Graeme Boyd Robertson, JP, of Riverton. For services to sport.

Sister Mary Scanlon, of Wellington. For services to hospice care.

Mrs Selma Theresa Scott, of Christchurch. For services to the Pacific community.

Mr Tony Scott, of Kaikohe. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.

Reverend Raunikau Stainton, of Hicks Bay. For services to Māori.

Ms Arihia Amiria Stirling, of Auckland. For services to education and Māori.

Mr Melville Arthur Syme, of Kaikoura. For services to the community.

Mr Patrick Harry Taylor, JP, of Tauranga. For services to the community.

Mr Paul Scott Trenwith, of Hamilton. For services to country music.

Mr Bruce Manuel Tuanui, of the Chatham Islands. For services to conservation.

Mrs Elaine Frances Tyrrell, of Nelson. For services to health.

Mr Jacob Cornelis van Dorsser, of Rotorua. For services to the environment.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 2016.

Michael Webster, Secretary and Registrar, The Queen's Service Order.

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following awards of The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:

New Zealand Defence Force

DSD

Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Clinton Childs, of Upper Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Serviceman C. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Serviceman J. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 2016.

Michael Webster, Clerk of the Executive Council.