King's Birthday 2025 Honours List

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The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Ms Ranjna Patel, ONZM, QSM, JP
For services to ethnic communities, health and family violence prevention
Emeritus Distinguished Professor Alison Stewart, CNZM
For services to plant science and the arable sector
Mrs Catriona Ruth Williams, MNZM
For services to spinal cord injury research and equestrian sport
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
The Honourable Mark Leslie Smith Cooper, KC
For services to the judiciary
Mr Brendan Jon Lindsay, MNZM
For services to business and philanthropy
Mr Ewan Francis Smith, CNZM
For services to Cook Islands business and tourism
CNZM
To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Ms Catherine Joy Andersen
For services to the music industry
Mr Wayne Robert Boyd
For services to business, philanthropy and sport
Professor George Charles Clifton
For services to structural engineering
Mr Anthony Edwin Falkenstein, ONZM
For services to philanthropy and business education
The Honourable Steven Leonard Joyce
For services as a Member of Parliament
Mr Donald Angus Mackinnon
For services to sports governance
Professor Emeritus Ian George Mayhew
For services to the veterinary profession, especially equine medicine
Dr David Edwin McKee
For services to New Zealand Sign Language and the Deaf community
Mr William Charles Nathan, OBE, ED
For services to Māori
Dr Lesley Kay Rameka
For services to Māori and early childhood education
The Honourable Ruth Margaret Richardson
For services as a Member of Parliament and to governance
Dr Ai Ling Tan
For services to gynaecology
Dr Mark Greenslade Thomas
For services to people living with HIV/AIDS and antibiotic research
Emeritus Professor George David Baxter
For services to physiotherapy and health
Ms Gillian Lorraine Bohm
For services to health
Associate Professor Philip Michel Jose Brinded
For services to psychiatry
Mr Fergus Graham Brown
For services to the tourism industry
Mr Graham Vincent Brown
For services to the venison industry
Mr David Paul Burton
For services to food writing
Mr Peter Hardy Ballantyne Carty
For services to fly-fishing
Ms Suzanne Noreen Cato
For services to music, television and education
Mr Hohepa Conrad
For services to Māori, particularly kaupapa waka
Mr Peter Michael de Blois
For services to music
Dr Celia Jane Devenish Giddings
For services to women's health and education
Ms Sophie Frances Monique Devine
For services to cricket
Mrs Judith Mary Dobson
For services to the community, broadcasting and historical preservation
Professor Bernadette Kathleen Drummond
For services to dentistry and education
Mr Daryl Kelvin Eason
For services to wildlife conservation
Ms Susan Elizabeth Elliott
For services to the arts and governance
Rear Admiral James Leslie Gilmour, (Rtd.)
For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
Mr Kirk Brian Hardy
For services to drug abuse prevention and education
Mr Dafydd (Dai) Morgan Henwood
For services to the entertainment industry and charitable fundraising
Professor Patria Anne Hume
For services to sports science and injury prevention
Mr Gary Rodney Lane
For services to conservation and philanthropy
Ms Julia May Marshall
For services to children's literature
Mr Peter David Martin, JP
For services to the community, particularly Pacific and LGBTQ+ communities
Mr Murray Graham Mexted
For services to rugby
Mr David Ross Morgan
For services to aviation
Mr Panchanatham Narayanan, QSM, JP
For services to multicultural communities
Mr Peter Arnold Nation
For services to the agricultural industry and governance
Mrs Gillian Christine Naylor
For services to rural communities, particularly women
Mr John Daniel O'Sullivan
For services to business and philanthropy
Dr Fiona Dorothy Pardington, MNZM
For services to photography
Dr Susan Parry
For services to gastroenterology
Mr David Robert Percy
For services to fire safety technologies, business and the community
Mr Eric Clive Power
For services to swimming
Mr Timothy Grant Southee
For services to cricket
Mrs Gail Patricia Spence
For services to language education
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley
For services to sociology
Mr John Bradley Struthers
For services to cycling, the cycling industry and business
Mr Mark William Joseph Vela
For services to mental health care and education
Ms Jennifer Mary Wake
For services to theatre and television
Mr Neil William Walker, JP
For services to primary industries and the community
Ms Sarah Louise Walker
For services to BMX and sports governance
Dr Richard John Wild
For services to animal welfare and the veterinary sector
Mrs Portia Louise Woodman-Wickliffe
For services to rugby
Mr Wayne Wright
For services to education and philanthropy
MNZM
To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Anae Lupematasila Lima Arthur John Anae
For services to the Samoan community
Ms Ellesse Mote Andrews
For services to cycling
Mr Richard Balcombe-Langridge
For services to business
Ms Catherine Juliet Bell
For services to food education
Dr Santosh Prasad Bhandari, JP
For services to the Nepalese community
Mr Darryl Bishop
For services to mental health
Mr Victor Kenneth Boyd
For services to survivors of abuse in care
Ms Anna Catherine Cottrell
For services to documentary filmmaking and migrant communities
Mr Simon Eric Denny
For services to art
Mrs Welmoed (Chris) Duggan
For services to science education
Mr Ronald Bruce Ealam
For services to Search and Rescue
Mr Robert Tuahuru Edwards
For services to the community and governance
Mrs Susan Ann Elley
For services to education
Mrs Terri Jayne Fairhall (Terri Middleton)
For services to the New Zealand Police and the community
Ms Allison Daphne Christina Franklin
For services to people with disabilities
Mr Okesene Uili Galo
For services to the Tokelau community
Ms Rez Gardi
For services to refugees and human rights advocacy
Mr Alan Charles Gilmore
For services to astronomy
Mr Francis Quinn Goldingham
For services to outdoor recreation and seniors
Mrs Elizabeth Helen Graham
For services to Māori and education
Mrs Patricia Pearl Gregory
For services to the fashion industry
Mr Aaron Mark Halstead
For services to Search and Rescue and the tourism industry
Dr Nina Emilia Hood
For services to education
Mrs Lesley Mary Huckins
For services to swimming
Ms Meleua Enda Ikiua
For services to Vagahau Niue language and education
Mr Martin Kaipo
For services to social services and the community
Ms Lalita Vanmali Kasanji
For services to the IT industry and the Indian community
Mr Brian Patrick Kelly
For services to broadcasting
Mr William James Kermode
For services to governance and philanthropy
Ms Pamela Margaret Kilmartin
For services to astronomy
Mr John Junior Kumitau
For services to the Pacific community
Mrs Laurinne Marion Laing
For services to sports and people with intellectual disabilities
Mr Ross James Lawrence
For services to the ski industry
Ms Lisa Li
For services to the tourism industry
Mr James Eric Lilley
For services to conservation and the community
Ms Janet Crystal-Lee Lilo
For services to the arts
Ms Pauline-Jean Henrietta Luyten
For services to rugby and the Pacific community
Reverend David Elliott Major
For services to the community and the State
Ms Ngatepaeru Marsters
For services to midwifery and Pacific communities
Mr Lloyd James McCallum, JP
For services to the dairy industry and the environment
Ms Suzanne Michelle McFadden
For services to sports journalism and women
Mr Ian Robert Flockhart McKelvie
For services to local government, governance and as a Member of Parliament
Mr Grant Allan McMillan, ED
For services to education and the community
Mrs Victoria Mary Mee
For services to women and business
Mr Eugene Joseph Meredith
For services to American Football
Mr Allan George Mincher
For services to aviation engineering
Mrs Margaret Mary Mitchell
For services to the Royal New Zealand Naval Women's Association
Dr Alishia Rangiwhakawaitau Moeahu
For services to Māori culture
Dr Malcolm George Davis Mulholland
For services to health and Māori
Mr Khoa Truong Nguyen
For services to New Zealand-Vietnam relations and the community
Mrs Julia Louisa Pearse
For services to governance and the community
Mr Sunit Prakash, JP
For services to the IT industry and the Indian community
Dr Maxine Mariri Ronald
For services to breast cancer treatment and research
Mr Gary James Herbert Rooney
For services to business and philanthropy
Mr Bruce Winston Ross
For services to cycling
Mr Charles Edward Ross
For services to the community
Mrs Morrin Jackson Rout
For services to the arts, particularly literature
Ms Annie Burma Teina Tangata Esita Scoon
For services to softball and the Pacific community
Ms Diana Rosemary Shand
For services to the environment and the community
Mr Simon John Caufield Strombom, DSD, ED
For services to war commemoration and historical preservation
Ms Veronica Ngarutai Kaye Thompson
For services to basketball
Mrs Diane Anita Turner, JP
For services to governance, seniors and Māori
Ms Hariata Ann Vercoe
For services to Māori, health, and the community
Mrs Louise Annette Wallace
For services to the entertainment industry
Mr Andrew Norman Williamson
For services to agriculture
Mrs Marilyn Kay Yeoman
For services to education and the community
HONORARY
To be an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Viliami Teumohenga
For services to education and the Pacific community
The King's Service Order
KSO
To be Companions of the King's Service Order:
Dr Christopher Evan Longhurst
For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Tyrone Marks
For services to survivors of abuse in care
Mr Phillip Wayne Paikea
For services to the prevention of family violence and the community
The Honourable Dover Spencer Samuels
For services as a Member of Parliament
Mr Peter William Tipene
For services to Māori
The King's Service Medal
KSM
Ms Heather Jayne Baldwin
For services to the community
Mrs Tina May Barrett, JP
For services to the community
Mrs Debra Ann Bell
For services to the community
Mr Narendra Bhana
For services to the Indian community
Mr Marius Jean Bron
For services to Search and Rescue and the community
Ms Judith Marion Browne, JP
For services to the community
Mrs Julia Mary Castles
For services to language education and migrant communities
Mr John Albert Coleman
For services to the community and sport
Mrs Lily Coleman
For services to the community and sport
Mr Ross Melville Cooper
For services to rugby
Mrs Margaret Jean Cousins
For services to local government and the community
Mrs Glenda Gaye Davies
For services to the community
Mr Aperira Ngahau Davis
For services to the community
Mrs Deborah Grace Davis
For services to the community
Mr Gavin Lloyd Dennis, JP
For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Edwin John Eeles, JP
For services to pipe bands
Mr Anthony William Norman Enderby
For services to conservation
Mrs Jennifer Fay Enderby
For services to conservation
Ms Zora Estelle Feilo-Makapa
For services to the Niue community and the arts
Mrs Penelope-Jane Frost
For services to children and social work
Ms Christine Ada Gilbertson
For services to midwifery
Mr Kaiaho (Butch) Kereama Green
For services to music
Mrs Heidi Elizabeth Griffin
For services to the arts and the community
Ms Allyson Teresa Hamblett
For services to people with disabilities and the transgender community
The Venerable Sohim Hay
For services to the Cambodian community
Mrs Katerina Hauhaua Hepi
For services to Māori language education
Mrs Nicola Linda Hickey (Nicky Rawlings)
For services to Victim Support
Mrs Luen Nanette Hoani
For services to Māori language education
Mrs Parminder Kaur, JP
For services to multicultural communities
Mr Kevin Francis Loe, JP
For services to the community and agriculture
Mr Timothy Peter Marshall
For services to the community and waka ama
Ms Audrey Myra Mattinson
For services to Scottish Country Dancing and the community
Mrs Annie Elizabeth McCracken
For services to the community
Reverend Rosemary McMillan
For services to the community
Mr Clem Burnard Mellish
For services to Māori art and music
Mr Graham Frederick Charles Milligan, MStJ
For services to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association
Mr Fergus Charles Denis More
For services to the community and the law
Mr Graham (Kereama) Douglas Nathan
For services to Māori
Mr Terence John O'Regan
For services to nursing and the community
Mrs Alison Isabel Perrin, JP
For services to the community and music
Mr Narayanan Kutty Pulloothpadath
For services to ethnic communities
Mrs Berry Jane Rangi
For services to the community, particularly Pacific peoples
Mrs Karen Elizabeth Richards
For services to textiles history and conservation
For services to health and the Pacific community
Ms Rosemary Jan Sloman, JP
For services to the community
Mrs Roberta Jane Smallfield, JP
For services to historical research and the community
Mr Alan (Curly) Rex Troon
For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Mrs Jacqueline June Watson
For services to the community and the arts
Dr Glenys Margaret Weir
For services to health
Miss Merrilyn Joy Withers
For services to youth and the Baptist movement
Mr Yuanyong Yang
For services to bonsai and the Chinese community
HONORARY KING'S SERVICE MEDAL
Mr Eteuati Fa'avae
For services to the Pacific community
Mrs Siesina Ofahelotu Latu
For services to the Pacific community
The list and the biographical notes for each recipient are available on the DPMC website: http://www.dpme.govt.nz/honours/lists