2015 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

• Professor Sir Peter David Gluckman – of Auckland. For services to New Zealand.

  New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Bronwen Scott Holdsworth – of Gisborne. For services to business and the arts.
• Diane Elizabeth Robertson – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Therese Maria Walsh – of Wellington. For services to sports administration.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• The Honourable James Kenneth McLay – of Matakana. For services to business and the State.
• Dr The Honourable Pita Russell Sharples – of Auckland. For services as a member of parliament and to Māori.
• Peter Ivan Talijancich – of Motueka. For services to business and philanthropy.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Associate Professor Christopher Hugh Atkinson – of Christchurch. For services to cancer care.
• Professor David Michael Bibby – of Lower Hutt. For services to science and education.
• Professor Robert James Crawford – of Auckland. For services to tertiary education.
• Tagaloatele Professor Margaret Ellen Fairbairn-Dunlop – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Robert Bertram Keith Gardiner – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and the arts.
• Michael Crawfurd Macknight – of Dunedin. For services to science.
• John Livingston Marshall – of Wellington. For services to the law.
• Professor Graham Wilfred Mellsop – of Auckland. For services to psychiatry.
• Dr Philip Thomas Norman – of Christchurch. For services to music and musical theatre.
• Geoffrey Owen Poole – of Wanaka. For services to the meat industry.
• Maxwell Noall Ritchie – of Auckland. For services to health and the community.
• Dr Lionel John Wood – of Kaikoura. For services to tertiary education and Māori.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Dr Jonathan James Baskett – of Auckland. For services to health.
• Jennifer Lillian Beck – of Auckland. For services to children's literature.
• Melissa Jannet Clark-Reynolds – of Wellington. For services to the technology industry.
• Carol Anne Donaldson – of Christchurch. For services to people with intellectual disabilities.
• Murray James Dudfield – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Dr Gavin Peter Ellis – of Auckland. For services to journalism.
• Edward Weller Ellison – of Dunedin. For services to Māori and conservation.
• Anita Finnigan – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Maxwell Harold Gimblett – of New York, United States. For services to art.
• Dr Christopher Neville Hale – of Auckland. For services to horticultural science and the summerfruit industry.
• Anthony John Hawken – of Whakatane. For services to the kiwifruit industry.
• Michael James Hesson – of Dunedin. For services to cricket.
• Professor Emeritus Boyd Robert Jones – of Katikati. For services to veterinary medicine.
• Tuiātaga Fa'afua Savelina Leavasa-Tautolo – of Auckland. For services to education, arts and the Pacific community.
• Barry Gordon Lett – of Warkworth For services to art and conservation.
• Detective Superintendent Andrew James Lovelock – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Raewyn Jeanette Lovett – of Auckland. For services to netball.
• Judith Mary MacKenzie – of Auckland. For services to mental health.
• Alexander Keith Robertson Mair – of Taupo. For services to basketball.
• Brendon Barrie McCullum – of Christchurch. For services to cricket.
• Douglas Alexander McKay – of Auckland. For services to business and local government.
• Professor Elizabeth Ann McKinley – of Melbourne, Australia. For services to education and Māori.
• Andrew Roderick Meehan – of Wellington. For services to youth and tourism.
• Donna Lesley Neill – of Christchurch. For services to victim support.
• Dr George Ngaei – of Invercargill. For services to health and the Pacific community.
• Louise Nicholas – of Rotorua. For services to the prevention of sexual violence.
• Nicholas Thomas Nobilo – of Auckland. For services to the wine industry.
• Mark Rundle Pennington – of Wellington. For services to design.
• Te Wahapu Rapana – of Tuakau. For services to Māori.
• Denise Sheat – of Rolleston. For services to Māori and education.
• Maretta Tuasivi Solomon – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Pulotu Arthur Gus Solomon – of Auckland. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Brian William Stevenson – of Auckland. For services to the arts and health.
• Sergeant Robin Bruce Woodley – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police and youth.

  Member (MNZM)

• John Walker Bain – of Whangarei. For services to the community and sport.
• Colleen Margaret Bond – of Gore. For services to netball.
• Andrew Garth Browning – of New Plymouth. For services to health and the community.
• Henri Jacques Burkhardt – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Linda Maldwyn Clapham – of Wellsford. For services to the community.
• Dr Lynne Melissa Coleman – of Auckland. For services as a sports doctor.
• Margaret Anne Comer – of Hamilton. For services to philanthropy.
• Paul David Daley – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Trevor Frank Daley – of Invercargill. For services to music.
• Associate Professor Rae de Lisle – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Sarah Delahunty – of Paekakariki. For services to theatre.
• Dr Michelle Emma Dickinson – of Auckland. For services to science.
• Richard Maurice Edmonds – of Picton. For services to art and the community.
• Lesley Frances Elliott – of Dunedin. For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
• Terence John Farrell – of Hokitika. For services to conservation.
• Latoatama Halatau – of Auckland. For services to the blind and the Pacific community.
• Lieutenant Colonel Peter Davis Hall – of New York, United States of America. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Geoffrey Thomas Henry – of Wellington. For services to athletics.
• David Ernest Albert Hill – of Oamaru. For services to Paralympic sport and health.
• Elizabeth Anne Horgan – of Auckland. For services to primary education.
• Rachel Ruth Jacobsen – of Seattle, United States of America. For services to New Zealand-United States relations.
• Timothy Clarence Johnson – of Auckland. For services to disability sport.
• Ann Mary Judson Farr – of Christchurch. For services to ballet.
• David Kernohan – of Carterton. For services to architecture.
• Mauriora Kingi – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Dr Norman Edgar MacLean – of Invercargill. For services to obstetrics and gynaecology.
• Professor Roderick Duncan MacLeod – of Auckland. For services to hospice and palliative care.
• Bruce William Martin – of Napier. For services to tertiary education.
• Peter John Masters – of Taupo. For services to Search and Rescue, conservation and cycling.
• Beverley May McConnell – of Auckland. For services to horticulture.
• Donald Gordon McFarlane – of Geraldine. For services to agriculture and the community.
• Anne Edith Miles – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Paula Mary Morgan – of Wellington. For services to dance.
• Graeme Douglas Murray – of Lake Tekapo. For services to tourism and conservation.
• Peter Francis Murray – of Auckland. For services to basketball.
• Deirdre Gay Neville-White – of Auckland. For services to children's health.
• Nigel Ngahiwi – of Levin. For services to the blind and Māori.
• Mary O'Hagan – of Wellington. For services to mental health.
• Manahi Paewai – of Dannevirke. For services to Māori.
• Thomas William Parsons – of Picton. For services to education.
• Jennifer Helen Pearce – of Auckland. For services to sports nutrition.
• Marcia Veronica Kathleen Petley – of Hamilton. For services to athletics.
• Nora Tawhi Rameka – of Kerikeri. For services to Māori and education.
• John Clive Rennie – of Whanganui. For services to education and sport.
• Bruce Stuart Ritchie – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Robyn Rosemary Rosie – of Te Puke. For services to education.
• Allan Martin Rumble – of Rotorua. For services to education.
• James Stewart Ryburn – of Oxford. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.
• Terrence Maxwell Sheldrake – of Gisborne. For services to sport.
• Kereyn Maree Smith – of Auckland. For services to sports governance.
• Neville Rohan Smith – of Napier. For services to philanthropy and the community.
• Keith Albert Stanton – of Christchurch. For services to business and philanthropy.
• Paul David Swallow – of Porirua. For services to the State and the community.
• Dr Anthony Haydon Townsend – of Whangamata. For services to health.
• Bruce Arthur Trask – of Tauranga. For services to the environment and sport.
• Richard Arland Ussher – of Nelson. For services to multisport.
• Allen Wihongi – of Kamo. For services to Māori, the arts and education.
• Neil Wilkinson – of Rangiora. For services to education.
• Tawhirimatea Te Auripo Rewita Williams – of Auckland. For services to Māori and education.
• Waynne Stewart Williams – of Christchurch. For services to the television industry.
• Michael Hedley Willis – of Christchurch. For services to wildlife conservation.

• Freddy Edy Andre Declerck – of Langemark, Belgium. For services to New Zealand–Belgium relations and war commemoration.
• Sandy Evrard – of Mesen, Belgium. For services to New Zealand–Belgium relations and war commemoration.
• Benoit Mottrie – of Ieper, Belgium. For services to New Zealand–Belgium relations and war commemoration.
• Steven Reynaert – of Ieper, Belgium. For services to New Zealand–Belgium relations and war commemoration.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Judge Neil MacLean – of Hamilton. For services to the judiciary.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Gary John Aburn – of Whataroa. For services to conservation.
• Bryan Andrews – of Christchurch. For services to the community and sport.
• Edward Brian Andrews – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Susan Eileen Baker Wilson – of Katikati. For services to historical research and war commemoration.
• Judith Merenako Billens – of Nelson. For services to Māori.
• Allen Clement Birchall – of Dunedin. For services to landscape architecture.
• Paku Jane Brown – of Gisborne. For services to Māori.
• Shirley Doris Brown – of Greymouth. For services to tennis.
• Weixing Che – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Wendy Corrine Coutts – of Blenheim. For services to people with disabilities and motorsport.
• Nancy Kathleen Crawford – of Auckland. For services to people with Williams syndrome.
• Geraldine Butler Dunwoodie – of Thames. For services to heritage preservation.
• Erin Meryl Fleming – of Pukekohe. For services to the community.
• Harima Thelma Renei Fraser – of Auckland. For services to veterans and Māori.
• Neilson John Gifford – of Morrinsville. For services to squash.
• Moo Lock Gock – of Auckland. For services to the horticulture industry.
• John Patrick Goodin – of New Plymouth. For services to the community.
• Valmai Jeanne Hall – of Gisborne. For services to senior citizens and people with disabilities.
• David Leigh Halstead – of Christchurch. For services to business and the community.
• Susan Heath – of Tauranga. For services to foster care.
• Ronald Boyd Hudson – of Palmerston North. For services to Māori.
• Leonard Keith Hughes – of Pauanui. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Cyril Elder Jenks – of Auckland. For services to the welfare of wild horses.
• Marilyn Kathleen Jenks – of Auckland. For services to the welfare of wild horses.
• David Peter Jones – of Auckland. For services to the community and philanthropy.
• Faye Mollie Kainuku – of Masterton. For services to people with diabetes.
• Dr Barry Caine Knight – of Whangamata. For services to health.
• Murray Philip Lamb – of Woodend. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Kathryn Jane Logan – of Auckland. For services to swimming and waterpolo.
• Terence Robert Logan – of Auckland. For services to swimming and waterpolo.
• Ethel Taihaere Macpherson – of Gisborne. For services to Māori and education.
• Prudence Jane Matthews – of Blenheim. For services to heritage preservation.
• Norma McCallum – of Waikanae. For services to the community.
• Lynette Ann McFedries – of Otaki. For services to surf life saving.
• Napier Hugh McFedries – of Otaki. For services to surf life saving.
• Colin Peter McKenna – of Featherston. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Vivienne Carol McLean – of Whitianga. For services to conservation.
• Minarapa Mitai-Ngatai – of Rotorua. For services to Māori and the community.
• Dr Daniel Muthumala – of Wellington. For services to the Sri Lankan community.
• Betty Edith Nelley – of Maungaturoto. For services to history and tourism.
• Stewart Tuari John James Panapa – of Hastings. For services to Māori and education.
• Teaku Petaia – of Wellington. For services to the Tokelauan community.
• Ian Herbert Pirani – of Omokoroa. For services to conservation.
• Mere Neehi Pirikahu – of Whanganui. For services to Māori.
• Brian David Rance – of Invercargill. For services to conservation.
• Christine Rance – of Invercargill. For services to conservation.
• Beth Richardson – of Te Awamutu. For services as a nurse and to the community.
• Ian Charles Roberts – of Palmerston North. For services to the community and education.
• Arthur Morris Robertson – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Christine Muriel Rodda – of Christchurch. For services to netball.
• Robert Arthur Shearing – of Christchurch. For services to the intellectually disabled and the community.
• James Edward Shepherd – of Taranaki. For services to the community.
• Yvonne Mary Simpson – of Hokitika. For services to women.
• Dr Elizabeth Sarah Neal Sneyd – of Wellington. For services to music education.
• Lindsay John Blair Spooner – of Te Aroha. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service and the community.
• Allan Graeme Derek Spratt – of Te Puke. For services to agriculture.
• Olga Jean Stancliff – of Whakatane. For services to music.
• Mervyn Craig Sullivan – of Christchurch. For services to rugby.
• John Gray Sutherland – of Nelson. For services to cricket.
• Herewini Selwyn Tarawa – of Taumarunui. For services to Māori.
• Ronald James Turner – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Craig Michael Utting – of Wellington. For services to music education.
• Te Uru O Te Whetu Frederick Whata – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Yvonne Louisa Maria Williams – of Auckland. For services to youth.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Captain Daniel Alexander Edginton – of Otaki. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Serviceman G. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Staff Sergeant Robert Victor Keith McGee – of Burnham. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Serviceman S. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Lieutenant Simon Andrew Wasley – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.