1997 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

New Zealand Order of Merit

Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Dr Ella Orr Campbell – of Palmerston North. For services to science.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• Terence Power McLean – of Auckland. For services to sporting journalism.
• The Honourable Peter Wilfred Tapsell – of Rotorua. For public services, lately as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
• The Honourable Thomas Murray Thorp – of Auckland; judge of the High Court 1979–1996.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Associate Professor Judith Mary Caroline Binney – of Auckland. For services to historical research.
• The Honourable David Francis Caygill – of Christchurch. For public services.
• The Honourable Warren Ernest Cooper – of Queenstown. For public services.
• Brigadier Ian James Duthie – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Army.
• The Honourable John Howard Falloon – of Bideford. For public services.
• The Honourable Colin Campbell Fraser – of Christchurch; judge of the High Court 1989–1996.
• Ida Margaret Gaskin – of New Plymouth. For services to education and the community.
• Donald Kent Hunn – of Otaki. For services as State Services Commissioner.
• Alan Ronald Kerr – of Auckland. For services to cardiothoracic surgery.
• Professor Peggy Gwendoline Koopman-Boyden – of Hamilton. For services to the elderly.
• Charles Seymour Luney – of Christchurch. For services to the building industry and the community.
• Dr Geraldine McDonald – of Wellington. For services to educational research.
• Elizabeth Welch Orr – of Wellington. For services to education and the community.
• Dr Clive Bentley Ross – of Auckland. For services to dental surgery.
• Kuru Waaka – of Rotorua. For services to Māori culture.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Toni-Maria Allwood – of Wellington. For services to women.
• Peter Warwick Averi – of Paraparaumu. For services to music.
• Ian Hugh Boyd – of Levin. For services to athletics.
• Dr Margaret Elaine di Menna – of Hamilton. For services to microbiology.
• Elizabeth Jane Evans – of Nelson. For services to painting.
• Kerry John Everson – of Torquay, Victoria, Australia; lately chief fire service officer, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Jacqueline Mary Fahey – of Auckland. For services to art.
• Sean Brian Thomas Fitzpatrick – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• Ross Goodin – of Te Kauwhata. For services to viticulture.
• Elaine Clark Herbert – of Tapanui. For services to floral art.
• Bronwen Scott Holdsworth – of Te Karaka. For services to business, art and the community.
• John Virtue Ilott – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Duane Paul Kale – of Havelock North. For services to swimming.
• Danyon Joseph Loader – of Dunedin. For services to swimming.
• Neville Epplett Lobb – of Mount Maunganui. For services to the tourism and travel industries.
• Wing Commander John Christopher Mathewson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Mary Elizabeth McGiven – of Christchurch. For services to the National Council of Women.
• Stuart Ross McRobie – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Michael Stewart Morris – of Wellington. For services to business and the community.
• Professor George Bouet Petersen – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Eric Matahaere Ropiha – of Woodville. For services to racing and equestrian sport.
• Peter Webster Wilson – of Auckland. For services to tennis.

• Lieutenant Colonel Andrew John Martin – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. For military operations with the United Nations Protection Force in former Yugoslavia.
• Lance Bombardier Leighton Timothy Thompson – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery. For military operations with the United Nations Protection Force in former Yugoslavia.

  Member (MNZM)

• Struan Robert Anderson – of Winton. For services to the community.
• Marjorie Roseanne Blythen – of Warkworth. For services to the community.
• Graham Thomas Bone – of Greymouth. For services to sport and the community.
• Zinzan Valentine Brooke – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• Kevin James Campbell – of Wellington. For services to aircraft safety.
• Joyce Alberta Carmichael – of Riverton. For services to the community.
• Garth McMillan Cassidy – of Waipukurau. For services to transport communication.
• Robert Cooper – of Auckland. For services to the port industry.
• Anthony Robin Thomas Corcoran – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Ashley James McLean Crampton – of Whangaparaoa. For services to welfare work.
• Victor Bruce Cunningham – of Mount Maunganui. For services to local government and the community.
• Lois Dorothy Daish – of Wellington. For services to the food industry.
• Dr William John Dart – of Auckland. For services to art and music.
• Emeritus Professor Paul Woodford Day – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Robert Knox De Castro – of Blenheim. For services to horticulture.
• Lawrence Samuel Dennis – of Wellington. For services to tourism and the hospitality industry.
• John Burnett Dodds – of Wellington. For services to music.
• Warrant Officer Kevin John Farley – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Rae Margaret Frampton – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Gary Freeman – of Sydney, Australia. For services to rugby league.
• John Joseph Lawrence Going – of Whangarei. For services to tourism.
• Michael Niko Jones – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• June Seeta McBride – of Tauranga. For services to education and the community.
• Bernadine Mary Meech – of Pahiatua. For services to the community.
• Francis William Bruce Miller – of Christchurch. For services to the pork industry.
• Dr Peter William Moller – of Christchurch. For services to medicine.
• Dorothy Lillian Nicholls – of Eltham. For services to the community.
• Brendan McPadden O'Connor – of Wellington. For services to public speaking.
• Beryl Emma Jean Paine – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Tangiia Nooroa Paniora – of Tauranga. For services to the community.
• Rewiti Pomare Kingi Paraone – of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
• Apryll Hiria Parata-Blane – of Ruatoria. For services to education.
• Valarie Winnifred Penty – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• Alan David Ralph – of Auckland. For services to the disabled.
• Lieutenant Commander Frank Rands – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Warrant Officer Paul Andrew Rennie – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Major David John Houghton Rhodes – Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery, Territorial Force.
• Kenneth Robert Rutherford – of Alexandra. For services to cricket.
• Kevin Ryan – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Noma Jeanne Shepherd – of Kawakawa. For services to the community.
• Bruce Cameron Smith – of Ohaupo. For services to farming.
• John Ru Hoani Tahuri – of Rotorua. For services to the community.
• Squadron Leader Peter Dennis Wooding – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

• Chief Petty Officer Radio Supervisor Alan Clifford Belcher – Royal New Zealand Navy. For military operations with the United Nations Protection Force in former Yugoslavia.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

• Marguerite Brough-Rossiter – of Whakatane.
• Ruth Catherine Lemin – of Invercargill.
• The Reverend Maliko Setu Masina – of Porirua.
• Virginia Margaret Radford – of Auckland.
• Lorraine Margaret Storey – of Ohinewai.
• John Adam Wilson – of Upper Hutt.

  For public services

• Dr Judith Estranna Aitken – of Wellington.
• Louise Marion Carroll – of Auckland.
• Harold James Evans – of Christchurch.
• Rex Stratton Kirton – of Upper Hutt.
• Dr Michael Robert Miles – of Rotorua.
• Keith Hill Mitchell – of Wellington.
• Pamela Margaret Jean Williams – of Wanganui.
• Thomas Coldham Williams – of Masterton.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

For community service

• Dorothy Lila Aiken – of Auckland.
• Thomas Sydney George Bentley – of Christchurch.
• Garry Leslie Brennan – of Auckland.
• Neva Yvonne Clarke McKenna – of Mangonui.
• Denis Ian Dove – of Oamaru.
• Grace Harriet Olive Dunsmuir – of Ngāruawāhia.
• Gloria Agnes Grattan – of Wellington.
• Beverley Bryna Holloway – of Auckland.
• Pauline Dalziel MacInnes – of Wellington.
• Tafaeafe A'aone Malifa-Poutoa – of Lower Hutt.
• Joan Patricia Morrison – of Christchurch.
• Tui Parsons – of Blenheim.
• Colleen Frances Pobar – of Wellington.
• Hanka Pressburg – of Wellington.
• Makerita Samau-Auta – of Palmerston North.
• Keith Seyler – of Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom.
• Nita May Shannon – of Whakatane.
• Kate Shaw – of Rotorua.
• Kathleen Nola Speir – of Tauranga.
• The Reverend Robert Alfred Spence – of Wellington.
• Jewel Sucich – of Kaitaia.
• Kina Zoe Tangiwai Dolly Tapper – of Matamata.
• Alison Caresa Underhill – of Carterton.
• Audrey Wilson – of Dunedin.
• Stuart McGregor Wood – of Rangiora.
• The Reverend Cecil Leonard Wright – of Auckland.

  For public services

• John Alexander Adam – of Waitakere City.
• David Aitken Alexander – of Palmerston North.
• Roger Murray Borlase – of Nelson.
• Marilyn Bernadette Bouzaid – of Masterton.
• David Walter Charles Cooper – of Morrinsville.
• William John Deed – of Waiuku.
• Robert James Douglas – of Hamilton.
• Ashley Brown Edwards – of North Shore City; inspector, New Zealand Police.
• Margaret Anne Faulkner – of Porirua.
• Dr Ephra Mary Garrett – of Tangimoana.
• Richard Paul Rennie Graham – of Napier; detective sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• Wallace Patrick Haumaha – of Rotorua; sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• Ruth Herbert – of Jakarta, Indonesia.
• Maurice Shaw Jones – of Dunedin.
• Margaret Annette Longuet-Higgins – of Wellsford.
• Peter Unwin McLay – of Whakatane.
• Dr William Grattan O'Connell – of Auckland.
• Noeline Grace Owen – of Otorohanga.
• Kelvin Francis Pahl – of Murchison; chief fire officer, Murchison Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Joseph Anzac Rewi – of Masterton.
• Niall Campbell Shepherd – of Arthur's Pass; senior constable, New Zealand Police.
• Bronte Stuart Sinclair – of Tauranga.
• Shirley Anne Slatter – of Mt Cook.
• Shirley Anne Stevenson – of Mosgiel.
• William Brian Stevenson – of Mosgiel.
• Mark Brendan Traynor – of Wellington.
• Charles Lawrence Waters – of Christchurch.