2011 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

• Sir Robert James Charles – of Oxford. For services to New Zealand.

  New Zealand Order of Merit

Knight Grand Companion (GNZM)

• Raymond John Avery – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy.

  Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Alison Margaret Holst – of Auckland. For services to the food industry.

  Knight Companion (KNZM)

• The Honourable William David Baragwanath – of Wellington. For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal.
• William Murray Gallagher – of Hamilton. For services to business.
• Richard Michael Hill – of Arrowtown. For services to business and the arts.
• James Henry Peter McNeish – of Wellington. For services to literature.
• Emeritus Professor Tamati Muturangi Reedy – of Wellington. For services to education.

  Companion (CNZM)

• Peter George Bush – of Wellington. For services to photography.
• Janet Mary Clews – of Auckland. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
• Letitia June Clifford – of Napier. For services to music and the community.
• Yvette Winifred Corlett – of Auckland. For services to athletics.
• Miriam Rose Dean – of Auckland. For services to the law and business.
• Christine Mary Fernyhough – of Castle Hill. For services to the community.
• David John Hay – of Auckland. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
• Ricki Lloyd Herbert – of Wellington. For services to football.
• Professor Emeritus Roy Patrick Kerr – of Christchurch. For services to astrophysics.
• Johannes La Grouw – of Rotorua. For services to business and the community.
• Dr Semisi Ma'ia'i – of Wellington. For services to the Samoan community.
• Murray Allan Sherwin – of Wellington. For services as chief executive of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
• Professor Ian James Warrington – of Palmerston North. For services to science.

  Officer (ONZM)

• Derek Andrew Anderson – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Michael Francis Barnett – of Auckland. For services to business.
• Dr Warren Johnston Bell – of Auckland. For services to forensic science.
• Nicolas Calavrias – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Andrew Forbes Davidson – of Christchurch. For services to the timber industry.
• Dr Barbara Lynn Disley – of Auckland. For services to health.
• Peter James Egan – of Hamilton. For services to the meat industry.
• Brian Francis Evans – of Auckland. For services to women's rugby.
• Professor Lewis Tudor Evans – of Porirua. For services to education.
• Rangimarie Naida Glavish – of Auckland. For services to Māori and the community.
• Thomas David Henshaw – of Hamilton. For services as a cartoonist.
• John William Holdsworth – of Wellington. For services to business and the community.
• Paul Anthony Honiss – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Phillip John Leishman – of Auckland. For services to media and the community.
• Richard Arthur Long – of Wellington. For services to journalism.
• David William Mace – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Dr Keith Ian Desmond Maslen – of Dunedin. For services to literature and bibliography.
• Professor Lesley Margaret Elizabeth McCowan – of Auckland. For services to health.
• Professor Samuel Stuart McNaughton – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Ryan Nelsen – of Cheshire, United Kingdom. For services to football.
• Associate Professor John Andrew Ormiston – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• Vicki Suzanne Reid – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Jeanette Robyn Richardson – of Opua. For services to the community.
• The Honourable Roger Morrison Sowry – of Paraparaumu. For services as a Member of Parliament.
• William Paul Studholme – of Banks Peninsula. For services to forestry and the community.
• Associate Professor Jean-Claude Theis – of Dunedin. For services to medicine.

  Member (MNZM)

• Robert Harold Briant – of Gisborne. For services to the community.
• Alison Ann Broad – of Invercargill. For services to the community.
• Lindsay John Brown – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Jens Bukholt – of Wanganui. For services to the community.
• Karen Margrethe Bukholt – of Wanganui. For services to the community.
• Elisabeth Phyllis June Burgess – of Auckland. For services to women's health.
• James John Campbell – of Auckland. For services to surf life saving.
• Bernard Albert Roy Card – of Porirua. For services to agriculture.
• Dr John Manley Carter – of Wellington. For services to medicine.
• Marion Dorothy Cooper – of Lower Hutt. For services to Te Omanga Hospice.
• Dr Edward John Gane – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• Garth Edward George – of Rotorua. For services to journalism.
• Maurice Giovanni Gianotti – of Taupo. For services to education and the community.
• William Frank Guest – of Wellington. For services to the performing arts.
• Ewa Katete Haua – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Thomas William Johnson – of Napier. For services to rugby.
• Alexa Mary Johnston – of Auckland. For services to the arts.
• Lorraine Kerr – of Turangi. For services to education.
• Shelley Celia Kitchen – of Auckland. For services to sport.
• Connie Fay Ling Kum – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Scott Laurenson – of Paraparaumu. For services to wrestling.
• Anthony George Lewis – of Christchurch. For services to music.
• John Roderick McKenzie – of Christchurch. For services to agriculture.
• Kitty-Anne Joy McKinley – of Wellington. For services to youth and the community.
• David Wyndham Meares – of Greta Valley. For services to agriculture.
• Wayne Fortune Mills – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Richard John Nanson – of Wellington. For services to horticulture.
• Robert Arthur Neale – of Palmerston North. For services to education and the community.
• Donald Owen Neely – of Wellington. For services to cricket.
• Fiona Campbell Pearson – of Wellington. For services to the Cancer Society.
• Garry Alan Pedersen – of Auckland. For services to motorsport.
• Steven John Price – of Auckland. For services to rugby league.
• Shaun Cameron Quincey – of Auckland. For services to solo long-distance rowing.
• Roger Girling Rose – of Blenheim. For services to the community.
• Melissa Jane Ruscoe – of Christchurch. For services to women's rugby.
• Colin Francis Smith – of Gore. For services to business.
• Brendan Michael Smyth – of Wellington. For services to the music industry.
• Neil William Sole – of Katikati. For services to the community.
• John Ernest Edward Southerwood – of Napier. For services to Māori.
• Graham Charles Stewart – of Wellington. For services to historical research and photography.
• John Benjamin Sutherland – of Christchurch. For services to philanthropy.
• Roy Bruce Tankersley – of Palmerston North. For services to music.
• Dr Rex William Thomson – of Dunedin. For services to education and sport.
• Haidee Maree Tiffen – of Christchurch. For services to women's cricket.
• Errol Brian Velvin – of New Plymouth. For services to surf life saving.
• James Terence Wakelin – of Auckland. For services to surf life saving.
• Muriel Pimia Wehi – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Kok Kit Wong – of Auckland. For services to business and the community.
• John Liddell Wylie – of Christchurch. For services to rowing.

  Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

• Jennifer Sylvia Brash – of Porirua. For services to local-body affairs.
• Clive Raymond Geddes – of Queenstown. For services to local-body affairs.
• The Honourable Winifred Alexandra Laban – of Porirua. For services as a Member of Parliament.
• Robert Bruce Pulman – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Maureen Ellen Reynolds – of Dannevirke. For services to local-body affairs.
• Betty Leuina Sio – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific Island community.
• Peter David Tennent – of New Plymouth. For services to local-body affairs.
• Dr Joseph Williams – of Auckland. For services to the Cook Islands community.

  Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

• Robert Shelley Abbott – of Christchurch. For services to the hearing impaired.
• Lois Ann Aitkenhead – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• John Neville Anderson – of Rangiora. For services to the New Zealand Customs Service.
• Lorna Anne Anderson – of Otautau. For services to the community.
• Margaret Joan Arnold – of Christchurch. For services to women and the community.
• Thevarajan Arumugam – of Auckland. For services to the Tamil community.
• Alan Francis Atkinson – of Greymouth. For services to children.
• David Bolam-Smith – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• George Anthony Borthwick – of Wellington. For services to The Salvation Army.
• Stewart Bowden – of Whangarei. For services to the community.
• Vivien Mary Broughton – of Blenheim. For services to the community.
• Alexander Brian Calder – of Ruakaka. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Heugh Henry Noel Chappell – of Havelock North. For services to broadcasting and the community.
• Fay Patricia Colthurst – of Whangarei. For services to the community.
• Rex Peter Andrea Da Vanzo – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Murray Bentham Daniels – of Christchurch. For services to marine conservation.
• Chief Fire Officer David John Edhouse – of Owhango. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Su'a Saimolialevalasi Margueritta Ekepati-Leilua – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific Island community.
• Peter Donaldson Ellery – of Palmerston North. For services to brass bands.
• Barry Peter Finch – of New Plymouth. For services to the community.
• Foai Suka Foai – of Auckland. For services to the Tokelauan community.
• David Walker Frew – of Riverton. For services to the community.
• Inspector David Hugh Gaskin – of Timaru. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Rahera Whareti Gibson – of Tolaga Bay. For services to Māori.
• Kevin Gordon Greer – of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
• Colin Donald Gunn – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Murray Kenneth Marshall Hansen – of Kawerau. For services to the community.
• Penelope Jane Hansen – of Auckland. For services to literature and the community.
• Annette Mary Harris – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Gavin Neil Henderson – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Lesley Margaret Jackson – of Hokitika. For services to music and the community.
• David Gareth James – of Auckland. For services to education.
• Joan Grace Kehely – of Tauranga. For services to local-body affairs.
• Bernard Seth Kingsbury – of Cust. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
• Sally McFarlane Macdonald – of Te Anau. For services to the community.
• Ivan Beaumont Mandahl – of Feilding. For services to the community.
• John Douglas McClelland – of Lower Hutt. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• John Desmond Miller – of Gore. For services to the community.
• William Ross Morgan – of Cambridge. For services to the community.
• Elsie Gertrude Morriss – of Ashburton. For services to the arts.
• Elspeth Eleanor Mount – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Ataraita Adelaide Ngatai – of Tauranga. For services to Māori.
• Enoka Ngatai – of Tauranga. For services to Māori.
• Harshadrai Khapabhai Patel – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
• John Frederick Pettit – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Rosemary Ruth Reid – of Alexandra. For services to music.
• John Douglas Rhind – of Christchurch. For services as a funeral director.
• Inspector Kevin John Riordan – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Gurmeeta Singh – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Peter Ben Snow – of Upper Hutt. For services to the community.
• Charles Richard Stewart – of Timaru. For services to youth.
• Judith Raylene Stewart – of Timaru. For services to youth.
• Sergeant Marie Theresa Stratford – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police.
• Niu Sila Mataio Taupe – of Porirua. For services to the Tokelauan community.
• Kororia Tangihaere Theodore – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• William John Vaile – of Westport. For services to the community.
• Ngapo Wehi – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Jillian Mary Wychel – of Auckland. For services to education.

  New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

• Captain Suzanne Lynn Koia – Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps.
• Warrant Officer Donald Napier – Royal New Zealand Air Force.