Dame Companion (DNZM) edit

• Catherine Alice Healy – of Lower Hutt. For services to the rights of sex workers.
• The Honourable Luamanuvao Winifred Alexandra Laban QSO – of Lower Hutt. For services to education and the Pacific community.
• Emeritus Professor Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor CBE JP – of Auckland. For services to education and chemistry.
• Julie Bethridge Topp MNZM – of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
• Lynda Bethridge Topp MNZM – of Ashburton. For services to entertainment.

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  Dame Catherine Healy
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  Dame Winnie Laban
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  Dame Charmian O'Connor
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  Dame Jools Topp
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  Dame Lynda Topp

Knight Companion (KNZM) edit

• Hekenukumai Puhipi Busby ONZM MBE – of Kaitaia. For services to Māori.
• The Right Honourable Simon William English – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• John Edward Rowles OBE – of Auckland. For services to entertainment.

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  Sir Hec Busby
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  Sir Bill English
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  Sir John Rowles

Companion (CNZM) edit

• Elizabeth Margaret Bang MNZM JP – of Hamilton. For services to health, women and the community.
• Kristine Robyn Bartlett – of Lower Hutt. For services to equal pay advocacy.
• Richard Andrew Griffin – of Māpua. For services to broadcasting and the media industry.
• Kenneth Nigel Hampton OBE QC – of Christchurch. For services to the law.
• William Bryce Johnson – of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation and the environment.
• Dr Amanda Margaret Meredith Oakley – of Hamilton. For services to dermatology.
• Faye Patricia Sumner – of Auckland. For services to the medical technology sector.
• Barry Charles Thomas – of Queenstown. For services to tourism and business.

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  Elizabeth Bang
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  Kristine Bartlett
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  Richard Griffin
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  Nigel Hampton
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  Bryce Johnson
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  Amanda Oakley
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  Faye Sumner
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  Barry Thomas

Officer (ONZM) edit

• Fiona Kathryn Allan – of Auckland. For services to Paralympic sport.
• Kathleen Marie Baker – of Whanganui. For services to lifesaving and swimming.
• Professor Spencer Wynyard Beasley – of Christchurch. For services to paediatrics.
• Philip Alexander Te-Aorangi Bell – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Geoffrey Scott Blanks – of Auckland. For services to comedy.
• Christine Barney Arihia Brears – of Taumarunui. For services to Māori and health.
• Timua Te Puhi Kai Ariki Brennan – of Rotorua. For services to music and Māori performing arts.
• Matutaera Te Nana Clendon – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
• Roger Lindsey Donaldson – of Santa Monica, California, United States of America. For services to film.
• Fiao'o Fa'amausili – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• Tracey Anne Fear – of Maroochydore, Australia. For services to netball.
• Dallas Fisher – of Hamilton. For services to business, philanthropy and sport.
• Gillian Margaret Gemming – of Tauranga. For services to hockey.
• Briar Grace-Smith – of Paraparaumu. For services to theatre, film and television.
• Jacqueline Grant MNZM – of Hokitika. For services to the community.
• Rodger Phillip George Haines QC – of Auckland. For services to refugee and human rights law.
• Kirsten Louise Hellier – of Auckland. For services to sport, particularly athletics.
• Dr Gordon Phillip Hosking – of Mangawhai. For services to conservation.
• Rhonda Violet Marion Hyde – of Auckland. For services to media technology, television and film.
• Richard James Jeffery – of Takapau. For services to governance and the community.
• Robert James Kerridge MNZM KStJ JP – of Havelock North. For services to animal welfare and governance.
• Annabel Rose Langbein – of Auckland. For services as a food writer.
• Emeritus Professor Helen May Leach – of Dunedin. For services to culinary anthropology.
• Peter John Lorimer – of Wellington. For services to the State.
• Professor Robert Matthew Love – of Robina, Australia. For services to dentistry.
• Nina Catharine Nawalowalo – of Wellington. For services to theatre and Pacific culture.
• Carol Ann Ngawati – of Tauranga. For services to sport, education and Māori.
• Andrew Clifton Nicholson – of Wiltshire, United Kingdom. For services to equestrian sport.
• Associate Professor Michael Anthony O'Brien – of Auckland. For services to social policy and education.
• Larry George Parr – of Wellington. For services to film and television.
• Caren Jane Rangi – of Napier. For services to the Pacific community and governance.
• Desma Kemp Ratima JP – of Hastings. For services to Māori.
• Archdeacon Tikituterangi Raumati – of Urenui. For services to Māori and the community.
• Professor Nicola Mary Shadbolt – of Ashhurst. For services to agribusiness.
• Roger Norman Shepherd – of Wellington. For services to the music industry.
• Graeme John Titcombe – of Wellington. For services to the home support sector and the community.
• Katrina Todd – of Auckland. For services to dance.

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  Fiona Allan
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  Spencer Beasley
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  Roger Donaldson
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  Fiao'o Fa'amausili
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  Tracey Fear
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  Briar Grace-Smith
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  Jacquie Grant
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  Rodger Haines
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  Kirsten Hellier
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  Annabel Langbein
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  Helen Leach
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  Peter Lorimer
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  Nina Nawalowalo
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  Larry Parr
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  Nicola Shadbolt
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  Roger Shepherd

Member (MNZM) edit

• Clive Alan Akers – of Palmerston North. For services to rugby and historical research.
• Ian George Begbie – of Ashburton. For services to aviation and motorsport.
• Marian Theresa Burns – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Kristina Cavit – of Auckland. For services to youth and the community.
• Dr Deborah Ann Challinor – of Hamilton. For services to literature and historical research.
• Catherine Anne Chappell – of Auckland. For services to contemporary dance.
• Brian Eric Clarke – of Upper Hutt. For services to the State.
• Jacqueline Emma Clarke – of Auckland. For services to the entertainment industry.
• Squadron Leader Peter Anthony Cochran – of Feilding. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.
• Associate Professor Bronwen Jane Connor – of Auckland. For services to the treatment of neurological disorders.
• Dianne Eileen Daniels – of Paraparaumu. For services to digital literacy education.
• Dr Judith Anne Davey – of Wellington. For services to seniors.
• Andrew Kerry Dellaca JP – of Christchurch. For services to children and sports governance.
• Associate Professor Janet Lynn Fanslow – of Auckland. For services to the research and prevention of family violence.
• Ainsley Amohaere Gardiner – of Whakatāne. For services to film and television.
• Dr Sharon Ellen Barcello Gemmell JP – of Blenheim. For services to Māori and education.
• Leanne Graham – of Auckland. For services to the software industry.
• Matthew Chadlow Hall – of Ashburton. For services to conservation and fishing.
• Sheran Pauline Hancock – of Feilding. For services to pipe bands.
• Christine Merle Hartstone – of Raglan. For services to equestrian sport.
• Andrea Hewitt – of Christchurch. For services to triathlon.
• Gabrielle Ann Huria – of Christchurch. For services to Māori and governance.
• Margaret Eleanor Jefferies – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Dianne Millicent Kenderdine – of Auckland. For services to the community and the cheese industry.
• Hilary Isobel King – of Auckland. For services to special education.
• Ethelwyn Lloyd – of Waikanae. For services to administrative professional development.
• Sarah Jane Longbottom – of Auckland. For services to youth and the arts.
• Laura Tui Mariu – of Auckland. For services to rugby league.
• Rochelle Lisa Martin – of Auckland. For services to rugby and Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Dorothy Bell McCarrison – of Auckland. For services to counselling and restorative justice.
• Professor Elisabeth McDonald – of Carterton. For services to the law and education.
• Rebecca Elizabeth Mellish – of Featherston. For services to Māori and governance.
• Helen Ann Murphy – of Christchurch. For services to prisoner welfare and rehabilitation.
• Samara Daisey Nicholas – of Whangārei. For services to marine conservation and education.
• Grant Wallace Nisbett – of Wellington. For services to sports broadcasting.
• Keith Nixon – of Lower Hutt. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• William John O'Brien – of Dunedin. For services to victim support and the prevention of domestic violence.
• Christine Rewa Panapa – of Tuakau. For services to sport and Māori.
• Tracy Joy Phillips – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Isabelle Paulette Nicole Poff-Pencole – of Palmerston North. For services as a translator and interpreter.
• Wendy Preston – of Auckland. For services to performing arts and youth.
• John Gordon Rayner – of Alexandra. For services to kayaking.
• Millan Tame Ruka – of Whangārei. For services to conservation.
• Dr Katherine Julie Saville-Smith – of Marlborough. For services to seniors and housing.
• Anne Elizabeth Scott – of Wellington. For services to quilting.
• Steven Sedley – of Wellington. For services to the Jewish community and music.
• Judy Ann Simpson – of Tauranga. For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
• Deborah Jane Smith – of Auckland. For services to children and art.
• Lesley Stanley – of Tauranga. For services to education and the support of children.
• Brian Henry Stannett – of Te Awamutu. For services to wrestling.
• Darryl Bill Suasua – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• The Venerable Suthep Surapong – of Wellington. For services to the Cambodian community.
• The Very Reverend Pamela Jean Tankersley – of Palmerston North. For services to the Presbyterian Church and the community.
• Janette Maisie Tasker JP – of Auckland. For services to the community and education.
• Senior Constable Phillip Richard Taylor – of Rotorua. For services to the New Zealand Police and the community.
• Alison Mary Timms – of Cromwell. For services to local government and the environment.
• Royce Gary Walls – of Whitianga. For services to the horse racing industry.
• Jonathan Donald Wilkinson – of Whangārei. For services to people with disabilities.
• Mary Anne Wright – of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, United States of America. For services to gymnastics.
• Julie Christine Wylie – of Christchurch. For services to musical play therapy.
• Yikun Zhang – of Auckland. For services to New Zealand–China relations and the Chinese community.

Honorary

• Kumiko Imai Duxfield – of Auckland. For services to the Japanese community.
• Saimoni Lealea – of Wellington. For services to Pacific communities.
• Reverend Setaita Tokilupe Veikune – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.

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  Jackie Clarke
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  Bronwen Connor
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  Andrea Hewitt
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  Ainsley Gardiner
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  Laura Mariu
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  Rochelle Martin
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  Elisabeth McDonald
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  Grant Nisbett
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  Darryl Suasua

• Leith Pirika Comer – of Rotorua. For services to Māori, the State and local government.
• Dr Paul Hugh Stewart Reynolds – of Gisborne. For services to the State.
• Dr Martin David Sage – of Christchurch. For services to forensic pathology.

• Martine Abel-Williamson – of Auckland. For services to people with disabilities.
• Heather Christine Aitken – of Reefton. For services to karate.
• Russell Kingsley Anderson – of Alexandra. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Ruth Margaret Arnison – of Dunedin. For services to poetry and literature.
• Annie May Ballantine – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Dr Mary Jean Ballantyne – of Te Awamutu. For services to women's and children's health.
• Leslie Stephen Box – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Alison Jean Brearley – of Auckland. For services to sport and education.
• Stewart Bull – of Invercargill. For services to conservation and Māori.
• Dorothy Nola Burgess – of Gisborne. For services to people with disabilities, particularly the blind.
• Virginia Chong JP – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Raymond Kopuraehana Coffin – of Te Kūiti. For services to the Māori Wardens Association.
• Howard Daniel Cole – of Pōkeno. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Linda Dorothy Conning – of Ōhope. For services to conservation.
• Jocelyn Cooney – of Cambridge. For services to the community.
• Roger Griffith Cox – of Hamilton. For services to science education.
• Peter Robert Crawford – of Whangārei. For services to the community and sport.
• Irene Eva Hiriwa Curnow – of Tauranga. For services to Māori and education.
• Paul Frederic Gordon Dewsbery – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• Kenneth Laurie Donald – of New Plymouth. For services to marine search and rescue and the community.
• James Henderson Drummond – of Wellington. For services to swimming.
• Merle Fausett – of Tauranga. For services to music.
• Peter Charles Goodman – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Helen Margaret Guthrie – of Waikanae. For services to music and horticulture.
• John Christopher Jackets – of Kerikeri. For services to music.
• Linden May Johnson – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Richard Joseph – of Dunedin. For services to the Lebanese community.
• Tafafuna'i Fa'atasi Lauese JP – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific community.
• Reverend Perema Leasi – of Porirua. For services to the Pacific community.
• Avis Annabel Leeson – of Hamilton. For services to horticultural education.
• Carole Frances Long – of Tauranga. For services to conservation.
• Hughina May Mackey – of Auckland. For services to prisoners' support.
• Mary Joan Mackintosh – of Kaiapoi. For services to the community.
• Maera Maki-Anderson – of Murupara. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Donald Manning – of Lower Hutt. For services to sailing and people with disabilities.
• Hatete Joe Manukau JP – of Katikati. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
• Errol Walter Martyn – of Christchurch. For services to aviation history.
• Glen Rohan McDonald – of Wellington. For services to art and the community.
• Dr John Francis McGettigan – of Methven. For services to rural health.
• Ruth Victoria McNamara – of Alexandra. For services to the community.
• Raymond Henry Mettrick – of Havelock North. For services to cricket.
• Susan Millar – of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
• Penelope May Molnar – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Ronald Frederick Nind – of Queenstown. For services to the community.
• Elizabeth Anne Noffke – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Dr Grant Leslie Norbury – of Alexandra. For services to conservation.
• Marjorie Frances Orchiston – of Wellington. For services to music therapy and as a pianist.
• Dr Carolyn Rae Peters – of Whangārei. For services to the community.
• Geraldine Pomeroy – of Hamilton. For services to people with disabilities.
• Alison Avison Ross – of Christchurch. For services to conservation.
• Paul Francis Sangster – of Tākaka. For services to local government and the community.
• Rosemarie Searle – of Kumara. For services to the community and sport.
• Richard Henry Shepherd JP – of Whangārei. For services to Māori and the community.
• Allan Sheppard – of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
• Glennis Sheppard – of Upper Hutt. For services to conservation.
• Mavis Lata Singh – of Auckland. For services to migrants and the community.
• Reverend Lucky Richard Slade JP – of Auckland. For services to the Samoan community.
• Margaret Jean Slade – of Ōpōtiki. For services to conservation.
• Stuart Victor Slade – of Ōpōtiki. For services to conservation.
• Barbara Ann Timms – of Levin. For services to the community.
• Thanh Tran – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy and Asian communities.
• Catherine Tulloch – of Whangārei. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
• Robert Tulloch – of Whangārei. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
• Elaine Olive Dawn Utting JP – of Auckland. For services to the community and netball.
• Beverley Doreen Van – of Christchurch. For services to bonsai.
• Margaret Lyn Wade – of Auckland. For services to conservation.
• Jane Mary Williams – of Auckland. For services to the arts and education.
• Warwick Sutherland Wilson – of Auckland. For services to conservation.

Honorary

• Bingyu Chen – of Auckland. For services to Chinese culture and arts.

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  Rosemarie Searle

• Captain Gabrielle Louise Gofton – of Palmerston North. For services to the New Zealand Defence Force.

• Michael Scott Riley – of Upper Hutt. For an act of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger on 8 September 2015.

• Police Officer S. For an act of bravery on 8 September 2015.