The full list of New Year Honours recipients, released on December 31, 2025.
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The New Zealand Order of Merit
DNZM
To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer, CNZM - For services to ophthalmology
Ms Coral May Shaw - For services to public service, the judiciary and the community
Ms Dorothy Myrtle Spotswood - For services to philanthropy
KNZM
To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, CNZM - For services to motorsport
Mr Rodney Kenneth Drury - For services to business, the technology industry and philanthropy
Professor Graham Stephen Le Gros, CNZM - For services to medical science
Mr Christopher Wilton Parkin, CNZM - For services to philanthropy and the arts
CNZM
To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Gregor John Barclay - For services to sports governance
Mr Neil Frank Bateup, ONZM - For services to the rural sector
Mr Leith Pirika Comer, QSO - For services to Māori, governance and education
Professor Charl Johannes de Villiers - For services to accountancy
Dr Bruce William Hayward, MNZM - For services to geology, particularly micropaleontology
Professor Beverley-Anne Lawton, ONZM - For services to women's health
Distinguished Professor Gaven John Martin - For services to mathematics and education
Distinguished Professor Paul James Moughan - For services to science
Mr Anthony Zan (Tony) Quinn - For services to motorsport and the community
Professor Thomas Charles (Tom) Roa, JP - For services to Māori language and education
Ms Rachel Emere Taulelei, MNZM - For services to business, Māori and governance
Mr Donald Stanley Mackintosh Trott, ONZM, JP - For services to opera
ONZM
To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Reverend Dr Patricia Ann Allan - For services to survivors of abuse
Mr Graham Carr - For services to the deer industry and the community
Mr Matthew David (David) Corner - For services to people with intellectual and learning disabilities
Mrs Christina (Chrissie) Cowan - For services to Māori, particularly blind and low vision people
Mr Brian Rex Davies - For services to motorsport
Mr Rodney Phillip Mathew (Rod) Dixon - For services to athletics
Mr Lloyd Walker Downing - For services to agriculture and governance
Mr Anthony Richard (Tony) Egan - For services to the agricultural industry and the community
Ms Deborah Ann Espiner - For services to people with disabilities and education
Mr Ian Donald Gardiner - For services to the communications industry and mountain safety
Mr Stewart Lloyd Germann - For services to franchise law
Mr Neville Charles Greenwood - For services to the sheep industry
Ms Judith Helen Hamilton - For services to rowing
Mr Richard Michael Arthur Harman - For services to journalism and broadcasting
Ms Julie Anne Hart - For services to women and victims of family violence
Mrs Frances Margaret (Fran) Hartnett - For services to people with disabilities
Mrs Sandra Glenis Hazlehurst - For services to local government
Mr Te Warihi Kokowai Hetaraka - For services to Māori and art
Mr Jack Edward Hodder, KC - For services to the law
Ms Shirley Gail Hooper - For services to netball and artistic swimming
Mr Waihoroi Paraone (Waihoroi Shortland) Hoterene - For services to Māori and Māori language education
Mrs Lynley Elizabeth (Lyn) Lloyd - For services to renal nutrition
Mr Andrew Webster (Andy) Macfarlane - For services to the deer industry
Professor Roderick Duncan (Rod) MacLeod, MNZM - For services to palliative care
Mr James Bruce Miller - For services to corporate governance
Ms Lorraine Mary Moller, MBE - For services to athletics
Professor Dr Jens Helmut Friedrich Mueller, MNZM - For services to education
Ms Suzanne Jane Porter - For services to the arts and event management
Mr Iain George Potter - For services to sport and health
Mr Tenby George Bolland Powell, ED - For services to business, governance and humanitarian aid
Ms Karen Ritchie - For services to people with HIV/AIDS and Rainbow communities
Mrs Cecilia Charlotte Louise Robinson - For services to business and women
Dr Mohammad Arif (Arif) Saeid - For services to refugees and youth
Ms Valerie Christine (Val) Smith - For services to outdoor bowls
Mr Paul Bertram Wright - For services to the real estate industry and philanthropy
MNZM
To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Mr Kevin John Burgess - For services to governance, the community and sport
Ms Donna Elise Chisholm - For services to journalism
Mr Eroni Clarke - For services to the Pacific community and rugby
Mr Peter John Cullen - For services to law, governance and youth
Ms Rosemary Helen Dixon - For services to schools debating
Mr Roger Bruce Douglas Drummond - For services to rugby and Māori
Dr Robyn Ann Dynes - For services to agricultural science
Dr Lorraine Shirley (Lorr) Eade - For services to Māori, governance and the community
Mrs Judene Louise Edgar, JP - For services to governance, local government and the community
Mrs Jane Frances Eynon-Richards, JP - For services to the community
Mr Jade Carlo Farrar - For services to people with disabilities and the Pacific community
Mrs Beverley Riverina Forrester - For services to the wool and fashion industries
Mrs Deborah Kaye (Deb Fraser-Komene) Fraser - For services to mental health and youth
Mr Donald George (Don) Geddes - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Land Search and Rescue and the community
Mr Malcolm John Gillies - For services to business
Mr Martin James Guptill - For services to cricket
Mr Martin John Hadlee - For services to the community
Ms Janine Michelle Harrington - For services to education
Mr David John Harrison - For services to the insurance industry and the community
Mr John Gordon (Jack) Hobbs - For services to horticulture
Mrs Susan (Sue) Hobbs - For services to people with disabilities
Mr Gerald Anthony Hope - For services to local government, business and the community
Ms Kāren Eirene Johansen, JP - For services to education and human rights
Mr Richard William Kennett, JP - For services to conservation and Search and Rescue
Miss Jillian Anne (Jill) Kerr - For services to choral music and music education
Dr Murray Alexander King - For services to transport, logistics and railway heritage
Mr Mark Henri Limacher - For services as a restaurateur and to the hospitality industry
Professor Tracie Ailong Mafile'o - For services to Pacific and tertiary education
Mr Terence Ronald Maskell - For services to choral music
Mrs Nichola Rosemary (Nicky) McArthur - For services to conservation and the community
Mr Malcolm Ian McKee - For services to sport
Mrs Dawn Mary McMillan - For services to children's literature
Miss Katharine Eleanor (Kate) Milford - For services to people with aphasia
Mrs Jennifer Louise (Jenny) Nahu - For services to rugby league
Mrs Vivien Lewanna (Viv) Napier, JP - For services to local government and the community
Dr Stephen John Neville - For services to gerontology research and seniors
Mr Kevin Nielsen - For services to the community and people with disabilities
Dr Caroline Ann Oliver - For services to cancer research and the community
Mr Hori Te Moanaroa Parata - For services to conservation and Māori
Mrs Alexandra Anne (Sandy) Pasley - For services to education
Mr David Stephen Pluck - For services to education
Mr Andrew Ruawhitu (Pāpā Ruawhitu) Pokaia - For services to Māori and education
Ms Gaye Annette Poole - For services to the performing arts and education
Mr Ian Douglas Poulter - For services to education
Mr Ravinder Singh Powar, JP - For services to ethnic communities
Mr John Dempster Robinson - For services to orienteering
Mrs Valerie Jean Robinson - For services to orienteering
Mr John Francis Roughan - For services to journalism and the community
Dr Fahima Saeid - For services to refugees
Mr Bruce Douglas Shalders - For services to railway heritage
Mr Leighton Irwin Smith - For services to broadcasting
Mrs Mokafetu Smith (Matafetu Smith) - For services to Pacific art
Ms Arihia Amiria Stirling, QSM, JP - For services to education and Māori
Professor Andrew Peter Stockley - For services to schools debating
Dr Audrey Melanie Tan - For services to mathematics education
Mrs Gail Henrietta Maria Thompson - For services to Māori and conservation
Ms Helena Audrey Tuteao - For services to people with disabilities and Māori
Senior Constable Grant William Watts - For services to the New Zealand Police and youth
Mr William Ian Welch - For services to rail heritage
Mrs Elizabeth Robyn Whiting - For services to costume design
Mr Gary Selwyn Whittle - For services to rugby league
Mrs Sarah Jane Wickens - For services to business
Mrs Shirley Jane Zintl - For services to youth
The King's Service Order
KSO
To be Companions of the King’s Service Order:
Mr Mark Joseph (Joe) Harawira - For services to Māori education, arts and conservation
Mrs Kerry Ann Nickels - For services to the Red Cross
The King's Service Medal
KSM
Ms Carol Angland - For services to the community and theatre
Ms Bonita Joanne Bigham - For services to local government and Māori
Mr Douglas James Brenssell - For services to the community
Mrs Robyn Ann Bruce - For services to youth and sport
Mr John Randall (JR) Burgess - For services to the community
Mrs Marin Burgess - For services to heritage preservation and education
Mrs Emily Myra Caldwell - For services to the community and music
Mrs Marjorie Eleanor Carr - For services to netball and the community
Mr Lloyd Bertram Clausen, MStJ - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Edwin Frederick Ruthven (Ed) Cooke - For services to music
Mrs Juliet Anne Cooke - For services to music
Mrs Helen Rose Cooper - For services to the community
Mr Richard John Craig - For services to the Coastguard
Mrs Anneke Jacoba Dinnington - For services to seniors and the community
Mr David Alyn Drake - For services to the community
Mr John Matthew Eaden - For services to the arts
Mr Graeme Leslie Elliot - For services to the community and outdoor recreation
Ms Marion Kennedy Ellis - For services to hockey
Mrs Elizabeth Mary (Libby) Fletcher - For services to the community, particularly wastewater advocacy
Mr William Robert Fuller, JP - For services to the community
Mr Leonidas Angelos (Leo) Gambitsis - For services to the Greek community
Mr Trevor James Goudie - For services to theatre and the community
Mrs Jocelyn Mary Grantham - For services to education and the community
Miss Sheridan Isobel Patrice Gundry - For services to historical research and heritage preservation
Mr Paul David Harris, JP - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mrs Elizabeth Janet (Liz) Henry - For services to the community and sport
Mr David John Jurlina - For services to rugby and the community
Mrs Nada Linda Jurlina - For services to rugby and the community
Mrs Gurpreet Kaur - For services to the Indian community
Mrs Barbara Joy Knowles, JP - For services to the community and to Members of Parliament
Mr Peter Alan Maunder - For services to athletics
Mrs Sylvia Mary Joyce Maunder - For services to athletics
Mr Laurie Owen Mills - For services to theatre
Mr Mohan Durlabh Mistry - For services to the Indian community
Mr Gordon Leonard Myer, JP - For services to the community
Ms Aere Anne Nicholas, JP - For services to the community
Mr Patrick Gerard O'Rourke - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Dr Tania Anne Pinfold - For services to youth health
Mrs Enatuleni Ikitoa (Ena) Polima - For services to the Niuean community
Mrs Jacqueline (Jackie) Robertson - For services to science education
Mr Stanley Donald (Don) Scott - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and civil defence
Mr Christopher Sharp - For services to Search and Rescue and outdoor recreation
Mrs Ruth Philliss Shaw - For services to conservation
Dr Leonie Kaye Sinclair - For services to health
Mr Harjinder (Harjinder Singh Basiala) Singh, JP - For services to the Punjabi community
Mr Brian Douglas Smith - For services to rowing
Sailauama Cheryl Talamaivao, JP - For services to the Pacific community and education
The Reverend Wayne Saunoa Moegagogo Toleafoa, JP - For services to Pacific communities
Mr Paul Gregory (Tomsie) Toms - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and football
Mr Russel Walter Trow - For services to wildlife conservation
Ms Teresa Anne (Tee) Trow - For services to wildlife conservation
Mr Jonathan Usher - For services to the community and entertainment
Mrs Norma-Jean Van De Rheede, JP - For services to the community
Mr Ian Arthur Watts - For services to Land Search and Rescue
Mr Henry Joseph Wheeler - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community
Mr Delano Shane De Graffe (Del) Whyte - For services to sport and the community
Mrs Isabella (Ella) Wilson - For services to the community and theatre
The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
DSD
Commodore Andrew Gilchrist Brown - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force
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