The 1966 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by
Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to
various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1965 and the beginning of 1966, and were announced on 1 January 1966.[1]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Reginald William Bennett JP – of
Waiuku. For services to local government.
Royston Goodall Brown – superintendent, Waikeria Youth Centre,
Te Awamutu.
Mervyn Mackie Chisholm. For services to agriculture, especially as supervising manager,
Molesworth Station.
Alfred James Cox. For services to the community, especially in the development of public, parks in the
Gisborne district.
James Owen Cruse – deputy superintendent,
Paparua Prison, Christchurch.
Muriel Annie Eliza Eastwood JP – of
Te Aroha. For community services, especially in connection with the Women's Division of the
Federated Farmers of New Zealand.
Leopold Faigan JP – of
Otago Central. For services to the community and local government.
Mary Elizabeth Gibbard. For services to the community, especially as mayoress of
Dannevirke.
Samuel Swanston Green JP. For services to local government and community welfare, especially as mayor of
Dargaville.
Thomas William George Howard Hammond – of
Thames Coast. For services in the field of Māori history and ethnology.
William John Inskip JP. For services to local government in
Ōpōtiki.
Jessie Jarvis – of
New Plymouth. For community services, especially in
Red Cross work.
Warrant Officer Class I Walter Lessel Pearless – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
Squadron Leader John Lewis Nicholson Harris – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Flight Lieutenant Colin Selwyn Harvey Calvert – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Warrant Officer James Vincent Mulcare – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Civil division, for gallantry
Charles Christiansen Hood – second officer, Paparua Prison, Christchurch. For outstanding courage and determination when serious rioting broke out in the chapel of Paparua Prison.
Gustav Hjalmer Lindstrom – constable,
New Zealand Police. For initiative and courage in effecting the arrest of an armed and dangerous offender who had escaped from Waikune Prison. Mr Lindtrom, died on 20 November 2019, aged 85, NZ Herald
Humphrey Standford Stroud – first officer,
Auckland Prison. For outstanding courage and devotion to duty in ensuring the safety of prison inmates when a fire broke out following rioting in Auckland Prison.
David Clark Taylor – second officer, Auckland Prison. For outstanding courage and devotion to duty in ensuring the safety of prison inmates when a fire broke out following rioting in Auckland Prison.
Civil division, for meritorious service
Frederick Charles Bush. For services to the
Timaru Public Hospital.
Tukua Cameron – head teacher, Cook Islands.
Wilfred James Firmin – constable, New Zealand Police Force.
David Metuarau JP – formerly resident agent and commissioner of the Court,
Penrhyn, Cook Islands.
George Sherman – formerly construction superintendent,
Ministry of Works.