The 2008 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by
Elizabeth II in her right as
Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to
various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2007 and the beginning of 2008. They were announced on 31 December 2007.[1]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Dr Edna Eileen Tait – of
Whangārei. For services to education.
The Reverend Dr Takutai Moana Wikiriwhi JP – of Auckland. For services to Māori.
Pauline Alice Winter – of Auckland. For services to business and the Pacific Islands community.
Honorary
Hisao Inaba – of
Nikko, Japan. For services to New Zealand–Japan relations.
Richard Bedford
Mary Bourke
Lord Janvrin
Hugo Judd
Pare Keiha
Michael McEvedy
Queen's Service Medal (QSM)
Rex James Aanensen – of
Levin. For services to the community.
Melven George (Rowdy) Aitken – of
Temuka. For services to the community.
Barrie Joseph Angland – of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
Yvonne Gaye Anstis – of
Thames. For services to adult literacy.
Margaret Mary Barker – of Dunedin. For services to the conservation of historic places.
Sally Carolyn Barrett – of Wellington. For services to education.
Frances Catherine Bicknell – of
Waihi. For services to the community.
Constable Hamish Craig Blanch – of Nelson, senior constable, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
The Reverend Raymond Alexander Bloomfield JP – of Rotorua. For services to the community.
Joanna Margaret Corner Bowden – of
Goroka, Papua New Guinea. For services to special education.
Warwick William Bowden – of Goroka, Papua New Guinea. For services to special education.
Raymond Maxwell Brown – of Havelock North, chief fire officer, Hastings Fire District,
New Zealand Fire Service. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Margaret Mary Brownsey – of
Tokoroa. For services to the arts, local-body affairs and the community.
William Llewellin Burt – of
Masterton. For services to returned services personnel and the community.
Dr Jill Juanita Calveley – of Auckland. For services to people with disabilities.
William John Carthew JP – of
Pahiatua. For services to sheep breeding and the community.
Captain (Retired) John Donald Cleaver – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
Ronald James Cooper JP – of
Cambridge. For services to local-body affairs and the community.
William Cranson JP – of
Waikanae, lately officer in charge, Paraparaumu Fire Service, New Zealand Fire Service. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Brian Curle JP – of
Huntly. For services to youth, sport and the community.
Sharon Margaret Devonshire – of Palmerston North. For services to people with disabilities.
Patrick John Duggan JP – of Christchurch. For services to returned services personnel.
The Reverend Kahu Hurihia Durie – of Palmerston North. For services to Māori and the community.
John Heywood Ross Eagles – of New Plymouth. For services to the community.
Catherina Elizabeth Friend – of Manukau. For services to rugby league administration.
Kenneth Edward Gray – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
Dr Keith Richard William Hammett – of Waitakere. For services to horticulture.
Nancy Josephine Hawks JP – of Papakura. For services to the community.
Pauline Mary Hill JP – of Napier. For services to music and the community.
Kahu Waiora Hohaia – of
Te Kūiti. For services to conservation.
Sheila Jean House – of Whangārei. For services to the community.
Mereana Mokikiwa Hutchen – of Christchurch. For services to Māori, women, and the community.
Gregory Douglas Inch – of Dunedin. For services to children with disabilities.
Beant Singh Jador – of Papakura. For services to the Indian community.
Valerie Joy Jensen – of
Foxton. For services to the community.
Dennis Henry Kenny – of Rotorua. For services to athletics.
Pamela Joyce Kenny – of Rotorua. For services to athletics.
Mohammed Faruk Usman Ali Khan – of Auckland. For services to the community.
Sheila Lal JP – of Auckland. For services to the community.
Percy Chew Lee – of Christchurch. For services to the Chinese community and the community.
Gavin John Lewis Leonard – of North Shore, senior constable, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
Ronald Leonard – of
Waiheke Island, chief fire officer, Waiheke Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Putiputi Reremoana Mackey – of Wellington. For services to Māori performing arts and Māori.
Hemi Wiremu (James William) Maxwell JP – of
Ōpōtiki. For services to Māori.
Lorraine Alice McDonald – of Masterton. For services to the community.
Alexander George McNaughton – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
David McNeil – of Matamata. For services to the environment and the community.
Murray Moore – of
Balclutha. For services to education and the community.
Dr Antonio Noblejas – of Manukau. For services to the Filipino community.
Nigel Brent Ogle – of Hāwera. For services to historical research and museums.
Ainul Nisha Pala – of Waitakere. For services to ethnic communities.
Jessica Phuang – of Auckland. For services to the community.
John Purcell JP – of Napier. For services to the community.
Michael John Raynes – of Lower Hutt, senior constable, New Zealand Police. For services to the community.
Jack Basil Register – of Palmerston North. For services to art and music.
Dr Christopher John Rutherford Robertson – of Wellington. For services to
ornithology.
Maureen Olwyn Rule – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
Brian Patrick Schimanski – of
Timaru, chief fire officer, Pleasant Point Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Kerry Owen Scott – of
Tūrangi. For services to soccer.
Barry Norman Poata Smith – of Rotorua. For services to the community.
Rosalie Jean Smith – of
Katikati. For services to agricultural journalism and the community.
Lenore Marion Sumpter – of North Shore. For services to women and the arts.
Viola Taule'Ale'Ausumai – of Waitakere. For services to health and the Pacific Islands community.
Ioana Semu Teao JP – of Porirua. For services to the Tokelauan community.
Joseph Thomas Topia JP – of
Kohukohu. For services to Māori and the community.