Living New Zealand dames and knights

The following is a list of living New Zealanders who have been appointed dames or knights.

Inclusion criteria

The list includes:

• Dames and knights of the New Zealand Order of Merit, including
  • Dames or Knights Grand Companion (GNZM)
  • Dames or Knights Companion (KNZM or DNZM)
• Dames and knights of an Order of Chivalry under the British Imperial Honours system, including
  • Order of the British Empire
  • Royal Victorian Order
  • Order of St Michael and St George
  • Order of the Bath
  • Order of the Garter
• Knights Bachelor (no female counterpart)

Principal and Distinguished Companions

The list does not include Principal Companions (PCNZM) and Distinguished Companions (DCNZM). These non-titular honours were announced by the fifth Labour Government of New Zealand in April 2000. While the appointments were identical in rank to Dames or Knights Grand Companion (GNZM), and Dames or Knights Companion (KNZM or DNZM), respectively, they did not provide the appellation of "Sir" or "Dame". The change was made via royal warrant and came into effect before the 2000 Birthday Honours were announced on 13 June.[1][2] With the change to the fifth National Government of New Zealand, John Key announced the reinstatement of the titles "Sir" or "Dame" in March 2009.[3] This further change was made via Royal Warrant and came into effect before the 2009 Birthday Honours were announced on 1 June.[4] There had been eighty-five appointees in the interim who were still alive (seventy eight DCNZM and seven PCNZM; four of the latter already enjoyed a title) and five who had died.[5][6]

Of the eighty-five who were eligible to take on a title, seventy-two chose to do so. Of the thirteen who elected to remain as Principal and Distinguished Companions, two already held a title (Ivor Richardson and Silvia Cartwright).[7][8] The first person who had the title bestowed was Heather Begg, who received her damehood in April 2009 ahead of others because of failing health (she died a month later).[9] The remaining seventy-one received their titles through the 2009 Special Honours.[10][11]

List of living dames and knights

By default, the table below is sorted in chronological order of appointment as a knight or dame.

Name	Portrait	Honour	Date of appointment	Citation	Present age
Dame Naomi James DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	1 January 1979	For services to sailing	71
Dame Miriam Dell ONZ DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 1979	For services to women	96
Sir Michael Fowler		Knight Bachelor	13 June 1981	Mayor of the City of Wellington	90
Sir Allan Wright KBE		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 1981	President, Federated Farmers of New Zealand, 1977–81	91
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa ONZ CH DBE AC		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	12 June 1982	For services to opera	76
Sir George Chapman		Knight Bachelor	12 June 1982	For political and public services	93
Sir Rod Weir JP		Knight Bachelor	16 June 1984	For services to farming, commerce and the community	93
Sir Miles Warren ONZ KBE		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 1984	For services to architecture	91
Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 1984	For public and community service	89
Dame Joan Metge DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	13 June 1987	For services to anthropology	90
Sir Cliff Skeggs JP		Knight Bachelor	13 June 1987	mayor of the City of Dunedin	89
Sir Ron Brierley		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1987	For services to business management and the community	83
Sir Murray Halberg ONZ MBE		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1987	For services to sport and crippled children	87
Dame Ann Hercus DCMG		Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George	31 December 1987	For public services	78
Sir Kenneth Keith ONZ KBE PC QC		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	11 June 1988	Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington	82
Dame Silvia Cartwright PCNZM DBE QSO DStJ		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	17 June 1989	For services to women	76
Sir Bob Jones		Knight Bachelor	17 June 1989	For services to business management and the community	80
Sir Kerry Burke		Knight Bachelor	30 December 1989	Speaker of the House of Representatives	78
Sir Brian Elwood CBE JP		Knight Bachelor	30 December 1989	For services to local government	87
Sir John Mace KBE CB		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	16 June 1990	Chief of Defence Staff, New Zealand Defence Force	88
Sir Richard Hadlee MBE		Knight Bachelor	16 June 1990	For services to cricket	69
Sir Michael Fay		Knight Bachelor	16 June 1990	For services to merchant banking and yachting	71
Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ		Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	27 November 1990	Governor-General Designate	89
Sir Roger Douglas		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1990	For public services	82
Sir Geoffrey Palmer KCMG AC QC PC		Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George	31 December 1990	Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90	78
Dame Malvina Major ONZ GNZM DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	15 June 1991	For services to opera and the community	77
Sir Barry Curtis JP		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1991	For services to local government and the community	81
Sir Colin Maiden		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1991	For services to education and business management	87
Sir Donald McIntyre CBE		Knight Bachelor	13 June 1992	For services to opera	85
Dame Norma Restieaux DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	13 June 1992	For services to cardiology	86
Dame Phyllis Guthardt DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	12 June 1993	For services to the Methodist Church and women	91
Dame Dawn Lamb DBE JP		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	12 June 1993	For services to education	80
Sir Robin Gray		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1993	lately Speaker of the House of Representatives	89
Sir Tim Wallis		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1993	For services to deer farming, export and the community	81
Sir Ian Barker QC		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1993	Judge of the High Court	86
Sir Tipene O'Regan		Knight Bachelor	11 June 1994	For services to the Māori people and the community	81
Sir Somerford Teagle KBE		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	11 June 1994	Chief of Defence Force	82
Sir Dryden Spring		Knight Bachelor	11 June 1994	For services to the dairy industry	80
Dame Georgina Kirby DBE QSO JP		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	11 June 1994	For services to the Māori people	84
Dame Anne Salmond DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 1994	For services to historical research	74
Sir William Southgate		Knight Bachelor	31 December 1994	For services to music	79
Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ		Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	1 November 1995	Governor-General of New Zealand	89
Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO KStJ PC		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	30 December 1995	Governor-General Designate of New Zealand	88
Dame Gillian Weir DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	30 December 1995	For services to music	79
Dame Kate Harcourt DNZM JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 1996	For services to the theatre	93
Sir Michael Hardie Boys GNZM GCMG QSO KStJ PC		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 1996	Governor-General of New Zealand and Chancellor of the New Zealand Order of Merit	88
Dame Fiona Kidman DNZM OBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1997	For services to literature	80
Sir Ron Carter ONZ KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1997	For services to engineering and business administration	85
Sir Roger Bhatnagar KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 1998	For services to business and the community	76–77
Dame Susan Devoy DNZM CBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 1998	For services to sport and the community	56
Dame Elizabeth Hanan DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 1998	For services to the community	82
Sir Selwyn Cushing KNZM CMG		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1998	For services to business, sport and the arts	83
Sir Bob Charles ONZ KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1998	For services to golf	84
Sir Doug Graham KNZM PC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1998	For services as a Minister of the Crown and Member of Parliament	78
Sir Jon Trimmer KNZM MBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 1999	For services to ballet	80
Sir David Tompkins KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 1999	For services as a Judge of the High Court and to the community	91
Dame Sian Elias GNZM QC PC		Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 1999	Chief Justice of New Zealand	71
Sir Bill Birch GNZM PC		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 1999	For public services as a Member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown	86
Dame Margaret Bazley ONZ DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 1999	For public services, lately as Chief Executive of the Department of Social Welfare	82
Sir Patrick Hogan KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1999	For services to Thoroughbred breeding and racing	80
Sir Gil Simpson KNZM QSM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 1999	For services to information technology, commerce and the community	72
Dame Judith Mayhew DBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	15 June 2002	For services to the City of London	71
Sir Frederick Goodwin KBE JP		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire	11 June 2004	For services to the community
Sir Don McKinnon ONZ GCVO PC		Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	9 March 2009	formerly Commonwealth Secretary-General	81
Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO KStJ		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	27 March 2009	Governor-General of New Zealand	76
Sir John Walker KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2009	For services to sport and the community	68
Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi DNZM MBE		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	1 June 2009	For services to Mâori education	91
Dame Jenny Gibbs DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2009	For services to the arts	79
Sir John Goulter KNZM JP		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business and the community	79
Sir John Hansen KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the judiciary	74–75
Sir John Henry KNZM QC PC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as a Judge of the Court of Appeal	88
Sir Lloyd Geering ONZ GNZM CBE		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to religious studies	102
Dame Lois Muir DNZM OBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to sports administration and netball	84–85
Sir Noel Anderson KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the judiciary	76
Sir Peter Blanchard KNZM PC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the judiciary	78
Sir Peter Gluckman ONZ KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to medicine	71
Sir Ralph Norris KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business	70–71
Sir Sidney Moko Mead KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to education and the Māori people	93
Sir Stephen Tindall GNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business and the community	69
Dame Sukhi Turner DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to local government	68
Dame Linda Holloway DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to medicine	80
Dame Jocelyn Fish DNZM CBE JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to women and the community	89
Sir Alan Frampton KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to agriculture	90
Sir John Wells KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business and sport	77
Sir Ken Stevens KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to exporting
Dame Deirdre Milne DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to women and the community	80–81
Dame Margaret Millard DNZM JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the rural community
Dame Pat Harrison DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to education and the community	87
Sir Henry van der Heyden KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to agriculture	63
Sir Peter Trapski KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the law and the community	84
Sir Noel Robinson KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business and the community	76–77
Sir David Mauger KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to paediatrics
Sir Alan Mark KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to conservation	88
Sir Peter Maire KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to business
Sir Patrick Mahony KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the Family Court
Sir George Fistonich KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the wine industry	79–80
Dame Jenny Shipley DNZM PC		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as a Member of Parliament	68
Sir Vaughan Jones KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to mathematics	67
Sir Russell Coutts KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to yachting, especially the 2000 America's Cup challenge	58
Dame Lynley Dodd DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to children's literature and book illustration	78–79
Sir Andrew Tipping KNZM PC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as a judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of New Zealand	77
Dame Malvina Major ONZ GNZM DBE		Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to opera	77
Sir Bruce Ferguson KNZM OBE AFC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the New Zealand Defence Force, lately as Chief of Defence Force	71
Dame Claudia Orange DNZM OBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to historical research	82
Sir David Carruthers KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the District Court
Sir David Skegg KNZM OBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to medicine	72
Sir Doug Kidd KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1996–99 (English)	78
Sir Eddie Durie KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the Māori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal and High Court of New Zealand	80
Sir Ted Thomas KNZM QC PC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal	85–86
Dame Gillian Whitehead DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to music	79
Sir Harold Marshall KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to acoustical science	88
Dame Margaret Sparrow DNZM MBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to medicine and the community	85
Dame Margaret Clark DNZM CMG JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to education	79
Dame Robin White DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to painting and printmaking	74
Sir David Gascoigne KNZM CBE CStJ		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the arts and business	80
Sir Tumu Te Heuheu KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to conservation
Sir William Young KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services as president of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand	68
Sir Wira Gardiner KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to Māori	76
Sir Eion Edgar KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to education, business and sport	75
Dame Alison Quentin-Baxter DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 August 2009	For services to the law	90
Sir Mason Durie KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2009	For services to Māori health, in particular public health services	81
Sir Peter Jackson ONZ KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2009	For services to film	58
Dame Lesley Max DNZM MBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2009	For services to children	74
Sir Bruce Robertson KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2009	For services as a judge of the High Court of New Zealand and the Court of Appeal of New Zealand	76
Sir Hugh Williams KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 2010	For services as a Judge	80
Sir Peter Leitch KNZM QSM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 2010	For services to business and philanthropy	76
Dame June Jackson DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 2010	For services to Māori	80
Sir David Levene KNZM OBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 2010	For services to business and the community
Sir Richard Taylor KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	7 June 2010	For services to film	55
Sir Michael Hill KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2010	For services to business and the arts	81
Sir Ray Avery GNZM		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2010	For services to philanthropy	72–73
Sir Bill Gallagher KNZM MBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2010	For services to business
Sir Tamati Reedy KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2010	For services to education	84
Dame Alison Holst DNZM CBE QSM		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	31 December 2010	For services to the food industry	81–82
Sir David Baragwanath KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2010	For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal	80
Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	20 May 2011	Governor-General Designate	65
Sir Graeme Harrison KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2011	For services to business	71
Dame Rosie Horton DNZM QSO QSM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2011	For services to philanthropy	80
Sir Patrick Higgins KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2011	For services to philanthropy and the community
Sir James Wallace KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2011	For services to the arts
Dame Rosanne Meo DNZM OBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2011	For services to business	79–80
Sir Colin Giltrap KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2011	For services to motorsport and philanthropy
Sir Graham Henry KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2011	For services to rugby	74
Dame Suzie Moncrieff DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2011	For services to the arts
Sir Maarten Wevers KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to the State	68
Sir Roderick Deane KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	services to business and the community	79
Dame June Mariu DNZM QSM JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to Māori and the community	88
Dame Pieter Stewart DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to fashion and the community	74
Sir Michael Cullen KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to the State	75
Sir John Kirwan KNZM MBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to mental health and rugby	55
Dame Beverley Wakem DNZM CBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2012	For services to the State	76
Dame Judith Potter DNZM CBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to the judiciary	77
Sir Mark O'Regan KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to the judiciary	66–67
Sir Mark Solomon KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to Māori and business	65–66
Sir Owen Glenn KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to philanthropy	80
Sir Mark Todd KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to equestrian sport	64
Sir Bob Harvey KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to local-body affairs and the community	77
Sir Julian Smith KNZM OBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to business	76
Dame Wendy Pye DNZM MBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2012	For services to business and education	76–77
Sir Lockwood Smith KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2013	For services as a member of Parliament and as speaker of the House of Representatives	71
Sir John Davies KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2013	For services to business and tourism	79
Sir Gordon Tietjens KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2013	For services to rugby	64
Dame Trelise Cooper DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to fashion and the community
Dame Alison Paterson DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to business	84
Sir Toby Curtis KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to Māori education	80
Sir Peter Vela KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to the Thoroughbred industry
Sir Bob Parker KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to local-body affairs and the community	67
Sir David Moxon KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2013	For services to the Anglican Church	68
Sir John Hood KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to tertiary education	68
Dame Susan Glazebrook DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to the judiciary	64
Sir Graeme Avery KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to business and sport	79
Sir Robert Stewart KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to manufacturing and the community
Sir Richard Hayes KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to Search and Rescue and the community
Dame Lowell Goddard DNZM QC		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to the law	71
Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM QSO DStJ		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	2 June 2014	For services to the arts and business	66
Sir Paul Collins KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to sports governance	67
Dame Tariana Turia DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services as a Member of Parliament	76
Sir Graham Panckhurst KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to the judiciary	74–75
Sir Murray Brennan GNZM		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to medicine	80
Dame Adrienne Stewart DNZM QSM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to the arts and business	83–84
Sir Patrick Lynch KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to education	78
Sir Neville Jordan KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2014	For services to business, science and the community	77
Sir Jim McLay KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services to business and the State	75
Sir Peter Talley KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services to business and philanthropy
Sir Pita Sharples KNZM CBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services as a Member of Parliament and to Māori	79
Dame Diane Robertson DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services to the community	67
Dame Bronwen Holdsworth DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services to business and the arts	76
Dame Therese Walsh DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2015	For services to sports administration
Dame Paula Rebstock DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2015	For services to the State	59
Sir Terence Arnold KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2015	For services to the judiciary	72–73
Dame Jane Campion DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2015	For services to film	66
Sir David Fagan KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2015	For services to shearing	58–59
Sir Chris Mace KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to science and education
Dame Karen Sewell DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to education
Sir Matiu Te Rei KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to Māori	71–72
Sir Ron Young KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to the judiciary
Dame Ellen France DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to the judiciary	63–64
Sir Michael Friedlander KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	6 June 2016	For services to philanthropy	83–84
Dame Patsy Reddy GNZM QSO DStJ		Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	27 June 2016	Governor-General Designate	66
Dame Valerie Adams DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to athletics	35
Sir Brian Roche KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to the State and business
Sir David Williams KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to international law and international arbitration	79
Sir Toke Talagi KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to Niue	59
Dame Fran Wilde DNZM QSO JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to the State and the community	71
Sir Richard Faull KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to medical research	74
Dame Georgina Kingi DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2016	For services to Māori and education
Dame Julie Christie DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to governance and the television industry
Dame Peggy Koopman-Boyden DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to seniors	76
Sir Tīmoti Kāretu KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to the Māori language	82–83
Sir Michael Jones KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to the Pacific community and youth	55
Sir John Key GNZM AC		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to the State	59
Sir Graeme Dingle KNZM MBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	5 June 2017	For services to youth	74
Sir Douglas White KNZM QC		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to the judiciary	74
Sir John Clarke KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to Māori and heritage preservation	78
Sir Bryan Williams KNZM MBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to rugby	69
Dame Annette King DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services as a Member of Parliament	72
Dame Georgina te Heuheu DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to the State and Māori	76–77
Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to fashion and the community
Dame Naida Glavish DNZM JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	30 December 2017	For services to Māori and the community
Sir John Rowles KNZM OBE		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to entertainment	73
Dame Winnie Laban DNZM QSO		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to education and the Pacific community	64
Sir Bill English KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to the State	58
Dame Catherine Healy DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to the rights of sex workers	64–65
Dame Jools Topp DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to entertainment	62
Dame Lynda Topp DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to entertainment	62
Dame Charmian O'Connor DNZM CBE JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 June 2018	For services to education and chemistry	83
Sir Ian Hassall KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to the welfare of children	79
Sir Stephen Tindall GNZM		Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to business, the community, and the environment	69
Sir Tim Shadbolt KNZM JP		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to local government and the community	73
Dame Diana Crossan DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to the State	70–71
Sir Kim Workman KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector	79–80
Sir Rob McLeod KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to business and Māori	62–63
Dame Kerry Prendergast DNZM JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to governance and the community	67
Dame Gaylene Preston DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to film	73
Dame Margaret Brimble DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2018	For services to science	58
Dame Helen Winkelmann GNZM		Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	4 March 2019	Chief Justice Designate	57–58
Sir Roger Hall KNZM QSO		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to theatre	81
Dame Sue Bagshaw DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to youth health	70
Sir Paul Adams KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to philanthropy and the community	71–72
Dame Areta Koopu DNZM CBE		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to Māori and the community	79
Dame Fran Walsh DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to film	61
Sir Graham Lowe KNZM QSM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	3 June 2019	For services to youth and education	73
Dame Noeline Taurua DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to netball	52
Sir Joe Williams KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to the judiciary	58–59
Dame Anna Crighton DNZM QSO JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to heritage preservation and governance
Dame Marilyn Waring DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to women and economics	67
Sir Steve Hansen KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to rugby	61
Sir Robert Martin KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	31 December 2019	For services to people with disabilities	62–63
Sir Derek Lardelli KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2020	For services to Māori art	58–59
Dame Karen Poutasi DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2020	For services to education and the State	71
Sir Bob Elliott KNZM		Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2020	For services to medical research	86
Dame Jane Harding DNZM		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2020	For services to neonatology and perinatology	64–65
Dame Aroha Reriti-Crofts DNZM CBE JP		Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit	1 June 2020	For services to Māori and the community	81

See also

• Living Australian knights and dames

References

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