Seven Olympic athletes who won medals in August and New Zealand's three gold medallists at the Paralympics in September appear on the honours list.
Heading the sporting honours is Dave Currie, who led the New Zealand team in Beijing and has been in charge of the nation's Olympic and Commonwealth Games teams since 2000.
He is made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM).
Olympic gold medallists -- board sailor Tom Ashley and shot putter Valerie Vili -- are appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM).
New Zealand's other golden athletes at the Beijing Olympics, double scullers Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, already had ONZM to their names after the Athens Games -- as did fellow 2004 gold medallists Sarah Ulmer and Hamish Carter.
Mahe Drysdale, who collapsed from sickness and exhaustion after winning bronze in the single sculls at Beijing, is made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) -- as are the bronze medal coxless pair of George Bridgewater and Nathan Twaddle and 1500m bronze medal athlete Nick Willis.
Cyclist Hayden Roulston, who took silver in individual pursuit and team bronze, completed his redemption from past misdemeanours by being appointed MNZM. But his young pursuit teammates have missed out on an honour -- this time around.
Swimmer Sophie Pascoe, who won three gold medals and one silver at the Paralympics, was also appointed a MNZM along with fellow champions, swimmer Cameron Leslie and cyclist Paula Tesoriero.
Another New Zealander to dominate on the international sporting stage in 2008, Scott Dixon, is made an MNZM after his best-ever season of motorsport -- winning the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar Series in the United States.
The highest honour on the list goes to Professor Ngatata Love, appointed a Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to Maori.
The Te Atiawa leader chairs the Wellington Tenths Maori Land Trust and Palmerston North Maori Reserve Lands Trust. His many posts include being on the boards of New Zealand Post, Kiwibank, Te Papa and Victoria University.
Otago University vice-chancellor and internationally renowned cancer researcher Professor David Skegg is appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, as are historian Dr Claudia Orange, businessman John Wells, who chairs Sport and Recreation New Zealand and retired Speaker of the House of Representatives Margaret Wilson.
Others from the world of medicine and science to be honoured include ear, nose and throat specialist Dr Ronald Goodey, who pioneered cochlear implants, and Professor Ron Jones, who was the government-appointed advisor to the Gisborne cancer inquiry -- both made CNZM. Professor Graham Hill, who pioneered several surgical techniques at Auckland Hospital, and Dr Robert Welch, who has led genetic engineering research at AgResearch, are appointed ONZM.
Cinematographer Michael Seresin -- whose credits include Midnight Express, Angela's Ashes and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and who established the Seresin Estate winery in Marlborough -- is made an ONZM for services to film and the wine industries.
Actor, writer and director Oscar Kightley, who developed the Bro'Town TV series and co-wrote and starred in Sione's Wedding, is appointed an MNZM.
Another Marlborough winemaker Jane Hunter is appointed a CNZM for services to viticulture, while the same honour goes to wine dynasty member Brian Corban for services to the community.
Former New Zealand anti-nuclear and anti-apartheid campaigner Mike Rann, now South Australia's Premier, is made a CNZM. Another New Zealander to achieve prominence overseas, London-based chef Peter Gordon, is appointed an ONZM.
Wellington's Fred Hamer, who retired this year after 53 years on the railways, is awarded a Queen's Service Medal. He was the country's longest-serving steam train and diesel locomotive driver.
New Year Honours announced today:
THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT
PCNZM (Principal Companion of the Order):
Professor Ralph Herberley Ngatata Love QSO, JP, Porirua
For services to Maori
DCNZM (Distinguished Companions of the Order):
Dr Claudia Josepha Orange OBE, Wellington
For services to historical research
Professor David Christopher Graham Skegg OBE, Dunedin
For services to medicine
Murray John Wells, Auckland
For services to business and sport
Margaret Anne Wilson, Tauranga
For services as a Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Representatives
CNZM (Companions of the Order):
Brian Phillip Najib Corban QSO, Auckland
For services to the community
David Finlay Currie, Raglan
For services to sports administration
Professor Roberta Lee Farrell, Hamilton
For services to biochemical research
Anthony Ian Gibbs, Auckland
For services to business
Dr Ronald John Goodey, Auckland
For services to otolaryngology
Emeritus Professor Jocelyn Margaret Harris, Dunedin
For services to education
Meredith Jane Hunter OBE, Renwick
For services to the viticulture industry
Professor Ronald William Jones, Auckland
For services to women's health
John Arthur Laurenson QC, Auckland
For services as a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand
Steven Maharey, Palmerston North
For services as a Member of Parliament
Dr Mark Prebble, Lowe Hutt
For public services, lately as State Services Commissioner
Michael David Rann MP, Adelaide
For services to New Zealand-Australia relations
Professor John Scott Werry, Auckland
For services to child and adolescent psychiatry
ONZM (Officers of the Order):
Thomas John Mitchell Ashley, North Shore
For services to board sailing
Neil Cornelius Adrian Collins QSM, Dunedin
For services to broadcasting, local body affairs and the community
John Stanley Edgar, Waitakere
For services to art, in particular sculpture
Peter Gordon, London
For services to the food industry
Associate Professor William Dean Halford, Palmerston North
For services to education
Professor Vada Harlene Hayne, Mosgiel
For services to scientific and medical research
Professor Michael Donald Hendy, Palmerston North
For services to mathematical biology
Professor Graham Lancelot Hill, Wanaka
For services to medicine
Diana, Lady Isaac QSM, Christchurch
For services to business, conservation and the community
Dr John Peter Langley JP, Auckland
For services to education
Professor Alan Forbes Merry, Auckland
For services to medicine, in particular anaesthesia
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Christopher Bernard Marie Mullane MBE, North Shore
For services to Vietnam veterans
Professor Gareth J Parry, Minnesota, USA
For services to neurology
Katharine Margaret Felicity Price, Christchurch
For services to the arts and business
William Alexander Robertson, Porirua
For services to surveying
Associate Professor Bridget Anne Robinson, Lyttelton
For services to medicine
Thomas Louis Rogerson, Auckland
For services to the visually impaired
Professor Caroline Mary Saunders, Christchurch
For services to agricultural research
Michael Stephen Seresin, London
For services to the film and wine industries
Professor David Christopher Thorns, Christchurch
For services to urban sociology
Valerie Kasanita Vili, Manukau
For services to athletics
Emeritus Professor Alan Dudley Ward, Newcastle, Australia
For services to New Zealand history
Dr Robert Arthur Sandel Welch, Hamilton
For services to biotechnology
Richard Frank Wells, Lower Hutt
For services to business
Professor Kenneth Geoffrey White, Dunedin
For services to science, in particular psychology
MNZM (Members of the Order):
Elizabeth Mavis Armstrong, Wellington
For services to early childhood education
Robin Henry Eden Beckett, Auckland
For services to the design industry
Albert Lloyd Beech, Napier
For services to the environment and the community
George Spencer Bridgewater, Oxford, UK
For services to rowing
Gregory Alexander (Elgregoe) Britt, Christchurch
For services to education
Toesulu Maea Brown, Auckland
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Jan Christine Coll JP, Westport
For services to the community
John Michael Cronin JP, Tauranga
For services to local body affairs and the community
Dr Jeanette Rosemary Crossley, Auckland
For services to science, in particular Addison's Disease
Colyn Kathleen Devereux-Kay, Auckland
For services to business
Scott Ronald Dixon, Indianapolis, USA
For services to motorsport
Susan Jane Driver, Wellington
For services to the community
Alexander Mahe Owens Drysdale, Cambridge
For services to rowing
Superintendent Brett Alexander England, North Shore
For services to the New Zealand Police
Amosa Fa'Afoi, Christchurch
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Christine Ellen Henderson, Lumsden
For services to conservation
Graeme John Horsley, Mount Maunganui
For services to the valuation profession
Oscar Kightley, Taupo
For services to television and the theatre
Associate Professor Michele Joy Leggott, North Shore
For services to poetry
Cameron Leslie, Waiwera
For services to swimming
Heather Lynette Thelma Maloney JP, Pukekohe
For services to the community
Dr Diane Lysette Mara, Napier
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Commissioner Garth Hugh McKenzie, Wellington
For services to The Salvation Army
Peter Minturn, Auckland
For services to jewellery manufacturing
Dr Johan Hendrik Morreau, Rotorua
For services to community health
Thomas Eruera Whanaupani Mulligan, Hastings
For services to Maori
Wendy Grace Neilson JP, Tauranga
For services to people with disabilities
Sophie Frances Pascoe, Christchurch
For services to swimming
David John Murray Peart JP, Hamilton
For services to local body affairs and the community
John Reuelu Penisula, Invercargill
For services to art, in particular sculpture
Detective Superintendent Nicholas Graeme Perry, London
For services to the New Zealand Police
Hugh Charles Llewellyn Price, Wellington
For services to publishing
Dr Lesley Claire Rothwell, Wellington
For services to medicine
Hayden Roulston, Ashburton
For services to cycling
Nola Leith Stuart JP, Riverton
For services to the community
Julie Ann Stufkens, Christchurch
For services to dietetics and paediatric nutrition
Professor Janis Elizabeth Swan, Hamilton
For services to engineering
Paula Margaret Tesoriero, Wellington
For services to cycling
Lois Myra Thompson, Wellington
For services to education
Evelyn Maria Tobin JP, Waitakere
For services to te reo
Anihira Te Waihanea Turoa-Henry JP, Taumarunui
For services to Maori
Robert Nathan Twaddle, Cambridge
For services to rowing
Garry Ralph Ward, Waikanae
For services to broadcasting
Mabel Wharekawa-Burt JP, Katikati
For services to the performing arts and the community
Nicholas Ian Willis, Lower Hutt
For services to athletics
Stephen Ernest Wilson, Christchurch
For services to business
Elizabeth Wood, Lower Hutt
For services to children and young people
Professor Georgina Elsie Zellan-Smith, Red Beach
For services to music
NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE
Warrant Officer Class One David Leslie Armstrong, Timaru
Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force)
ADDITIONAL MNZM (Additional Member of the Order):
Colonel Brendon Lee Fraher, Wanaka
Colonel's List, New Zealand Army
HONORARY ONZM (Honorary Officer of the Order):
Mayumi Moriyama, Tokyo
For services to New Zealand-Japan relations
HONORARY MNZM (Honorary Members of the Order):
Pier Luigi Loro Piana, Vercelli, Italy
For services to New Zealand merino trade
Kenji Nishi, Beppu-shi, Japan
For services to New Zealand-Japan relations
THE QUEEN'S SERVICE ORDER
QSO (Companions of the Order):
Jennifer Marion Broom, Auckland
For services to the refugee community
Thomas Edward (Ward) Clarke, Christchurch
For services to education
Jessie Muriel Mary Gunn MBE, Wellington
For services to veterans' affairs
Barbara Holland, Greymouth
For services to health
Murray Roger Hosking, Lower Hutt
For services to conservation
Professor Philippa Lynne Howden-Chapman, Wellington
For services to public health
Elspeth Cantlie Kennedy MBE, Nelson
For services to the community
Gavin Alistair McFadyen, Wellington
Lately Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police
For services to the New Zealand Police
Kay Therese McKelvie, Auckland
For services to business and health
Gwendolyn Anne Nagel, Kaukapakapa
For services to special education
Clement Rudolph Simich, Auckland
For services as a Member of Parliament
Paul Desmond Swain, Upper Hutt
For services as a Member of Parliament
Lester Gordon Taylor JP, Lower Hutt
For services to education
Major (Retired) Hone Hikitia Te Rangi Waititi JP, Opotiki
For services to the community
The Reverend Charles Tansey Waldegrave, Lower Hutt
For services to social policy
THE QUEEN'S SERVICE MEDAL (QSM)
Teina Akavi, Waitakere
For services to the Cook Islands community
Allan Royce Anderson JP, Wanganui
For services to conservation and the community
Christine Ann Anderson, Otaki
For services to the community
Stephen William Baggs, Waitakere
For services to the New Zealand Customs Service
Wikitoria Suvia Baker, Temuka
For services to Maori, music and the community
Robert Ames Bettison, Waiuku
For services to the community
Jeanette Lesley Blackadder JP, Christchurch
For services to country music
Donald Gilmour Brash, Oakura
For services to the community
Ereti Taetuha Brown, Waitakere
For services to Maori and youth
Judith Anne Bruce, Christchurch
For services to the community
Squadron Leader Wayne Leslie Buckingham, Paekakariki
New Zealand Cadet Forces
For services to the New Zealand Cadet Forces
Laurel Beatrice Burdett, Taupo
For services to the community
Monica Teresa Burns, Invercargill
For services to netball
Mary Elizabeth Busch JP, Wellington
For services to education and the community
Dr Eleanor Margaret Carmichael, Hamilton
For services to the community
Dennis Paul Clarke, New Plymouth
For services to the community
Joseph Cochrane, Upper Hutt
For services to the community
Glenn William Cockburn, Rolleston
Chief Fire Officer, Rolleston Volunteer Fire Brigade
For services to the New Zealand Fire Service
The Reverend David Allan Connor, Auckland
For services to prisoner welfare
Ashley Ralph Day JP, Dunedin
For services to education
Irwin Lloyd Esler, Invercargill
For services to the community
Dr Michael John Seaborn Floate, Cromwell
For services to conservation and mountaineering
Patricia Ellen Flynn, Featherston
For services to the community
Robin John Frederick Frahm JP, Oxford
For services to the community
Gina Garcia, Kerikeri
For services to music
Professor Russell Garcia, Kerikeri
For services to music
Kalwant Singh Gill, Palmerston North
For services to ethnic communities
Benjamin Wallace Goddard, Ohakune
Chief Fire Officer, Ohakune Volunteer Fire Brigade
For services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Detective Inspector Bruce Leonard Good, Auckland
For services to the New Zealand Police
Bridget Margaret Graham, Auckland
For services to the community
Anthony James Haggerty JP, Waitakere
For services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Malia Toa Filimoe'unga Hamani, Auckland
For services to the Pacific Islands community and senior citizens
Frederick Robert Hamer, Wellington
For services to the railways
Dr Brahmavar Ramanna Sadananda Hegde, Lower Hutt
For services to community medicine
Athol John Herbert JP, Papamoa
For services to the community
Susan Sui Wei Hou, Dunedin
For services to the Chinese community
The Reverend Dorothy Howard, Lower Hutt
For services to the community
Marie Elizabeth May Hull-Brown, North Shore
For services to the Mental Health Foundation
James Brian Hulton, Kaiapoi
For services to football
Noel Alfred Jones, Whakatane
For services to sport
Brian Desmond Joyce JP, Papakura
For services to Maori and the community
Dr Frank Yet Keong Liaw, Turangi
For services to community medicine and the community
Heather Elizabeth Lindauer JP, Russell
For services to the community
Thangaratnam Mahasivam, Auckland
For services to the Tamil community
Lindsay Mitchell Malcolm, Oamaru
For services to the community
Anna Marshall, Whangarei
For services to the Pacific Islands community and the community
Pamela Yvonne Marama Marshall JP, Palmerston North
For services to the community
The Reverend Albert Martin, New Plymouth
For services to Maori
Lyneve Constance Maxwell, Paeroa
For services to music
Gordon Douglas McDowell, Taupo
For services to returned services personnel
Samuel Peter Moeke, Hastings
For services to Maori
Kevin Ronald Moseley, Blenheim
For services to brass bands
Janet Patricia Paku, Napier
For services to the Department of Corrections
Nellie Waimatatini Paratene, Masterton
For services to the community
Dr Kantilal Naranji Patel, Manukau
For services to community medicine and the Indian community
Ranjna Patel JP, Manukau
For services to the Indian community
Lynne Renwick, Te Aroha
For services to theatre and youth
Fraser Bell Ross, Timaru
For services to conservation
Ernest Thomas Rouse, Napier
For services to entertainment
John Richard Edward Ryan JP, Cambridge
For services to Maori and the community
Taime Pareanga Samuel, Hastings
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Mary Ann Selwyn, Manukau
For services to Maori and the community
Gary Ross Severinsen JP, Napier
For services to the community
Granby Ray Siakimotu, Manukau
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Maureen Smith, Motueka
For services to the community
Dr Margaret Rose Southwick, Porirua
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Sergeant Kevin James Stewart, Napier
For services to the New Zealand Police
Homer Geoffrey Stubbs JP, Waihi
For services to the community
Graeme Stuart Tait, Huntly
For services to the community
Tupou Here Tamata-Manapori, Manukau
For services to the Pacific Islands community
Archdeacon Richard Rangi Wallace, Hokitika
For services to Maori
Constable John Howard Ward BEM, Porirua
For services to the New Zealand Police
Rodney Dean Waterhouse, Te Puke
Senior Firefighter, Maketu Volunteer Fire Brigade
For services to the New Zealand Fire Service
Kenneth Ivan Williamson JP, Hamilton
For services to the community
Gerald Joe Wong, Palmerston North
For services to the Chinese community
Mary Woods, Christchurch
For services to volunteering
Susan Valerie Wright, Coromandel
For services to the community
THE NEW ZEALAND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE DECORATION (DSD)
NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE FORCE
Gunner Phillip John Manning, Palmerston North
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
Warrant Officer Stores Accountant Neil Andrew Roberts, Upper Hutt
Royal New Zealand Navy
Colonel George Sean Trengrove, Nelson
Colonel's List, New Zealand Army (Territorial Force)
Warrant Officer Class Two John Francis Weel, Palmerston North
Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
