Jacqueline Grant, of Hokitika, ONZM, for services to the community. PHOTOS: GOVERNMENT HOUSE
Paul Dewsbery, of Timaru, QSM for services to the community.
Prof Robert Love, of Robina, Australia, ONZM for services to dentistry.
Ronald Nind, of Queenstown, QSM for services to the community.
Ruth Arnison, of Dunedin, QSM for services to poetry and literature.
Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy presented honours and awards to 32 recipients from around the country — including five with ties to the South — at two investiture ceremonies at Government House, Wellington, yesterday.