Describing himself as possibly the least respectable person in New Zealand, the Wizard (76) said he "floundered around in disbelief" when he discovered he was to receive the award.
The Wizard, who divides his time between homes in Christchurch and Oamaru, is now contemplating what to wear.
While he will be in "full regalia", he might get something more elaborate than his usual black costume - "perhaps some sparkly things" - or have a tiny QSM embroidered on his robes.
He wondered what international media would think of the honouring of a wizard and he expected they would be trying to figure out what was going on in New Zealand.
Asked whether he would have sooner had a knighthood bestowed on him, perhaps Sir Wizard of New Zealand, the Wizard said he was very grateful for his QSM.
It had been suggested that it stood for Queen's Senior Magician.
The Wizard, born Ian Brackenbury Channell, has been going to Oamaru since the 1970s, and bought a home in the town five years ago with long-time partner and fiancee Alice Flett.
During summer, he could still be found speaking in Cathedral Square in Christchurch - the "only proper public square in New Zealand", he said.
Asked whether he had any plans for retirement, the Wizard said there were no successors in the wings.
There were no orators, just "chaps who do speaking", he said.
"To get anything across, you can't be quiet and reasonable. You've got to be sensationally weird," he said.
"I went my own way years ago. Something about me annoys people a lot and delights others," he said.
The Wizard was very puzzled no-one had made a film or written a book about him, saying "there's no-one like me".
