Companion (CB)

Civil division

• Dr Robert Martin Williams CBE – of Wellington; lately chairman of the State Services Commission.

Companion (CMG)

• The Right Reverend Manu Augustus Bennett – of Te Puke; lately Bishop of Aotearoa.
• Albert Eaton Hurley – of Auckland; parliamentary commissioner for investigation (ombudsman), 1976–1980.
• Norman Colin McLeod – of Wellington; Commissioner of Works since 1973.

Knight Commander (KBE)

Civil division

• Dr Alan Stewart CBE – of Palmerston North; vice-chancellor of Massey University since 1964.
• The Right Honourable Sir (Arthur) Owen Woodhouse DSC – of Wellington; president of the Court of Appeal.

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  Sir Alan Stewart
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  Sir Owen Woodhouse

Commander (CBE)

Civil division

• Mervyn Miles Nelson Corner OBE MC JP – of Auckland. For services to the New Zealand fishing industry and community.
• Dr David Russell Hay – of Christchurch. For services to the New Zealand Heart Foundation.
• John Brownlow Horrocks MC ED – of Auckland. For services to business management and the community.
• John Desmond Rose ED – of Singapore, formerly of Auckland. For services to commerce and the community.
• Emeritus Professor John Tenison Salmon FRSNZ – of Waikanae. For services to conservation.
• Denis Vaughan Sutherland JP – of New Plymouth. For services to the City of New Plymouth.

Military division

• Commodore Eric Robinson Ellison OBE – Royal New Zealand Navy.

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  Merv Corner

Officer (OBE)

Civil division

• Patrick John Booth – of Auckland. For services to journalism.
• (John) Brian Brake – of Auckland. For services to photography.
• Noel Stewart Coad – of Wellington; lately Director-General of Lands.
• Bryan William Gibson – assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police.
• Henry Patrick Glen – of Blenheim. For services to Heritage Incorporated and the community.
• Winifred Mary Goddard – of Lower Hutt. For services to the dietetic profession.
• Claude Walter Green ED – of Rahotu. For services to the Taranaki Harbour Board, farming and the community.
• Jon Oliver Feilden Hamilton – of Christchurch. For services to engineering.
• Athol Sydney George McGeady – of Greymouth. For services to farming.
• Noel Victor Mangin – of Hamburg, Federal Republic of Germany. For services to opera.
• Professor Eric Musard Nanson – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• John Joseph O'Dea – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Donald Carthew Oliver – of Auckland. For services to weightlifting and the community.
• Jack Boland Rolfe JP – of Putāruru. For services to the community.
• Hugh Sew Hoy – of Dunedin. For services to export and the community.
• John McCoubrie Stewart – of Wanganui. For services to veterinary science.
• William Arthur Harold Thompson – of Invercargill. For services to Thoroughbred breeding, racing and the community.
• Eric William Thomas Tindill – of Wellington. For services to rugby and cricket.
• Dr Donald William Urquhart – of Palmerston North. For services to medicine, especially radiology.
• Harold Jeffery Whitwell – of Palmerston North; lately principal, Palmerston North Teachers' College.

Military division

• Captain Geoffrey Frank Hopkins – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Colonel Robert Angus Burns ED – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army (Territorial Force).
• Group Captain Graeme Bernard Gilmore – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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  Pat Booth
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  Eric Tindill

Member (MBE)

Civil division

• Rowland Newton Angrove – of Napier. For services to the disabled and the community.
• George Easton Barber – of Foxton. For services to education and the community.
• Barbara Isobel Louise Basham JP – of Wellington. For services to broadcasting and the community.
• Clifford Halley Benson – of Auckland. For services to the handicapped and education.
• Edward Henry Raymond Boyd – of Levin. For services to the welfare of returned servicemen and the community.
• Donald William Cimino – of Wanganui. For services to the Wanganui Museum and the community.
• Joyce Isabel Clarke – of Pleasant Point. For services to the community.
• Robert Maurice Conly AE – of Christchurch. For services to art.
• Lieutenant Commander William George Costello – of Christchurch; New Zealand Cadet Forces.
• Jane Labatt Crosse – of Patoka. For services to the New Zealand Red Cross Society.
• Enid Joan Durbin – of Auckland. For services to netball.
• Alexander Edwards JP – of Cromwell. For services to the community.
• Geoffrey Philip Howarth – of London, formerly of Tauranga. For services to cricket.
• Frederick Stanley Hutchings JP – of Rotorua. For services to the dairy industry.
• Helen Agnes Jackman – of Auckland. For services to the Māori people and education.
• Patricia Frances McKelvey – of Wellington. For services to women's cricket.
• Graham Neil Kenneth Mourie – of Ōpunake. For services to rugby.
• Anthony Audrey St Clair Murray Murray-Oliver – of Wellington. For services to the Alexander Turnbull Library and art history.
• Brian Patrick Quinn – of Alexandra. For services to shearing.
• William Eaton Roberts JP – of Ōtorohanga. For services to the community.
• George Colin Spratt – of Te Puke. For services to horticulture.
• Dr Alan Samual Turner – of Napier; physician-in-charge, chest clinic, Napier Hospital.
• Elisabeth Marjorie Urquhart – of Rotorua. For services to the law and community.
• John Gardiner Woolf – of Wairoa. For services to local-body and community affairs.

Military division

• Warrant Officer Stores Accountant Alan Thomas Johnson – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Warrant Officer Seaman Ronald Arthur Francis Owen – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Warrant Officer Class I Robin John Church – Royal New Zealand Provost Corps.
• Major Frederick Lang Dennerly – Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals.
• Major Peter Lawrence Holes – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
• Squadron Leader Sydney Marcus Elliott – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
• Flight Lieutenant Gavin Robert Leckner – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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  Trish McKelvey

For community service

• John Francis Gallagher – of Wellington; lieutenant colonel, Salvation Army.
• Allan David Dick – of Waianakarua.
• Barbara Goodman – of Auckland.
• Harold Victor Haines – of Wellington.
• Hugh McKerrell JP – of Hastings.
• James Rafferty – of Leithfield Beach.
• Nora Nellie Steed – of Gisborne.
• Harold Lane Thomas – of Hamilton.

For public services

• Herbert James Bowkett Coe – of Wellington.
• George Gee JP – of Petone.
• James Ernest Greenslade – of Palmerston North.
• William Herewini JP – of Porirua.
• Thomas McCristell MBE JP – of Balclutha.
• John Lyle Noakes MBE JP – of Tapu.
• Ronald Francis Taylor – of Auckland.

For community service

• Muriel Rhoda Barber – of Wellington.
• Zylpha May Bennett – of Timaru.
• Winefride Marie Blake (Sister Mary Winefride) – of Wellington.
• Colin Campbell – of Rangiora.
• Dorothy Christian Gordon Cook – of Tauranga.
• Hazel Daphne Dawson – of Taradale.
• Letitia Joan Douglas – of Invercargill.
• Mingao Noho Whane Edwards – of Maungatapere.
• Leonard Edward Frances – of Masterton.
• Irene Mary Gordon – of Wellington.
• Alexander John William Grant JP – of Taupō; brigadier, Salvation Army.
• Florence Marie Harsant – of Hahei.
• Manatenoki Sally Karena – of Ōpunake.
• Mary Edith Evelyn Knight (Mrs Painter) – of Auckland.
• Odette Vivienne Leather – of Auckland.
• Marjorie Mary Maddren – of Whangārei.
• May Elizabeth Marriott – of Timaru.
• Isaac Frank Miller – of Belfast.
• James Nicholas – of Brixton, Waitara.
• Victor John Carruthers Nicholson JP – of Palmerston North.
• Wendy McGowan Northcroft – of Hokitika.
• Ivy Nora Norton – of Kaiaua.
• Irene Angola Oliver – of Rotorua.
• Morris James William Paulger – of Christchurch.
• George Arthur Pinckney – of Dannevirke.
• Hannah Maud Sheila Wilder Sherratt – of Puketapu.
• Henare Tuwhangai – of Kihikihi.

For public services

• Colleen Elizabeth Beaton – of Otira.
• Mabel Bridge – of Rawene.
• Pauline Dorothy Collins – of Christchurch.
• Elizabeth Sandison Daly – postmistress; Claris, Great Barrier Island.
• Hugh Graham Endicott-Davies – senior constable, New Zealand Police.
• Lawrence Cecil Gabites – sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• Frederick Arthur Hitchener – of Wairoa.
• Minnie Te Miri Kamo – of Waikuku Beach; lately public health nurse, Department of Health.
• Sylvia Theresa Kenny JP – of Picton.
• Hugh Francis Malcolm Logan – of Wellington.
• Dr Ronald Diarmid MacDiarmid – of Port Chalmers.
• Colin Chalmers Monteath – of Christchurch.
• Arthur Stewart Ombler JP – of Milton.
• Dawn Rosemary Petersen – of Auckland.
• Joseph Herbert Hugh Pierce MBE ED JP – of Mount Maunganui.
• Naomi Rickard JP – of Ashburton.
• Alois Schicker JP – of Ōkato.
• Alice May Stuart – of Otaitai Bush, Riverton.
• The Reverend Robert Beaumont Tait – of Dunedin.
• Mitchell Daniel Tupari Walters JP – of Dargaville.
• Elsie Irene Wiley – of Masterton.

Member (RRC)

• Lieutenant Colonel Helen Judith Macann ARRC – Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps.