Dame Companion (DNZM)

• Rosemary Anne Horton QSO QSM – of Auckland. For services to philanthropy.
• Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira CNZM – of Hamilton. For services to the Māori language.

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  Dame Rosie Horton

Knight Companion (KNZM)

• David John Graham CBE ED – of Auckland. For services to education and sport.
• The Honourable Justice Robert Grant Hammond – of Wellington. For services to the law.
• Graeme Thomas Harrison – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Daniel Patrick Higgins ONZM – of Palmerston North. For services to philanthropy and the community.
• James Hay Wallace ONZM – of Auckland. For services to the arts.^{[upper-alpha 1]}

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  Sir John Graham
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  Sir Grant Hammond
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  Sir Graeme Harrison
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  Sir Pat Higgins
• 
  James Wallace

Companion (CNZM)

• The Honourable John Archibald Banks QSO – of Auckland. For services to local-body affairs.
• Howard George Broad – of Wellington. For services as Commissioner of Police.
• Herbert John Te Kauru Clarke – of Lower Hutt. For services to Māori.
• Matteo de Nora – of Monaco. For services to yachting and medicine.
• Christopher Keith Doig OBE – of Christchurch. For services to the arts and sport.
• Kenneth Mark Ford – of Auckland. For services to local government.
• Margaret Phyllis Elsie Horsburgh – of Auckland. For services to health.
• Roger Lawrence Kerr – of Wellington. For services to business.
• Boudewijn Huibrecht Klap (Boyd Klap) QSO – of Wellington. For services to business and the community.
• Derek Te Ariki Te Whetu Takatahi Morehu – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Christopher Wilton Parkin – of Wellington. For services to business and the arts.
• Kerry Leigh Prendergast – of Wellington. For services to local-body affairs.
• William Newton Sheat OBE – of Lower Hutt. For services to the arts.
• Professor Warren Perry Tate – of Kaikorai. For services to science.
• John Henry Whitehead – of Wellington. For services as secretary to the Treasury.

Honorary

• Richard Lee Armitage – of Vienna, Virginia, United States of America. For services to New Zealand–United States of America relations.

• 
  John Banks
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  Howard Broad
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  John Clarke
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  Matteo de Nora
• 
  Chris Doig
• 
  Mark Ford
• 
  Margaret Horsburgh
• 
  Roger Kerr
• 
  Boyd Klap
• 
  Derek Morehu
• 
  Chris Parkin
• 
  Kerry Prendergast
• 
  Bill Sheat
• 
  Warren Tate
• 
  Richard Armitage

Officer (ONZM)

• Ruth Ellina Aitken – of Paeroa. For services to netball.
• Professor Emeritus Martin Hugh Devlin – of Waikanae. For services to education.
• Catherine Moana Dewes – of Rotorua. For services to Māori.
• Robert Anthony Fisher – of Auckland. For services to sport.
• Stephen Paul Fleming – of Wellington. For services to cricket.
• Dr Peter James Gow – of Auckland. For services to health.
• John Allan Clinton Hattie – of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. For services to education.
• Dr John Stephen Hellstrom – of Picton. For services to biosecurity.
• Diedre Allison Irons MBE – of Wellington. For services to music
• Judith Mary Kirk – of Taupō. For services to the community.
• Dr Jack Neville Parle – of Hamilton. For services to agricultural science.
• Professor Ronald James Paterson – of Auckland. For services to health.
• Nolan Tariho Rimitiriu Raihania – of Tokomaru Bay. For services to Māori.
• Dr Roland Elliston Rowland – of Palmerston North. For services to genetic research.
• Professor Swee Thong Tan – of Wellington. For services to medicine.
• John Frederick Turner JP – of Lumsden. For services to the meat industry.
• Daniel Luca Vettori – of Auckland. For services to cricket.
• Rea Geoffrey Wikaira JP – of Auckland. For services to health administration.
• Casey Williams – of Hamilton. For services to netball.

• 
  Ruth Aitken
• 
  Martin Devlin
• 
  Cathy Dewes
• 
  Rob Fisher
• 
  Stephen Fleming
• 
  John Hattie
• 
  Diedre Irons
• 
  Judith Kirk
• 
  Ron Paterson
• 
  Al Rowland
• 
  Swee Tan
• 
  Daniel Vettori
• 
  Rea Wikaira
• 
  Casey Williams

Member (MNZM)

• Therese Ann Angelo – of Christchurch. For services to museums.
• Ratapu Hori Te Awa – of Huntly. For services to Māori.
• Roka Hurihia Cameron – of Ōpōtiki. For services to Māori.
• Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron – of Pacific Pines, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. For services to basketball.
• James Clovis Clad – of Washington, D.C., United States of America. For services to New Zealand–United States of America relations.
• Barry George Cleal JP – of Auckland. For services to rowing.
• William John Cyrus Dooley – of Oamaru. For services to the restoration of historic buildings.
• Robyn May Duncan – of Feilding. For services to youth.
• Brian Paul Ellis – of Auckland. For services to the music industry.
• Mark Christopher Farnsworth – of Mangawhai. For services to the community.
• Kenneth James Gilligan – of Napier. For services to business.
• Ngaire Anne Guy – of Tauranga. For service to music.
• Adam James Hall – of Dunedin. For services to sport.
• Jenny Gwynndd Harper – of Christchurch. For services to the arts.
• David Harold Ward Hartnell – of Auckland. For services to entertainment.
• Richard Bruce Hawke – of Christchurch. For services to pipe bands.
• John Langley Hawkesby – of Auckland. For services to broadcasting and the community.
• Dr Rodger William Hilliker – of Temuka. For services as a general practitioner.
• Peter Malcolm Jackson – of Kaitaia. For services to journalism.
• Dr Guy Elwyn Jansen – of Porirua. For services to music.
• Gregory Kenneth Jenks – of Tauranga. For services to conservation.
• Michael Johnson – of Auckland. For services to Paralympic sport.
• Josephine Tui Faith Karanga – of Whakatāne. For services to Māori.
• Jason Mark Kerrison – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Jennifer Cheryl King – of Wellington. For services to the Asian community.
• Sionepaea Kumitau – of Auckland. For services to the Niuean community.
• James Robert Law – of Featherston. For services to the community.
• Daphne Tania Luke – of Ōtaki. For services to business and the community.
• Alfred Lewis McIvor – of Christchurch. For services to diabetes research.
• Leonard James Murray – of Bronte, New South Wales, Australia. For services to tourism.
• Keith James Neylon – of Invercargill. For services to agriculture.
• Diana Elizabeth Parkes – of Lower Hutt. For services to textile art.
• Valentino Pereira – of Wellington. For services to the Pacific community.
• Kuini Moehau Reedy – of Gisborne. For services to Māori.
• Nonnita Margaret Rees – of Wellington. For services to the arts.
• John Cecil Roadley – of Blenheim. For services to the dairy industry.
• Sister Marie Elizabeth Roche – of Upper Hutt. For services to the community
• Ann Mary Ruth – of London, United Kingdom. For services to drama.
• Allan Arrol Scott – of Blenheim. For services to viticulture.
• Lois Ann Scott – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Dr Kantha Madhavji Soni – of Auckland. For services to medicine and the community.
• Ivan Carl Sutherland – of Blenheim. For services to rowing and viticulture.
• Roger Neil Taylor – of Nelson. For services to the arts.
• Isabella Huihana Tedcastle – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Jonathan Robert White – of Whakatāne. For services to the arts and the community.
• Jo-anne Edna Mary Wilkinson – of Leigh. For services to youth.
• Steven Wai Cheung Wong – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.
• Laurence Edward Zwimpfer – of Wellington. For services to information technology.

• 
  Pero Cameron
• 
  Roka Ngarimu-Cameron
• 
  Bill Dooley
• 
  Adam Hall
• 
  Jenny Harper
• 
  David Hartnell
• 
  John Hawkesby
• 
  Guy Jansen
• 
  Michael Johnson
• 
  Lew McIvor
• 
  John Roadley
• 
  Sister Marie Roche
• 
  Ivan Sutherland
• 
  Jo-anne Wilkinson