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James Muir Cameron Fletcher James Muir Cameron Fletcher Sir James Muir Cameron Fletcher ONZ , often known as Jim or JC Junior, was a New Zealand industrialist known for heading Fletcher Construction, one of the countries' largest firms...	of Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... .
Ivan Lichter Ivan Lichter Ivan Lichter, ONZ, FRCS was a thoracic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of palliative care in New Zealand.He was appointed to the Order of New Zealand on 2 June 1997.Among the organisation that he belonged to:...	of Auckland.

D.N.Z.M.

Janet Elaine Paul

Janet Elaine Paul DNZM was a publisher, painter and art historian based in Wellington New Zealand.She was married to Blackwood Paul and they had a publishing business together specialising in New Zealand poetry. After the death of Paul, she was courted by Denis Glover, one of the poets they...

of Wellington

Wellington

Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...

For services to publishing, writing and painting.

K.N.Z.M.

Robert Arthur Owens,	C.B.E.,	of Auckland.	For services to business and the community.
John Hamilton Wallace John Wallace (New Zealand) The Honourable Sir John Hamilton Wallace, KNZM, QC, was a Judge of the High Court of New Zealand in Auckland. He was appointed Chief Human Rights Commissioner in July 1983, and in 1985 was appointed Chairman of the 1985-86 Royal Commission on the Electoral System which recommended MMP for electing... ,	Q.C.,	of Auckland.	Lately a Judge of the High Court High Court of New Zealand The High Court of New Zealand is a superior court of New Zealand. It was established in 1841 and known as the Supreme Court of New Zealand until 1980.... .

C.N.Z.M.

Brian Newton Davis,		of Wellington.	For services to the Anglican Church and the community.
Austin John Forbes,	Q.C.,	of Christchurch.	For services to the legal profession.
Peter David Gluckman,		of Auckland.	For services to medicine.
Margaret Winn Guthrie,		of Wellington.	For services to gerontology Gerontology Gerontology is the study of the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging... .
Nancy Wai-Lan Kwok-Goddard,		of Wellington.	For services to the community.
John Leslie Munro,	D.S.O., Q.S.O., D.F.C. Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... , J.P.,	of Te Kuiti Te Kuiti Te Kuiti is a small town in the south of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the junction of State Highways 3 and 30 and on the North Island Main Trunk Railway, 80 km south of Hamilton.... .	For services to local government and the community.
Hinetara Potaka,	O.B.E.,	of Te Puke Te Puke Te Puke is a town located 28 kilometres southeast of Tauranga in the Western Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is particularly famous for the cultivation of kiwifruit... .	For services to the community.
Erihapeti Rehu-Murchie,	Q.S.O., J.P.,	of Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... .	For services to the community.
David William Palmer (S21360),			Royal New Zealand Navy Royal New Zealand Navy The Royal New Zealand Navy is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force... .

O.N.Z.M

To be Officers of the said Order:

Graham Murray Bryant,	J.P.,	of Awakino Awakino Awakino is a settlement in the south of Waitomo District, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 3 at the mouth of the Awakino River, five kilometres north of Mokau. It is 79 km southwest of Te Kuiti, and 98 km northeast of New Plymouth.North of Awakino, State... , North Taranaki.	For services to sheep breeding.
Peter Standish Burke,		of New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... .	For services to rugby.
Morris David Chandler,		of Auckland.	For services to motorsport.
Anthony John Farrington,		of Wellington.	For services to business and the community.
Eric Desmond Fielden,		of Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank... .	For services to veterinary science.
Leonard Bruce Gibbs,		of Whakatane Whakatane Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with... .	For services to mission work and the community.
John Bernard Hart,		of Auckland.	For services to rugby.
Denese Letitia Henare,		of Auckland.	For services to the Māori people.
John Clarence Hinchcliff,		of Pukekohe Pukekohe Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. Located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, it is approximately 50 kilometres south of Auckland City, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Pukekohe... .	For services to education.
Professor Linda Jane Holloway,		of Wellington.	For services to medicine.
Ronald (Jock) MacGregor Irvine,		of Auckland.	For services to the legal profession.
John Blackburn Jillett,		of Dunedin.	For services to marine biology.
James Bassett Macaulay,		of Auckland.	For services to banking and the community.
Ian Callum McGibbon,		of Wellington.	For services to historical research.
Jennifer (Jenny) Helen McLeod,		of Pukerua Bay.	For services to music.
Ivan Mercep,		of Auckland.	For services to architecture.
Raymond Francis Meyer,		of Auckland.	For services to education and engineering.
Brian Peter John Molloy,		of Christchurch.	For services to conservation.
Milan Mrkusich,		of Auckland.	For services to painting.
Peter Peryer,		of Auckland.	For services to photography.
Catherine Helen Barnard Smith,		of Hamilton.	For services to the veterinary profession.
William Ronald James Sutton,		of Rotorua.	For services to forestry.
David Patterson Synnott,		of Wellington.	For service to athletics.
Stephen Robert Tindall Stephen Tindall Sir Stephen Robert Tindall, KNZM is the founder of New Zealand retailer The Warehouse, and of the Tindall Foundation.He attended Takapuna Grammar School and has a Diploma of Management from the Auckland Institute of Technology.... ,		of Auckland.	For services to business and the community.
Alison Ann Trotter,		of Dunedin.	For services to historical research.
Ronald Valentine Trubuhovich,		of Auckland.	For services to medicine.
Christine Coe Winterbourn Christine Coe Winterbourn Christine Coe Winterbourn ONZM, PhD, FRSNZ is Professor of Pathology at the university of Otago in Christchurch New Zealand. Her research in the biological chemistry of free radicals earned her the 2011 Rutherford Medal and the Marsden Medal, the top awards from each of New Zealand's two top... ,		of Christchurch.	For services to medical research.
Brian Carruthers,		A.F.C. (L85064),	Royal New Zealand Air Force.

M.N.Z.M

Rex Albert Anderson,		of Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... .	For services to sports administration and the community.
Hilary Claire Atchinson,		of Waiuku Waiuku Waiuku is a country town in the Franklin District, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Waiuku River, which is an estuarial arm of the Manukau Harbour... .	For services to the community.
Margaret Elizabeth Austin,		of Christchurch.	For public services.
Robert Philip Barlin,		of Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.	For services to humanitarian concerns.
Gordon Joseph Blake,	J.P.,	of Tirau Tirau Tirau is a small town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 50 kilometres southeast of Hamilton. The town has a population of 732 . Tirau is primarily a farming town but in recent years has begun to exploit the income that comes from being on a major road... .	For services to local government.
Maurice Leicester Chatfield,	J.P.,	of Auckland.	For services to the community.
Una Vivienne Cooper,		of Hamilton.	For services to marine biology.
Margaret Cross,	J.P.,	of Warkworth Warkworth, New Zealand Warkworth is a town in the upper North Island of New Zealand, within the Rodney District and lying at the far north of the Auckland Region but just south of the Northland Region... .	For services to the community.
Robert Anthony Crowder,		of Lincoln.	For services to organic husbandry.
Stewart James Edward,	J.P.,	of Rotorua.	For services to dentistry and the community.
Betty Maureen Fitzmaurice,		of Auckland.	For services to the community.
Kerry-Anne Gilberd,		of Sydney, Nsw, Australia.	For services to ballet.
Issac Joseph Gupwell,	S.M.,	of Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... .	For services to Māori education.
Hugh Edward Staples Hamilton,		of Waipukurau Waipukurau Waipukurau , also known as Ypuk, is the largest town in the Central Hawke's Bay District on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located 50 kilometres southwest of Hastings on the banks of the Tukituki River.... .	For services to local body and community affairs.
Barry James Harcourt,		of Invercargill Invercargill Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,... .	For services to photography.
Ian le Clerc Harvey,		of Whangaparaoa.	For services to music.
Margaret Edith Harvey,		of London, United Kingdom.	For services to New Zealand wine exports.
Florinda Louisa Lambert,		of Inglewood.	For services to the community.
Graeme Ernest Lee,	J.P.,	of Auckland.	For public services.
Seong Bang Lee,		of Christchurch.	For services to business and the community.
Katie Mason-Moses,	J.P.,	of Blenheim Blenheim, New Zealand Blenheim is the most populous town in the region of Marlborough, in the north east of the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the regional council. It has a population of The area which surrounds the town is well known as a centre of New Zealand's wine industry... .	For services to the community.
Carol Anne Moffatt,		of Oxford, North Canterbury.	For services to education.
Keith Quinn,		of Lower Hutt Lower Hutt Lower Hutt is a city in the Wellington region of New Zealand. Its council has adopted the name Hutt City Council, but neither the New Zealand Geographic Board nor the Local Government Act recognise the name Hutt City. This alternative name can lead to confusion, as there are two cities in the... .	For services to sports journalism.
Rererangi Rangihika,		of Auckland.	Superintendent, New Zealand Police New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand... .
Murray Craig Reid,		of Auckland.	For services to sport and the community.
Ian Ewart Searle,		of Whakatane Whakatane Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with... .	For services to physiotherapy.
Kenneth George Smith,		of Victoria, Australia.	For services to music.
William Farquhar Smith,	J.P.,	of Auckland.	For services to agriculture.
Mary Forbes Symmans,	J.P.,	of Hamilton.	For services to the community.
Erica Judith Tenquist,	J.P.,	of Featherston.	For services to the community.
Raymond Benjamin Topia,		of Whangarei Whangarei Whangarei, pronounced , is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region. Although commonly classified as a city, it is officially part of the Whangarei District, administered by the Whangarei District Council a local body created in 1989 to administer both the... .	Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Kamo Kamo, New Zealand Kamo is a small township north of Whangarei, approximately five minutes drive from the Whangarei CBD. The name is a Māori word meaning "eyelash", but has also been said to mean "to bubble up", referring to hot springs in the area. Mount Parakiore is a volcanic dome rising 391 m to the northwest of... Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.
Frederick David Wilson,		of Wanganui.	For services to the community.
Michael George Pobog-Jaworowski		(H88672),	Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Richard John Howland		(T18624),	Royal New Zealand Navy.
Sarah Lee Hodges		(A993416),	Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Colin Dennis White		(Y18606),	Royal New Zealand Navy.
Keith Douglas Walker		(T45603),	Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps.
Gary Maurice Portas		(W86960),	Royal New Zealand Air Force.

O.N.Z.M.

Commander Paul David Gilkison	(S21889),	Royal New Zealand Navy.
Lieutenant Colonel Steven Guy Ransley	(Y47425),	The Corps of the Royal New Zealand Engineers.

M.N.Z.M.

John Fergus Campbell	(K22457)	Royal New Zealand Navy.
Ainsley Warren Leadley Watson	(U49790),	Royal New Zealand Army Logistics Regiment.
Miles James Singe	(P24416),	Royal New Zealand Navy.

O.N.Z.M.

Claudia De Vita Scott,

of Wellington.

For services to public administration and the community.

M.N.Z.M. (Honorary)

Takashige Katsuno,

of Fukuoka-shi, Japan

Fukuoka

Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

For services to New Zealand interests in Japan.

Q.S.O.

Myra Margaret Barry,		of Christchurch.	for Community Service.
Daphne Elizabeth Bluett,		of Matamata Matamata Matamata is a rural Waikato town in New Zealand with a population of around 12,000 . It is located near the base of the Kaimai Ranges, and is a thriving farming area known for Thoroughbred horse breeding and training pursuits... .	for Community Service.
Shirley Annette Ellis,		of Nelson.	for Community Service.
Robert Derek Haddock,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Mary Hope Meade (Sister Dorothea),		of Wanganui.	for Community Service.
Constance Betty Owen,		of Tauranga.	for Community Service.
Heather Munro Russell,		of Wanganui Wanganui Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region.... .	for Community Service.
Lurleen Grace Straith,		of Invercargill Invercargill Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,... .	for Community Service.
Francis John Cameron,		of Lower Hutt.	for Public Services
Claude Augustine Edwards,		of Opotiki.	for Public Services
Douglas William Girvan,	J.P.,	of Dunedin.	for Public Services
Ian Munro Mackay,		of Wellington.	for Public Services
Dorothy Brett Moon,		of Ashburton.	for Public Services
Fergus Gordon Paterson,		of Picton.	for Public Services
Ewing Robertson,	J.P.,	of Havelock North.	for Public Services
Malcolm James Campbell Templeton,		of Wellington.	for Public Services

Q.S.M.

Angela Dorothy Holden Antony,		of North Shore City.	for Community Service.
Amelia Batistich,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Charles Tamati Bluett,	J.P.,	of Whakatane.	for Community Service.
Frances Robyn Bridgman,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Darrell Le Marchant Carey,	E.D.,	of Huntly.	for Community Service.
Eric James Clarke,		of Paraparaumu Beach.	for Community Service.
Patricia Mavis Cooper,		of Great Barrier Island.	for Community Service.
Kathleen Rees Dalziel,		of Otorohanga.	for Community Service.
William John Dalziel,		of Otorohanga.	for Community Service.
Yvonne June Davison,		of Greymouth.	for Community Service.
Mary Lilian Dobbie,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
George Maitland Duncan,		of Gore.	for Community Service.
Shirley Diana (Billie) Galloway,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
William Kenneth Galloway,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Gloria Elizabeth Hammond,		of Greymouth.	for Community Service.
Bruce Henry Howell,		of Te Kuiti.	for Community Service.
Miss Isla Irvine Hunter,		of Christchurch.	for Community Service.
Ernest John Knox,		of Wainuiomata.	for Community Service.
Mary Edith Ann Mackay,		of Levin.	for Community Service.
David Thomas Millar,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Ngaire Patricia Ockwell,		of Mosgiel.	for Community Service.
Dawn Persson,	J.P.,	of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Robert Bruce Pulman,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Valda Scott,		of Auckland.	for Community Service.
Denis John Sheehan,		of Rangiora.	for Community Service.
Agnes Jane (Nancy) Sibley,		of Gisborne.	for Community Service.
Rita Mavis Simmonds,		of Napier.	for Community Service.
Philip Walter d'Arcy Stewart,		of Amberley, North Canterbury.	for Community Service.
Brian Douglas Sutton,		of Levin.	for Community Service.
James George Tate,		of Ashburton.	for Community Service.
Sally Mary Thompson,		of Christchurch.	for Community Service.
Hape Nuia Waikari,	J.P.,	of Upper Hutt.	for Community Service.
Pirihira Priscilla Mei Wakefield,		of Napier.	for Community Service.
Eleanor Ward,		of Tokoroa.	for Community Service.
Lillie Watson,	J.P.,	of Waitakere City.	for Community Service.
Poppy Watts,		of Lower Hutt.	for Community Service.
Allister Edmund Williamson,		of Raglan.	for Community Service.
Melphie Josephine Wilson,		of Featherston.	for Community Service.
Claud James Wintle,		of Mangawhai, Northland.	for Community Service.
Isla Vivienne Woodham,		of Hokitika.	for Community Service.
Shirley Lorraine Wright,	J.P.,	of Kawerau.	for Community Service.
Donald McNearnie Frank Yeates,		of Levin.	for Community Service.
Niborom Young,		of Wellington.	for Community Service.
Wilfred Campbell Young,	J.P.,	of Renwick, Marlborough.	for Community Service.
Robert Henry Bell,	J.P.,	of Ashburton Ashburton, New Zealand Ashburton is a town and district in the Canterbury Region on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand. It is the third-largest centre in Canterbury, after Christchurch and Timaru. The area around Ashburton is frequently referred to as Mid Canterbury, which is also the name of the... .	for Public Service.
John William Blackwood,		of Palmerston North Palmerston North Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank... .	for Public Service.
Lawrence William Blakemore,		of Pleasant Point, South Canterbury.	for Public Service.
Isabel Margaret Buist,		of Eastbourne Eastbourne Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head... .	for Public Service.
Margaret Constance Cantwell,		of Tauranga Tauranga Tauranga is the most populous city in the Bay of Plenty region, in the North Island of New Zealand.It was settled by Europeans in the early 19th century and was constituted as a city in 1963... .	for Public Service.
Christopher Stanis Diamond,		of Kaikohe Kaikohe Kaikohe is the central service area for the Far North District of New Zealand, about 260 km from Auckland, situated on State Highway 12 at... .	for Public Service.
Laurance Douglas Fleming,		of Thames.	Lately Chief Fire Officer, Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. for Public Service.
Bennett Eden Foster,		of Waihi Waihi Waihi is a town in Hauraki District in the North Island of New Zealand, especially notable for its history as a gold mine town. It had a population of 4,503 at the 2006 census.... .	for Public Service.
Darren William Gamble,		of Invercargill Invercargill Invercargill is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world. It is the commercial centre of the Southland region. It lies in the heart of the wide expanse of the Southland Plains on the Oreti or New River some 18 km north of Bluff,... .	for Public Service.
Ian George Granger,		of Napier Napier, New Zealand Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"... .	for Public Service.
Catherine Violet Harris,		of Orewa Orewa Orewa, a town in New Zealand's North Island lies on the Hibiscus Coast, just north of the base of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and 40 kilometres north of central Auckland. Orewa's population was 7,326 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 1,692 from 2001. It is a popular holiday destination... .	for Public Service.
Charles Laurence John Inder,		of Ranfurly Ranfurly, New Zealand Ranfurly is the largest settlement in the Maniototo district of Otago, New Zealand. Located 110 kilometres north of Dunedin, it lies in dry rough country at a moderately high altitude close to a small tributary of the Taieri River. It is a service town for the local farming community... .	for Public Service.
Allan William Jupp,	J.P.,	of Huntly Huntly, New Zealand Huntly is a town in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is on State Highway 1, 93 kilometres south of Auckland and 35 kilometres north of Hamilton. It is situated on the North Island Main Trunk Railway and straddles the Waikato River.Huntly was called Rahui Pokeka when... .	for Public Service.
Elizabeth Jean Lockington,		of Nelson Nelson, New Zealand Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island.... .	for Public Service.
Shirley Joan Maihi,		of Manukau City.	for Public Service.
Peter John Mitford-Burgess,		of Bombay, South Auckland.	Detective Senior Sergeant, New Zealand Police New Zealand Police The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand... . for Public Service.
Jean Margaret Montague,		of Auckland.	for Public Service.
Ngawini Toka Puru,		of Auckland.	for Public Service.
Sara Bernardine Shand,		of Dipton Dipton, New Zealand Dipton is a small town in Southland, New Zealand. It is located 20 kilometres south of Lumsden and 60 kilometres north of Invercargill. From 20 October 1875 until its closure on 13 December 1982, Dipton was situated on the Kingston Branch railway.... .	for Public Service.
Barry Alan Shepherd,		of Taupo Taupo Taupo is a town on the shore of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island of New Zealand. It is the seat of the Taupo District Council and lies in the southern Waikato Region.... .	New Zealand Police. for Public Service.
John Hubert Skilton,		of Nelson Nelson, New South Wales Nelson is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Nelson is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire and is part of the Hills District.-External links:... .	for Public Service.
Philip Parnell Spackman,		of Rotorua Rotorua Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns... .	New Zealand Police. for Public Service.
Harold George Henry Thomas,	J.P.,	of Waikanae Waikanae Waikanae is a small town on New Zealand's Kapiti Coast. The name is a Māori word meaning "The waters of the yellow eyed mullet". Another settlement called Waikanae Beach exists near Gisborne on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.... .	for Public Service.
Leanne Sharon Wheeler,		of Te Kuiti Te Kuiti Te Kuiti is a small town in the south of the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It lies at the junction of State Highways 3 and 30 and on the North Island Main Trunk Railway, 80 km south of Hamilton.... .	for Public Service.
Robert Hutchinson White,	J.P.,	of Springfield, Canterbury.	Chief Fire Officer, Springfield Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service. for Public Service.
Nancy Isobel Winter,		of Raetihi Raetihi Raetihi is a town in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the junction of State Highways 4 and 49, 11 kilometres west of Ohakune. The 2006 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings recorded its population as 1,035. This constitutes a decrease of 3.4% or 36 people since... .	for Public Service.
Albert Edward Woolf,	J.P.,	of Petone Petone Petone is a major suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the narrow triangular plain of the Hutt River, on the northern shore of Wellington Harbour... .	for Public Service.
Garrick Stanton Workman,	J.P.,	of Ohakune Ohakune Ohakune is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located at the southern end of the Tongariro National Park, close to the southwestern slopes of the active volcano Mount Ruapehu. Part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region, the town is 70 kilometres northeast of Wanganui, and 25 kilometres west... .	for Public Service.
Raymond Robert Wright,	J.P.,	of Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... .	for Public Service.

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