1978 Special Honours (New Zealand) Explained

The 1978 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours Lists: in the first, dated 11 February 1978, two judges received knighthoods;^[1] and in the second, dated 20 April 1978, six people were awarded the Polar Medal, for good services as members of New Zealand expeditions to Antarctica in recent years.^[2]

Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross (GBE)

Civil division

• The Honourable Ronald Keith Davison – of Auckland; Chief Justice of New Zealand.
• The Right Honourable Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild – of Wellington; lately Chief Justice of New Zealand.

Polar Medal

• Major James Richard Milton Barker – of Christchurch; officer-in-charge, 1970–1972.
• Peter John Barrett — of Wellington; geologist, 1974–1975.
• Anthony Maurice Bromley — of Christchurch; meteorological observer and station leader, 1973–1974.
• Jack Edward Hoffman — of Lower Hutt; driller, 1975–1976.
• Malcolm Gordon Laird — of Christchurch; geologist and field leader, 1974–1975.
• Alexander Thomas Wilson — of Hamilton; geochemist, 1974–1975.

Notes and References

1. News: Honours and awards . 16 February 1978 . New Zealand Gazette . 322 . 10.
2. News: Honours and awards. 20 April 1978 . New Zealand Gazette . 1155 . 33.