The following is a list of living New Zealanders who have been appointed dames or knights.
The list includes:
The list does not include principal companions (PCNZM) and distinguished companions (DCNZM). These non-titular honours were announced by the fifth Labour Government of New Zealand in April 2000. While the appointments were identical in rank to dames or knights grand companion (GNZM), and dames or knights companion (KNZM or DNZM), respectively, they did not provide the appellation of "sir" or "dame". The change was made via royal warrant and came into effect before the 2000 Birthday Honours were announced on 13 June.[1] [2] With the change to the fifth National Government of New Zealand, John Key announced the reinstatement of the titles "sir" or "dame" in March 2009.[3] This further change was made via Royal Warrant and came into effect before the 2009 Birthday Honours were announced on 1 June.[4] There had been eighty-five appointees in the interim who were still alive (seventy eight DCNZM and seven PCNZM; four of the latter already enjoyed a title) and five who had died.[5] [6]
Of the 85 who were eligible to take on a title, 72 chose to do so in 2009. Of the thirteen who elected to remain as principal and distinguished companions, two already held a title (Ivor Richardson and Silvia Cartwright).[7] [8] The first person who had the title bestowed was Heather Begg, who received her damehood in April 2009 ahead of others because of failing health (she died a month later).[9] The remaining seventy-one received their titles through the 2009 Special Honours.[10] [11] Vincent O'Sullivan accepted redesignation from Distinguished Companion to Knight Companion on 10 December 2021.[12] Sam Neill accepted the same redesignation on 9 June 2022.[13]
By default, the table below is sorted in chronological order of appointment as a knight or dame.
| Name | Portrait | Honour | Date of appointment | Citation | Present age | ||
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| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to sailing | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to opera | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For political and public services | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to anthropology | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | Mayor of the City of Dunedin | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George | For public services | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Professor of Law, Victoria University of Wellington | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to women | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to business management and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | Speaker of the House of Representatives | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to local government | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For political and public service | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Chief of Defence Staff, New Zealand Defence Force | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to cricket | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to merchant banking and yachting | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For public services | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George | Prime Minister of New Zealand 1989–90 | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to opera and the community | align=center rowspan=2 | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to opera | ||||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to local government and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to opera | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to cardiology | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to the Māori people and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | Chief of Defence Force | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to the dairy industry | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to historical research | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to music | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to music | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the theatre | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to literature | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to engineering and business administration | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sport and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business, sport and the arts | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to golf | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a Minister of the Crown and Member of Parliament | align=center | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Chief Justice of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For public services as a Member of Parliament and Minister of the Crown | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For public services, lately as Chief Executive of the Department of Social Welfare | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to information technology, commerce and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to the City of London | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order | 9 March 2009 | formerly Commonwealth Secretary-General | align=center | ||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Governor-General of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sport and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Mâori education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the arts | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to religious studies | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sports administration and netball | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medicine | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education and the Māori people | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the community | align=center rowspan=2 | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business, the community, and the environment | ||||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to local government | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medicine | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to agriculture | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and sport | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to exporting | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to women and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the rural community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to agriculture | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the law and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to paediatrics | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to conservation | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Family Court | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the wine industry | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a Member of Parliament | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to yachting, especially the 2000 America's Cup challenge | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to children's literature and book illustration | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the New Zealand Defence Force, lately as Chief of Defence Force | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to historical research | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the District Court | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medicine | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as Speaker of the House of Representatives, 1996–99 | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Māori Land Court, Waitangi Tribunal and High Court of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to music | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to acoustical science | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medicine and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to painting and printmaking | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the arts and business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to conservation | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as president of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori health, in particular public health services | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to children | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge of the High Court of New Zealand and the Court of Appeal of New Zealand | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the arts | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the food industry | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a judge of the Court of Appeal | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Governor-General Designate | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the arts | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | services to business and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to fashion and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to mental health and rugby | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to equestrian sport | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to local-body affairs and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a member of Parliament and as speaker of the House of Representatives | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and tourism | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby | align=center | |||||
| Knight Bachelor | For services to higher education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to fashion and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Thoroughbred industry | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to local-body affairs and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Anglican Church | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to tertiary education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and sport | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to manufacturing and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Search and Rescue and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the law | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the arts and business | align=center rowspan=2 | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Governor-General Designate | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sports governance | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a Member of Parliament | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medicine | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the arts and business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business, science and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the State | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and philanthropy | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a Member of Parliament and to Māori | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and the arts | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sports administration | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to shearing | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to science and education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to athletics | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State and business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to international law and international arbitration | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medical research | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and education | ||||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to governance and the television industry | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to seniors | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Māori language | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the Pacific community and youth | align=center | |||||
| Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to youth | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and heritage preservation | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a Member of Parliament | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State and Māori | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to fashion and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to entertainment | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education and the Pacific community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the rights of sex workers | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to entertainment | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to entertainment | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education and chemistry | align=center | |||||
| Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to the public and to the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to local government and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business and Māori | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to governance and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to science | align=center | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Chief Justice Designate | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to theatre | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to youth health | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and the community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to youth and education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to netball | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to heritage preservation and governance | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to women and economics | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori art | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to education and the State | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to neonatology and perinatology | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to science | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to child wellbeing and education | align=center rowspan=2 | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Governor-General Designate | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | align=center | ||||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to music | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to broadcasting, business and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to ecological research | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to nursing education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori, music and television | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to tennis | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business, healthcare and governance | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medical research | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to art | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to canoe racing | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to swimming | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to health and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and war commemoration | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to health | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to netball | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State, youth and the arts | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to human rights and health | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to governance, the law, business and the community | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Pacific and public health | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to acting | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the screen industry and theatre | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to sport, particularly rugby | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the state and the environment | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to public health | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori, literature and education | align=center | |||||
| Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire | For services to science and to the law | align=center | |||||
| Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the State | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to governance and business | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to health and the Pacific community | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the public service and the arts | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary and legal education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to rugby | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to football governance | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to Māori and business | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to health | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services as a member of Parliament and as Speaker of the House of Representatives | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to film, television and theatre | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to women, governance and philanthropy | align=center | |||||
| Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to business, governance and women | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to the judiciary and legal education | align=center | |||||
| Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | For services to medical science | align=center |