New Year Honours 2023 - the full list

A host of New Zealanders have been honoured for their service in the 2023 New Year Honours list.

Among them are former Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield, who has been made Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit; and acting coach Miranda Harcourt and former Black Ferns captain Professor Farah Palmer, who have been made Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

DNZM - To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Ms Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt, ONZM - For services to the screen industry and theatre

Professor Farah Rangikoepa Palmer, ONZM - For services to sport, particularly rugby

Dr Janice Claire Wright - For services to the State and the environment

KNZM - To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Dr Ashley Robin Bloomfield - For services to public health

Mr Markus Dunajtschik - For services to philanthropy

Dr Haare Mahanga Te Wehinga Williams, MNZM, JP - For services to Māori, literature and education

Mr Michael Francis Barnett, ONZM - For services to business

Mr Hamish Bryon Bond, MNZM - For services to rowing

Dr Bruce Donald Campbell - For services to plant and food research

Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer - For services to ophthalmology

Mrs Leigh Helen Gibbs, ONZM - For services to netball

Mr Trevor Horowaewae Maxwell, MNZM - For services to Māori and local government

Mr Paul Te Poa Karoro Reginald Morgan, QSO - For services to Māori and business

Mr Eric Gordon Murray, MNZM - For services to rowing

Emeritus Professor David Gerard Simmons - For services to tourism and tertiary education

Ms Kereyn Maree Smith, MNZM - For services to sports governance

Ms Lisa Tumahai - For services to Māori development

The Honourable Mititaiagimene Young Vivian - For services to Niue

Mrs Kaa Kataraina Kathleen Williams, QSO - For services to Māori and education

Mr Tawhirimatea Te Auripo Rewita Williams, MNZM - For services to Māori and education

Ms Michèle Edith A'Court - For services to the entertainment and comedy industries

Mr Martin Ranfurly Bennett - For services to the environment and the community

Ms Elizabeth Anne Caldwell - For services to the arts

Mr Barry John Clark, QSM, JP - For services to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association

Dr Bruce Dudley Clarkson - For services to ecological restoration

Mr Grant Cleland - For services to disabled people

Mr Paul Daniel Coll - For services to squash

Professor Emerita Jennie Lynne Connor - For services to alcohol harm reduction

Mr John Terence Darby - For services to wildlife conservation and science

Mr Brian Patrick Donnelly - For services to social housing

Deputy Commissioner Glenn Murray Dunbier - For services to the New Zealand Police and the community

Mr Nathan Edward Fa'avae - For services to adventure racing, outdoor education and the Pacific community

Mr David Rodney Fane - For services to the performing arts

Mr Grahame Boston Fong - For services to powerlifting

Dr Natalie Joan Gauld - For services to pharmacy and health

Mrs Joanne Lisa Gibbs - For services to public health

Ms Cindy Leigh Johns - For services to people with learning disabilities

Mr Ian Keith MacEwan - For services to addiction services

Ms Beryl Te Haumihiata Mason - For services to Māori language education

Mr Waihaere Joseph Mason, MNZM - For services to Māori and education

Professor Rangiānehu Matamua - For services to Māori astronomy

Ms Anita Jane Mazzoleni - For services to corporate governance

Mr Bernard Joseph McKone - For services to the pharmaceutical sector

Ms Janine Rania Morrell-Gunn - For services to children's television and the community

Mr Don Edward Mortensen - For services to the prevention of sexual harm

Ms Pānia Christine Papa - For services to Māori language education and broadcasting

Mr Khoa Dang (Mitchell) Pham - For services to the technology sector and New Zealand-Asia relations

Professor Edwina Pio - For services to ethnic communities

Ms Christine Anne Rogan - For services to alcohol harm reduction

Ms Nicola Maree Smith-Guerin - For services to anaesthesiology

Dr Apisalome Sikaidoka Talemaitoga - For services to health and the Pacific community

Ms Lisa-Jane Taouma - For services to Pacific arts and the screen industry

Mr Charles Richard Veitch - For services to wildlife conservation

Dr Kathleen Joy Walker - For services to wildlife conservation

Mr Peter Muru Edward Walters - For services to touch rugby

Ms Paula Mapuna Werohia-Lloyd - For services to Māori and business

Mr Kenneth Michael Williams - For services to governance and the community

Ms Te Puea Pekerangi Eileen Winiata - For services to Māori and health

Dr Hafsa Ahmed - For services to ethnic communities and women

Ms Wendy Allison - For services to drug harm reduction

Dr John Douglas Armstrong - For services to Māori health

Mr David Wallace Bain - For services to health and the community

Ms Priscilla June Baken - For services to midwifery

Dr Timothy Robert Bevin - For services to health

Mr Carlton Paul Bidois - For services to the environment and Māori-Crown relations

Mrs Hoana Mere Burgman - For services to Māori and environmental governance

Dr Heather Anne Came-Friar - For services to Māori, education and health

Mr Malcolm James Campbell - For services to local government and the community

Mr Lloyd Russell Chapman - For services to the community and heritage rose preservation

Mr David Christopher Chapple - For services to the community and heritage preservation

Mr Brian Raymond Coffey - For services to people with disabilities

Dr Gina Annette Cole - For services to literature

Ms Catherine Mary Cornish - For services to the performing arts

Mrs Carlotta Brigid Dann - For services to addiction advocacy

Professor Christine Margaret Davies - For services to education

Ms Dale Winifred Farrar - For services to the State

Father Paulo Sagato Filoialii - For services to the Pacific community

Mr Bruce James Ford, JP - For services to the community

Ms Ruth Beatrice Gerzon - For services to community development and social justice

Mr Tony John Gray, JP - For services to education

Mr Albert Christopher Grinter - For services to education and Māori

Mr Phillip Ross Halse - For services to local government and the community

Mr Sefita 'Alofi Hao'uli - For services to Tongan and Pacific communities

Ms Christina Angela Hape - For services to Māori and governance

Mrs Anna Maree Harrison - For services to netball and volleyball

Mr Ian Robert Archibald Hastie - For services to education

Mr Paul Leslie Hodge, JP - For services to the hospitality industry

Mr John Maxwell Inger - For services to education

Miss Dayle Olive Jackson - For services to education and sport

Ms Penelope Jane Jackson - For services to art crime research and visual arts

Mr Mohamed Abdi Jama - For services to the Muslim community

Mrs Tina Maria Jones - For services to suicide prevention and mental health

Ms Lakiloko Tepae Keakea - For services to Tuvaluan art

Ms Marilyn Rhonda Kohlhase - For services to Pacific arts and education

Ms Debra Joy Lampshire - For services to mental health

Dr Alana Marissa Lopesi - For services to the arts

Mr Stanislaw Manterys - For services to refugees and the Polish community

Dr Paul Allan Maunder - For services to the arts and the community

Mrs Felorini Ruta McKenzie - For services to Pacific education

Mr Richard Mark McNamara - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and emergency management

Senior Sergeant Clifford Gordon Metcalfe - For services to the New Zealand Police and Search and Rescue

Ms Betty-Anne Maryrose Monga - For services to music

Mrs Henriette Michel Nakhle, QSM - For services to the Lebanese community

Mrs Melony Robin O'Connor - For services to basketball

Mrs Jocelyn Jane O'Donnell - For services to business and community development

Mr Sullivan Luao Paea - For services to youth

Mr Corey Nathan Peters - For services to sit-skiing

Mr Nico Porteous - For services to snow sports

Mr Russell John Postlewaight - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Mrs Rita Keka Powick - For services to Māori, education and governance

Ms Shirleen Vinita Lata Prasad - For services to addiction services and the South Asian community

Mrs Helen Ngairie Rasmussen - For services to Māori and conservation

Ms Rosanna Marie Raymond - For services to Pacific art

Ms Bonnie Jane Robinson - For services to seniors and social services

Mr Christopher Stephen Rooney - For services to education

Mr Reweti Ratu Ropiha - For services to Māori health

Ms Zoi Katherine Sadowski-Synnott - For services to snow sports

Mrs Jennifer Robyn Shattock, QSM, JP - For services to local government and economic development

Ms Sarah (Sally) Margaret Shaw - For services to nursing

Dr Gregory Howard Sherley - For services to conservation

Dr Jane Elizabeth Skeen - For services to children with cancer

Mrs Cheryl Smith - For services to rugby

Ms Margaret Teresa Tai Rākena - For services to victims of sexual violence and the community

Mr John Maxwell Tait - For services to education and Māori

Dr Amama Bagem Thornley - For services to health

Mr Charles Beswick Wilkinson - For services to arts governance and the community

To be Companions of the Queen's Service Order:

Mr John Robert Dobson - For services to people with disabilities

Dr Caroline Ann McElnay - For services to public health

Mr Kura Te Rangi Moeahu - For services to Māori and the arts

Mr Hayden Paul Waretini Wano - For services to Māori health

Mrs Naomi Ruth Baker-Wenley - For services to opera

Mrs Margaret Anne Bourke - For services to the community

Mr Rodger Henry Brickland - For services to athletics

Mr Brendan Sean Butler - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Mr Geoffrey Denis Clews - For services to the arts and the community

Mr Maurice James Cowie - For services to Search and Rescue

Mr Trevor Michael Crosbie, JP - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Mrs Rosemary Jane Ensor - For services to the community

Mrs Kinaua Bauriri Ewels - For services to the Kiribati community

Mrs Lynore Ann Farry - For services to the community

Mr George Rafton Flavell - For services to Māori culture and heritage preservation

Mr Matthew Vincent Frost - For services to people with autism

Mr Galumalemana Fetaiaimauso Marion Galumalemana - For services to the Pacific community

Mr James William Gordon - For services to the community

Ms Hana Melania Halalele - For services to Pacific health

Mr Clyde Harris Hamilton - For services to the community and heritage preservation

Mrs Afife Skafi Harris - For services to migrant communities

Mrs Eileen Margaret Jean Harvey-Thawley - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community

Mr James Richard Strachan Higham - For services to rugby and education

Mrs Barbara Noeline Jeffries - For services to equestrian sport and war commemoration

Mrs Judith Ann Johnson, JP - For services as a Justice of the Peace

Mrs Teurukura Tia Kekena - For services to the Cook Islands and Pacific communities

Mrs Carol Anne Martin - For services to the community and netball

Mr Kevin James McComb - For services to cycling

Ms Agnes (Nancy) McCulloch McShane - For services to women and pay equity

Mrs Karen Anne Morris - For services to the community

Mr Kenneth Michael Morris - For services to the community

Mr Nanai Pati Muaau - For services to Pacific health

Mr Euon Graham Murrell, JP - For services to the community

Reverend Woo Taek Nam - For services to the Korean community

Mr Lomia Kaipati Semaia Naniseni - For services to the Tokelau community

Mr James Allan Ngarewa, JP - For services to the community and education

Mr Gavin Russell Alan Nicol - For services to veterans

Mrs Yong Rahn Park - For services to the Korean community

Ms Linda Susan Rutland - For services to the community

Mr Ma'a Brian Sagala - For services to Pacific communities

Ms Mamaitaloa Sagapolutele - For services to education and the Pacific community

Mr Ian Rankin Smith, JP - For services to civil defence and the community

Mrs Patricia Isabel Smith - For services to the community

Mr Donald Bruce Thomas - For services to the community and the legal profession

Mrs Muriel Patricia Tondi - For services to the Italian community and language education

Mrs Mavis Emlen Tweedie - For services to the community

Mr Kevin Victor Watkins - For services to the community and New Zealand-China relations

Ms Helen Whittaker - For services to art and the community

Mr Robin Young - For services to the community

Mrs Tofilau Nina Kirifi-Alai - For services to education and the Pacific community

Tuifa’asisina Kasileta Maria Lafaele - For services to Pacific health

Mrs Nemai Divuluki Vucago - For services to Fijian and Pacific communities

Mrs Kyo Jin Yun - For services to the Korean community

Mr Nigel John Watson - For services to Antarctic heritage preservation

Captain Brendon John Clark - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force

Serviceman L - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force

Sergeant Hayden Peter Smith - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force