New Year Honours 2026: The full list

New Year Honours 2026 - the full list

Here is the full list of everyone receiving a 2026 New Year Honour: Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM): DANESH-MEYER,...

New Year Honours 2026: The full list

Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer , CNZM, Remuera, Auckland, for services to ophthalmology Coral May Shaw , Te Awamutu, for services to public service,...

MotorSport New Zealand celebrates three motorsport leaders recognised in New Year Honours

MotorSport New Zealand is proud to celebrate the recognition of three outstanding contributors to the sport in the New Year Honours List, acknowledging decades of excellence, leadership, and service to motorsport and the wider community. Scott Dixon – Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) New Zealand’s most successful current-day racing driver, […] The post MotorSport New Zealand celebrates three motorsport leaders recognised…

Māori excel in New Year Honours 2026

Mā mua ka kite a muri, mā muri ka ora e mua – Those who lead give sight to those who follow, those who follow give life to those who lead. Māori recipients in the New Year 2026 Honours list demonstrate deep and enduring commitment to Māori advancement and community leadership across Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka says. The list of Māori recipients includes Companions, Officers and Members of the New Zealand Order of…

New Year's Honours 2026 - Full list

Insignia of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Image – dpmc.govt.nz. The full list of New Year’s Honours recipients for 2026. Dame Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM): Danesh-Meyer, Professor Helen Victoria, CNZM – for services to ophthalmology Shaw, Coral May – for services to public service, the judiciary and the community Spotswood, Dorothy Myrtle – for services to philanthropy Knight Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit…