Distinguished Companion (DCNZM)

• Eion Sinclair Edgar CNZM – of Dunedin. For services to education, business and sport.
• Alison Mary Roxburgh CBE QSO JP – of Nelson. For services to women's affairs and the community.
• Archie John Te Atawhai Taiaroa – of Taumarunui. For services to Māori.
• Robin Adair White – of Masterton. For services to painting and printmaking.

• Eion Edgar
• Archie Taiaroa
• Robin White

Companion (CNZM)

• Diana Valentine Best – of Wellington. For services to women's health.
• Dr Herbert Bramwell Cook – of Christchurch. For services to medicine and the community.
• The Honourable Anthony Arthur Travers Ellis – of Wellington. For services as a Judge of the High Court.
• Elizabeth Aroha Mountain Ellis JP – of Auckland. For services to Māori arts and crafts.
• Dr Robin Frances Fancourt – of New Plymouth. For services to children.
• Dr Donald Harley Gray – of Auckland. For services to orthopaedics.
• Roger Leighton Hall QSO – of Auckland. For services as a playwright.
• Dr John Clarence Hinchcliff ONZM – of Pukekohe. For services to education.
• Paul Scott Holmes – of Auckland. For services to broadcasting and the community.
• Edward Douglas Langford – of Wellington. For services to manufacturing and the community.
• The Honourable James Kenneth McLay QSO – of Auckland. For services to conservation.
• Pamela Ann Murray – of Wellington. For services to the community.

• Roger Hall
• Paul Holmes
• Jim McLay

Officer (ONZM)

• Joseph James Wilson Bailey – of Wellington. For public services, lately with the Department of Courts.
• Timothy Edward Sherman Bailey – of Auckland. For services to the motor industry and the community.^{[upper-alpha 1]}
• John Daniel Barnett – of Auckland. For services to the film industry.
• Kevin Edward Dell – of Invercargill. For services to brass bands and the community.
• Professor William Alexander Denny – of Auckland. For services to cancer research.
• Robert Fenwick – of Auckland. For services to business and export.
• Angela June Foulkes – of Wellington. For services to the trade union movement and employment relations.
• Rodger Denis Fox – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Charles Stewart Hunter – of Cambridge. For services to harness racing.
• Geoffrey Fyffe Lamb – of Auckland. For services to orthopaedics and amputees.
• Kuao Edmond Langsbury – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Margaret Rose Malcolm – of Dunedin. For services to bowls.
• Dr Bartholomew Robin Mann – of Christchurch. For services to business and the community.
• Dr David Wallace Marshall – of Napier. For services to dentistry, local-body affairs and the community.
• Anne Lysbeth Noble – of Wellington. For services to photography.
• Josephine Moya Noble – of Auckland. For services to children's literature.
• Emeritus Professor Kevin Francis O'Connor – of Christchurch. For services to the environment and agriculture.
• Patrick Maurice Power – of Havelock North. For services to opera.
• Dr Roma Mere Roberts – of Auckland. For services to Māori and science.
• Collene Patricia Roche – of Auckland. For services to education.
• William Wilson – of Auckland. For services to banking and commerce.
• Kenneth Mark Wilton JP – of Masterton. For services to local body affairs and the community.
• Brigadier Timothy Charles Brewer ED – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Army Territorial Force.

Additional

• Lieutenant Colonel Dean Lewis Baigent – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
• Lieutenant Colonel Antony Michael Hayward – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
• Commander Alan John Ogilvie Martin MNZM – Royal New Zealand Navy.

Honorary

• Professor (John) Frank Thomas Griffin – of Dunedin. For services to science.
• Bruno Gilles Robert Jean-Marie Trouble – of Auckland. For services to New Zealand – French relations.

• Bill Denny
• Rodger Fox
• John Martin
• Anne Noble

Member (MNZM)

• William Arthur Cecil Abbiss – of Feilding. For services to local government, farming and the community.
• Joyce Armstrong – of Whangārei. For services to the community.
• Barry John Bean – of Mount Maunganui. For services to education.
• Lieutenant Colonel Clare Lynette Bennett – Royal New Zealand Army Education Corps.
• Paratene Jackson Bennett – of Rotorua. For services to Māori and the community.
• Marlene Joan Bennetts – of Christchurch. For services to literature.
• Santokh Singh Bhullar – of Taumarunui. For services to the Sikh and Indian communities.
• Ronald Manly Huia Bowater – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• Elizabeth Butterfield – of Waiheke Island. For services to the community.
• Marise Ann-Millicent Chamberlain – of Christchurch. For services to athletics.
• Kai-Yin (Spencer) Cheung JP – of Christchurch. For services to the Chinese community.
• Michael Francis Clements JP – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Meryl Marion Dickson – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Captain Micheal Bruce Ormond Duncan – Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps.
• Mirella Forti-Hall – of Auckland. For services to the Italian community.
• Lieutenant Colonel Shayne Rawhiti Gilbert – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
• John William Goodwin – of Napier. For services to horticulture.
• Ivan Albert Hardgrave – of Porirua. For services to local body affairs and the community.
• Ernest Ian Richard Kidman – of Wellington. For services to the Cambodian community.
• The Reverend Henare Boydie Kirikiri – of Tolaga Bay. For services to Māori.
• Warren James Kyd – of Auckland. For public services as a Member of Parliament.
• Robert Kent Lester – of Feilding. For services to motorsport and road safety.
• Natalie Francis Lloyd – of Auckland. For services to allergy awareness.
• Wayne Robson Mackwood – of Papatoetoe. For services to rugby league.
• Alan Livesey Mason – of Feilding. For services to horticulture and the community.
• Harry Cassidy Midgley – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Warrant Officer Electronics Technician Mark Eric Naldrett-Jays – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• (Vui) Stephen Sio Niumata – of Auckland. For services to the Pacific Islands community.
• Professor Emeritus Graham Alfred Nuthall – of Christchurch. For services to education.
• Mark O'Callaghan – of Taupō. For services to sport.
• Dennis Robert Paget – of Blenheim. For services to the community.
• John Robert Palmer – of Auckland; chief inspector, New Zealand Police.
• Magan Ranchhod JP – of Bombay. For services to the Indian community.
• Ailsa Jean Salt – of Wellington. For services to Parliament.
• Alan John Sayers – of Whangaparāoa. For services to sport and journalism.
• Julie Seymour – of Christchurch. For services to netball.
• (Sydney) Campbell Smith – of Hamilton. For services to the arts.
• Warren Hastings Snow – of Auckland. For services to the environment and the community.
• Noeline Patricia Still – of Christchurch. For services to deaf persons.
• Elinor Stratford – of Greymouth. For services to the community.
• Dr Edward Laurie Pike Thew JP – of Manukau City. For services to education.
• Colin Edward Topp JP – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Linda Tuumuliga Vagana – of Auckland. For services to netball.
• Aalt Verkerk – of Christchurch. For services to business and the Dutch community.
• Alexandra Vranyac – of Wellington. For services to the Greek community.
• Norman Francis Walsh JP – of Dunollie, West Coast. For services to local-body and community affairs.
• Neil Sinclair Watts – of Orewa. For services to dental technology.
• Patricia Webster – of Nelson. For services to international development and the community.
• Leslie Wong – of Dunedin. For services to the Chinese community.
• David Victor Wong Hop – of Auckland. For services to the Chinese community.

Additional

• Warrant Officer Class One Margaret Browne – Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (Duke York's Own).
• Major Anthony Allan Downey – Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (Duke York's Own).
• Squadron Leader Russell John Mardon – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

• Marise Chamberlain
• Alan Sayers
• Julie Seymour
• Linda Vagana

For community service

• Robert Campbell Croker – of Auckland.
• Joyce Margaret Lavender – of Wellington.
• The Reverend Helen Margaret Aitken Martin – of Auckland.
• Janette Pamela Grace Scahill – of Whangārei.
• Eric George Walker – of Hokitika.
• Wallace Edward Woodley – of Christchurch.

For public services

• Enid Pearl Leighton – of Whakatāne.
• Robert Arapata Low JP – of Rotorua.
• The Honourable Murray John Finlay Luxton – of Wellington.
• Professor Wharehuia James Milroy – of Hamilton.
• Bruce Alan Palmer – of Christchurch.
• Dr Anisur Rahman – of Hamilton.
• Pamela Avis Stone – of Auckland.
• Edward Rongomaiira Tamati JP – of New Plymouth.
• Dr Brian Anthony Tapper – of Palmerston North.
• Don Dayapala Wijewardana JP – of Wellington.

• John Luxton
• Wharehuia Milroy

For community service

• Doreen Rosena Hilda Alexander – of Whangārei.
• Clarence Edward Rex (Pat) Batchelor – of Auckland.
• Peter Alfred Callahan – of Blenheim.
• Christine Winifred Chaplow – of Te Kūiti.
• Margery Charlton – of Auckland.
• David Shadbolt Christensen – of Christchurch.
• Douglas James Clarke – of Christchurch.
• Graham William George Crawshaw – of Arapohue.
• Titus De Silva – of Auckland.
• Ynys Joy Fraser – of Rotorua.
• Lois Hilary Galer – of Ophir.
• Shona Joy Hammond-Boys – of Kihikihi.
• Jean Ruth McGaffin – of Rotorua.
• John Lachlan McKinnon – of Timaru.
• Isobel Ann McMillan – of Auckland.
• Gladys Wilma Madgwick – of Auckland.
• George Richardson Marriner – of Christchurch.
• Verona Mary Moynihan – of Napier.
• Jennifer Amy Murray – of New Plymouth.
• Katie Murray – of Kaitaia.
• Paula Mariea O'Regan – of Blenheim.
• Kathleen Phillips – of Kaitaia.
• Roger James Robins – of Lower Hutt.
• Ethel Rita Robinson – of Palmerston North.
• Gaye Lynette Smith – of Gisborne.
• Jean Dorothy Swan – of Te Aroha.
• Yvonne May Sycamore JP – of Putāruru.
• Judith Ann Tamblyn – of Bulls.
• Glenys Walker – of Wellington.
• John Geddes Watson – of Auckland.
• Doreen Raey Wheeler – of Gisborne.

• Katie Murray

For public services

• Peter David Barber JP – of Auckland; principal rural fire officer, Waitakere Rural Fire Authority.
• Margaret Anne Bayfield – of Wellington.
• Eileen Mary Brownlie – of Frasertown.
• Margaret Mary Burgess – of Auckland.
• Trevor Niall Burgess – of Auckland.
• Deborah Bush – of Christchurch.
• Leonard Patrick Harwood – of Taumarunui.
• Lynette Claire Campbell – of Christchurch.
• Stewart Munro Davies – of Palmerston North.
• John Sefton Elworthy – of Upper Hutt.
• Murray Wilfred Evans – of New Plymouth; constable, New Zealand Police.
• Marion Margaret Fowlie JP – of Tairua.
• Gail Teresa Gillespie – of Mangonui.
• Ann Meredith Graeme – of Tauranga.
• Basil Stanley Lindsay Graeme – of Tauranga.
• Alison Mary Gray – of Wellington.
• Edwin Christopher Hansen JP – of Bluff.
• Dr Derek John Hardy – of Waihi.
• Cilla Ruruhira Henry JP – of Hamilton.
• Kerry Wayne Hilliard – of Palmerston North; national fire coordinator, Department of Conservation.
• John Roger Kerswill – of Wellington.
• Ronald Douglas Mackie – of Rangiora.
• Dr Papali'i Semisi Ma'ia'i – of Auckland.
• Leo Patrick Mangos – of Tauranga.
• Monica Mansbridge – of Kaikōura.
• Phillippa Helen Martin – of Manakau.
• Meremere Mangamaru Paitai Petricevich JP – of Kaitaia.
• Anaru Mita Pilmer – of Gisborne; chief fire officer, Matawai Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Heather Mae Shaw – of Auckland.
• Barry Garnett James Shields – of Christchurch; assistant regional fire commander, Transalpine Fire Region, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Betty Doris Simmonds – of Kaiapoi.
• Leonard Macdonald Simmonds JP – of Kaiapoi.
• Raymond Trevor Smith – of Auckland; sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• Erica Jill Stanley – of Wellington.
• Thomas Robert Trotter – of Karitane.
• Margaret Fergusson Waipara – of Porirua.
• Seiuli Moira Maria Walker JP – of Orewa.
• Thomas Adrian Young – of Christchurch; constable, New Zealand Police.

Honorary

• Elizabeth Ann Hawley – of Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Yumiko Nakayama – of Japan.