The 2016 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders, and to celebrate the passing of 2015 and the beginning of 2016. They were announced on 31 December 2015.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Order of New Zealand (ONZ) Ordinary member Richard Hugh McCaw – of Christchurch. For services to New Zealand.
New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Companion (DNZM) Jane Campion – of Glenorchy. For services to film. Paula Rae Rebstock – of Auckland. For services to the State.
Knight Companion (KNZM) The Honourable Terence Arnold – of Wellington. For services to the judiciary. David Alexander Fagan – of Te Kūiti. For services to shearing.
Companion (CNZM) Professor Max Wenden Abbott – of Auckland. For services to health, science and education. The Honourable Pamela Jean Andrews – of Auckland. For services to the judiciary. Dr Ian Shepherd Civil – of Auckland. For services to health. Corinne Barbara Haines – of Christchurch. For services to business. Robin Michael Hapi – of Foxton. For services to Māori, the community and governance. John Allandale Lee – of Wānaka. For services to business and tourism. Christopher Pell Liddell – of New York, United States of America. For services to business and philanthropy. The Honourable Alan Donald MacKenzie – of Wellington. For services to the judiciary. Peter Hanbury Masfen – of Auckland. For services to business and philanthropy. John Brodie Matthews – of New Plymouth. For services to the arts and engineering. Professor Lesley Margaret Elizabeth McCowan – of Auckland. For services to health. Virginia Margaret Radford – of Auckland. For services to Girl Guides. Penelope Elsie Simmonds – of Invercargill. For services to education, sport and the community. Joyce Adele, Lady Simpson – of Christchurch. For services as a philanthropist.