The 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen 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. They were announced on 6 June 2005.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
New Zealand Order of Merit
Distinguished Companion (DCNZM) Chief District Court Judge David James Carruthers – of Paraparaumu. For services to the District Court. Cassia Joy Cowley – of Wellington. For services to children's literature. George Vjeceslav Fistonich – of Auckland. For services to the wine industry. Professor Linda Jane Holloway – of Dunedin. For services to medicine. Judge Anand Satyanand – of Wellington. For public services, lately as an ombudsman.
Companion (CNZM) Roger Anthony Bonifant – of Ashburton. For services to business and the public sector. Professor Emeritus Frederic Morris Brookfield – of Auckland. For services to education and the law. Shona Elizabeth Butterfield – of Wellington. For services to education. Te Aue Takotoroa Davis – of Manukau City. For services to New Zealand's heritage. The Right Honourable Paul Clayton East – of Rotorua. For services to Parliament and the law. Bryan Charles Gould – of England (lately of Ōpōtiki). For services to tertiary education. Professor John Gordon Hunt – of Auckland. For services to architecture. Professor Peter Bruce Innes – of Dunedin. For services to dentistry. Te Aopehi Kara – of Napier. For services to Māori. Professor William Manhire – of Wellington. For services to literature. Patricia Frances McKelvey – of Waikanae. For services to education. Phillippe Patrick O'Shea – of Wellington; New Zealand Herald Arms Extraordinary. For services to the institution and development of the New Zealand honours system. The Honourable Barry John Paterson – of Auckland. For services to the judiciary.
Officer (ONZM) Dr Michael Anthony Hugh Baird – of Auckland. For services to health and medical administration. Christopher Lance Cairns – of Christchurch. For services to cricket. Philip Edmund Dadson – of North Shore City. For services to the arts. Professor Charles Hines Daugherty – of Wellington. For services to conservation and biology. Professor Richard Lewis Maxwell Faull – of Auckland. For services to medical research. Beatrice Roini Faumuina – of Waitakere (West Auckland). For services to athletics. Daniel Patrick Higgins – of Palmerston North. For services to business and the community. Professor Frances Anne Hughes – of Wellington. For services to the mental health profession. Michael Eric Hurst – of Auckland. For services to film and the theatre. Brigadier David Victor Le Page – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Army. Edward John McCoy – of Dunedin. For services to architecture and architectural heritage. Patric Denis O'Brien – of Invercargill. For services to rugby as a referee. Ian Laurence Robb – of Westland. For services to the dairy industry. Helena Jeannette Schamroth – of North Shore City. For services to the arts. Suzanne Lee Snively – of Wellington. For services to business. Dr Alexander James Sutherland – of Christchurch. For services to tertiary education and engineering. William Russell Sykes – of Christchurch. For services to botany. Paul Henry Drury van Asch – of Wakatipu. For services to tourism. Geoffrey Alan Walker – of Auckland. For services to literary publishing. Vyvyan Yendoll – of Wellington. For services to orchestral music.
Additional
Major Roger George Margetts – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment. Major Stephen Andrew Taylor – New Zealand Intelligence Corps.