New Years Honours List 2026

The full list is here. The titular honours are:

DNZM

To be Dames Companion of the said Order:

Professor Helen Victoria Danesh-Meyer, CNZM, of Auckland. For services to ophthalmology.

Ms Coral May Shaw, of Te Awamutu. For services to public service, the judiciary and the community.

Ms Dorothy Myrtle Spotswood, of Wellington. For services to philanthropy.

KNZM

To be Knights Companion of the said Order:

Mr Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon, CNZM, of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America. For services to motorsport.

Mr Rodney Kenneth Drury, of Queenstown. For services to business, the technology industry and philanthropy.

Professor Graham Stephen Le Gros, CNZM, of Wellington. For services to medical science.

Mr Christopher Wilton Parkin, CNZM, of Wellington. For services to philanthropy and the arts.

Very pleased to see Dorothy Spotswood and Chris Parkin recognised for their incredible generosity. Likewise Rod Drury is so well deserved. He had a vision to set up an online accountancy company and it now now valued at over $22 billion, is used by 4.6 million companies and employs 4,600 staff.

Also pleased to see Richard Harman get an ONZM for services to journalism. I first met Richard when he was TVNZ Political Editor in the 1980s and 1990s. He produced TV current affairs shows for many years and still writes an invaluable daily newsletter – Politik.

Also nice to see Jack Hodder KC, Tenby Powell and Jens Mueller get ONZMs. Likewise the MNZMs to Peter Cullen and Rosemary Dixon. All good people.