The 1977 Queen's Silver Jubilee and Birthday Honours in New Zealand , celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II and the 25th anniversary of her accession to the throne , were appointments made by the Queen 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 11 June 1977.[ 1] [ 2]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Honorary military appointments
Elizabeth II
Queen Mother
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince of Wales
Princess Anne
Duchess of Gloucester
Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
Additional member
Knight Bachelor
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
Military division
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Knight Commander (KCMG)
Companion (CMG)
Order of the British Empire
Dame Commander (DBE)
Civil division
Knight Commander (KBE)
Civil division
Commander (CBE)
Civil division
Military division
Air Commodore Harold Gordon Moss AFC – head, New Zealand Defence Liaison Staff, Canberra .
Officer (OBE)
Civil division
^ Appointment annulled and cancelled in 2000.[ 3] [ 4]
Military division
Member (MBE)
Civil division
Stanley Nicholas Bakulich – of Dargaville . For services to trade-union affairs.
William Arthur Black – of Te Anau . For services to search and rescue operations.
Raymond Stanley Boyce – of Wellington. For services to the arts.
Ronald Hugh Davis – of Napier . For services to the building industry and community.
Mary Eileen Gillies (Sister Mary Justine) – of Auckland. For services to education.
Kenneth Ralph Gillon – of Napier. For services to the community and local-body affairs.
Otto Gram – of Taumarunui . For services to search and rescue operations.
Richard Stopford Higginbotham – of Auckland. For services to the community.
Marie Jean Hobbs – of Auckland. For services to women's bowling .
Grenville Frederick Hughes – of Papakura . For services to horseracing as a jockey.
Marion Elizabeth Jackman – of Wellington. For services to sport, especially athletics.
Helene Douglas Love McIver – of Timaru . For services to the community.
Andrew McNicol – of Auckland. For services to the education and training of intellectually handicapped children.
Charles Norman Nicholls – of Auckland. For services to horticulture, athletics and the community.
George Alexander Ronald Petrie – of Invercargill. For services to horticulture.
Arthur Richard Rackley – of Dunedin. For services to the arts and community.
Peter Riwaru Ririnui – of Tauranga . For services to the community and trade-union affairs.
Nellie Elizabeth Robertson – of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
Colin Desmond Smith – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
Victor Gerald Spiller – of Christchurch. For services to local-body and community affairs
Frederick John Taylor JP – of Eltham . For services to the community.
Agnes Theodore (Akinihi Tiatoa) JP – of Auckland. For services to the community in Ōtara .
Thomas Grace Tyrer – of Waikanae Beach . For services to agricultural journalism.
John Thomas Voyle – of Cambridge . For services to sport.
Alvin Harry Woolven JP – of Hamilton. For services to the dairy industry.
Military division
Warrant Officer Richard Keith Berge – Royal New Zealand Navy
Lieutenant Commander Victor William Fifield – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Warrant Officer Class II Allan Harold Blackler – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force).
Warrant Officer Class II Edwin Te Runa Chadwick – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps.
Temporary Major and Quartermaster Clifford Raymond Parker – Royal New Zealand Engineers .
Temporary Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Henry Pilling – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Squadron Leader Donald Bruce Dalzell – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Squadron Leader William Henry Hillman – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Squadron Leader Gordon Thompson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
British Empire Medal (BEM)
Civil division
Eleanor Elizabeth Alden – of Dunedin. For services as a Plunket nurse.
Thomas Ralph Birdsall – of Hamilton. For services to education and the community.
William John Burton – of Gisborne . For services to sport, especially rifle shooting and archery.
James Michael Cashman JP – of Tākaka . For services to the community.
Jessie Lois Edwards – of Invercargill. For services to nursing.
Carl Rubenstein Prime – of Auckland. For services to the community.
Keitha Beamish-White – of Rotorua . For services to the tourist industry.
Military division
Chief Radio Mechanic Gary Raymond Cousins – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Chief Petty Officer Peter Ernest Joseph Kneebone – Royal New Zealand Navy.
Staff Sergeant David George Arps – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps.
Sergeant Roland Joseph Horopapera MM – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Temporary Warrant Officer Class II Gordon Arthur Nairn – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force).
Temporary Warrant Officer Class II Arthur Richard Tristram – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Leading Aircraftman Michael Andrew Naus – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Flight Sergeant Awhetu Te Rangi Waiariki – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)
Garfield Johnson
Baden Norris
For public services
Queen's Service Medal (QSM)
Eileen Lucy Barry – of Tauranga.
Ronald Edward George Cameron – of Christchurch.
Francis Herbert Cramer – of Inglewood .
Elaine Roma Delicate – of Plimmerton .
Henry John Bowling – of Hamilton.
Catherine Ellen Hancox – of Whangārei.
Ruth Heagney – of Blenheim .
Hyacinth Jordan Jenkins – of Masterton .
James Claude Percival Kirkland – of Invercargill.
William Henry Ross Kydd JP – of Taumarunui.
Myrtle Rita McElwain JP – of Papatoetoe .
Rose McLaughlin – of Leeston .
Foufouhetogia Marion McQuoid – of Auckland.
Gordon John Alexander Nicholls – of Auckland.
Barbara Mary Procter – of Auckland.
Henry Coffield Bucknall Scott – of Stratford .
Ivan Fletcher Somerville – of Balclutha .
Ivan Stanicich – of Christchurch.
Ahenata Taiapa – of Porirua .
Maraea Anne Te Kawa JP – of Ruatoria .
Violet Mary Tuanui – of Chatham Islands .
Henry Arthur Wilkinson – of Upper Hutt.
Kenneth Ernest Young – of Taupō .
For public services
Nora Jean Bourke JP – of Auckland.
Edith Isabel Charteris – of Wellington; associate to the Chief Justice .
Victor James Crimp JP – of Dunedin.
Patricia Ellen Curtis – of Whangārei.
John Williamson Dryden Hall JP – of Orewa .
Leslie Robertson Hercus – of Dunedin.
Cyril George Imrie – of Foxton Beach ; lately Works Supervisor, Ministry of Works and Development , RNZAF Base Ohakea .
Albert Melbourne Latta JP – of Ngāruawāhia .
Taylor Samuel Mihaere JP – of Palmerston North.
Leith Fennor Miles – senior sergeant, New Zealand Police.
Veronica Denise Sexton – of Wellington; supervising shorthand typist, Department of Justice.
Douglas Gilbert Simes – of Christchurch; transmission superintendent (Canterbury), New Zealand Electricity Department , Islington.
Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Robert Neville Cuthbert – constable, New Zealand Police.
Laurence Ferguson Smith – sergeant, New Zealand Police.
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Wing Commander Donald William Pawson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Air Force Medal (AFM)
Sergeant Christopher Leonard Frederick Knight – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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