New Zealand Royal Honours

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Professional engineers who have received New Zealand Royal Honours include:

2008

Mr Peter Charles Maire Hon FIPENZ, of Auckland was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (D.C.N.Z.M). (Queens Birthday Honours List)

Captain Michael Peter De Boer GIPENZ, of Christchurch has received the Distinguished Service Decoration (D.S.D).
(Queens Birthday Honours List)

Professor Richard Laurence Earle DistFIPENZ, of Palmerston North, was appointed an Officer of New Zealand Merit (ONZM) for services to engineering. (New Years Honours List)

John Nelson Duder FIPENZ, of North Shore, Auckland, was appointed an Officer of New Zealand Merit (ONZM) for services to engineering and the community. (New Years Honours List)

2007

Gerald Lynn Te Kapa Coates FIPENZ, of Wellington was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to engineering. (New Years Honours List)

Neil Mander FIPENZ, became a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to engineering and the community. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

Dr William Robinson DistFIPENZ, was appointed to the Queen’s Service Order (QSO) for services to engineering. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

Henry Van Der Heyden HonFIPENZ, was made a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DCNZM) for services to agriculture. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

2006

Raymond Wilton Burrell FIPENZ, Wellington was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the New Year Honours List 2006 for his services to mountain safety. (New Years Honours List)

Richard John Bentley DistFIPENZ, of Wellington was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) for services to business, education and the community. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

2005

Philip Maurice Carter MIPENZ, JP, of Christchurch received an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business. (New Years Honours List)

William John Henderson FIPENZ, of Dunedin who was awarded a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZOM) for services to cricket and the community. (New Years Honours List)

David Ti Tai MIPENZ, of Lower Hutt, who received a MNZOM for services to the Chinese community. (New Years Honours List)

Dr Alexander James Sutherland DistFIPENZ, Christchurch, was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to tertiary education and engineering. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

Clifford Raymond Barnett DistFIPENZ, Auckland, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to fire safety engineering. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

Robert Brian Armstrong FIPENZ JP, Hamilton, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to the community. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

2003

John Charles La Roche FIPENZ, was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM). (New Years Honours List)

Dr William Pickering HonFIPENZ, K.B.E. - O.N.Z. Honorary Member of the Order of New Zealand. (Queens Birthday Honours List)

2002

Professor Roy Geddes CompIPENZ - Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (New Years Honours List)

Fred Johnson FIPENZ - MNZM - Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit. (Queen’s Birthday Honours List)

Andy Buchanan FIPENZ - Queens Service Medal for Public Services (Q.S.M.). (Queen's Birthday Honours List)

Allan Nichols FIPENZ - Queens Service Medal for Public Services (Q.S.M.). (Queens Birthday Honours List)

This list is in no way complete please contact us if you know of any notable engineers who should be listed here email media@ipenz.org.nz