Dan Carter, of Auckland, ONZM for services to rugby
Mr Dan Carter made his All Blacks debut in 2003 and became the most capped All Blacks first five-eighth in 2012. He was a member of the victorious All Blacks Rugby World Cup squads in 2011 and 2015 and was also a member of the World Cup squads in 2003 and 2007. He became the fifth All Black to achieve 100 caps in 2013 and is the highest point scorer in test rugby history, having ended the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 1,598 points. He has been named the International Rugby Board’s International Player of the Year three times