Mr Ma'a Nonu, of Wellington, MNZM for services to rugby
Mr Ma’a Nonu made his Test debut for the All Blacks in 2003 and was a member of the All Blacks squads that achieved victory at both the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. Mr Nonu finished his All Blacks career as the most capped All Blacks number 12. He made his debut for Wellington in the National Provincial Competition in 2002, captaining the team in 2005. He made his Super Rugby debut for the Hurricanes in 2003, and also played for the Blues and Highlanders. Mr Nonu also played for the New Zealand Sevens team and the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and began playing rugby for Toulon in France in late 2015.