Mr Conrad Smith, of New Plymouth, MNZM, for services to rugby
Conrad Smith made his All Blacks debut in 2004 and was a member of the All Blacks squads that achieved victory at the 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups. Mr Smith was also a member of the All Blacks squads for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He was considered to be one of the pre-eminent centres in world rugby. He has captained the Hurricanes in Super Rugby since 2012 and plays for Wellington in the National Provincial Championship. He made his Wellington debut in 2003, and was signed by the Hurricanes in 2004. Mr Smith achieved 100 Super Rugby caps with the Hurricanes in 2014.