Professor Vincent O'Sullivan, KNZM, of Wellington, for services to literature
Her Majesty The Queen by Royal Warrant dated 5 June 2000 appointed Emeritus Professor Vincent Gerard O’Sullivan, of Port Chalmers, a Distinguished Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit for services to literature.
By Warrant dated 23 March 2009, The Queen prescribed that a Distinguished Companion of the said Order may elect to be redesignated a Knight Companion of the Order.
By Warrant dated 10 December 2021 The Queen approved the redesignation of Emeritus Professor Vincent O’Sullivan as a Knight Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit.