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Professor Dame Carolyn Burns, DNZM, of Dunedin, for services to ecological research
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Dr Eve Coxon, CNZM, of Auckland, for services to Pacific and tertiary education
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Ms Deborah George, ONZM, of Auckland, for services to education and governance
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Mr Rick Hoskin, ONZM, of Auckland, for services to the blind and people with low vision
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Mrs Nikki Denholm, MNZM, of Auckland, for services to humanitarian advocacy and photography
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Mrs Beverley Douglas, MNZM, of Pauanui, for services to netball and the community
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Mr Kevin Evans, MNZM, of Northland, for services to wildlife conservation and the community
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Mrs Falanisesi Hafoka, QSM, of Auckland, for services to the Tongan community