2008 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 14 June 2008 in The United Kingdom,^[1] 9 June 2008 in Australia,^[2] on 2 June 2008 in New Zealand,^[3] and on 14 June 2008 in Barbados,^[4] The Bahamas,^[5] Grenada,^[6] Papua New Guinea,^[7] Solomon Islands,^[8] Saint Lucia,^[9] and Belize,^[10]

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Knights Bachelor

• Dr. James Anderson, CBE. For public and voluntary service.
• William Atkinson, Headteacher, Phoenix High School, Hammersmith and Fulham, London. For services to Education and to Community Relations.
• Trevor Lloyd Baker, Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to clown entertainment in the West Midlands
• Rt. Hon. Alan Beith, MP, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. For services to Parliament.
• Professor Drummond Bone, F.R.S.E., Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. For services to Higher Education and to Regeneration in the North West.
• Professor Christopher Richard Watkin Edwards. For services to Higher Education, Medical Science and to Regeneration in the North East.
• Mark Philip Elder CBE, Conductor and Music Director, The Hallé Orchestra. For services to Music.
• Leonard Raymond Fenwick, C.B.E., Chief Executive, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Tyne and Wear.
• Dr. Philip John Hunter, C.B.E., Chief Schools Adjudicator. For services to Education.
• Moir Lockhead OBE, Chief Executive, FirstGroup. For services to Transport.
• Professor Andrew James McMichael, F.R.S., Professor of Molecular Medicine and director, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science.
• William Moorcroft, Principal, Trafford College. For services to local and national Further Education.
• William Desmond Sargent, C.B.E., Executive Chair, Better Regulation Executive, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. For services to Business.
• Michael John Snyder. For services to Business and to the City of London Corporation.
• Paul Robert Stephenson QPM, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police.
• Professor Anthony John Newman Taylor, C.B.E., lately Chair, Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. For public service.
• Peter Viggers, MP, Member of Parliament for Gosport. For services to Parliament.
• Professor Nicholas John Wald. Professor of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London. For services to Preventive Medicine.

Diplomatic and Overseas List

• Dr. Richard J. Roberts. For services to molecular biology and UK science, USA.

Order of the Bath

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)

Military Division

Royal Navy

• Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, K.C.B., A.D.C.

Royal Air Force

• Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., A.D.C.

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)

Military Division

Army

• Lieutenant General Nick Houghton, C.B.E.

Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath (D.C.B.)

• Helen Frances Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Companions of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)

Military Division

Royal Navy

• Rear Admiral Richard Jeffery Ibbotson, D.S.C.
• Rear Admiral Paul Lambert

Army

• Major General Gary Robert Coward, O.B.E.
• Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster, K.G., O.B.E., T.D., D.L.

Royal Air Force

• Air Vice Marshal Steven Chisnall

Civil Division

• Timothy John Burr, Comptroller and Auditor-General, National Audit Office.
• Louise Casey. For public service.
• Jeremy Carl Groombridge, Director of Transformation and Product Management, Jobcentre Plus. For public and voluntary service.
• Lin Homer, Chief Executive, Border and Immigration Agency. For public and voluntary service.
• William Roy Junkin, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.
• Stephen Quinn, Permanent Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Executive.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (G.C.M.G.)

Diplomatic Division

No appointments.

Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (K.C.M.G.)

Diplomatic Division

• Geoffrey Doyne Adams, C.M.G., H.M. Ambassador, Iran.
• Nigel Kim Darroch, C.M.G., UK Permanent Representative, Brussels

Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (C.M.G.)

Civil Division

Diplomatic Division

• Michael David Apted. For services to the British film and television industries, USA.
• Nigel Conrad Chapman, Director of the BBC World Service and Chair of the BBC World Service Trust. For services to international broadcasting.
• Michael James Crawford, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Karen Elizabeth, Mrs. Pierce, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York.
• Mark Sedwill, lately Director, UKVisas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Home Office.
• David Arthur Slinn, O.B.E., lately Head, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Helmand, Afghanistan.
• Anthony Donald Raymond Smith, director, European Political Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
• Nicholas Simon Syrett, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Royal Victorian Order

Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (D.C.V.O.)

• Miss Julia Charity Cleverdon, C.V.O., C.B.E., formerly Chief Executive, Business in the Community.

Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (K.C.V.O.)

• Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner, J.P., Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.
• Charles Michael Henderson, The Lord Faringdon, Lord in Waiting to The Queen.
• Commodore Robert Cameron Hastie, C.B.E., R.D., J.P., formerly Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan.

Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.)

• Nicolas Clark Adamson, L.V.O., O.B.E., Private Secretary to The Duke of Kent.
• Robin Orr Blair, L.V.O., formerly Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle.
• William Edward Chapman, formerly Prime Minister's Secretary for Appointments.
• Robert George Clinton, formerly Senior Partner, Farrer & Co LLP.
• Professor John Cunningham, Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen.
• Brigadier Donald Graeme Hardie, T.D., J.P., formerly Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.
• Miss Diane Elizabeth Morcom,^[11] formerly Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council in New Zealand.
• Miss Rachel Anne Wells, L.V.O., Assistant Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.

Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (L.V.O.)

• Nigel Joseph Arch, director, Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces.
• Allan Bridgewater, C.B.E. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences.
• Miss Pamela Margaret Clark, M.V.O., Registrar, Royal Archives.
• Veronica Anne (Polly), Mrs. Courtice, Co-Director and Chief Executive, The Prince of Wales's Business in the Environment Programme.
• Philip Brian Everett, Deputy Ranger, Windsor Great Park Crown Estate.
• Miss Angela Christine Mary Heylin (Mrs. Minzly), O.B.E., Formerly Trustee, Historic Royal Palaces.
• Nicholas Altham Kidd, Training Captain/Aircraft Captain, The Queen's Helicopter Flight.
• Martin Ronald Watson, Partner, Forest House Veterinary Group.
• Dr. David Anthony Zideman, Honorary Physician (Civilian) to The Queen.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)

• Jennifer Margaret, Mrs. Cannon, Legal Executive, Farrer & Co LLP.
• Squadron Leader Jayne Susan Casebury, Royal Air Force; Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
• Frances Amelia, Mrs. Eason, Senior Secretary, The Princess Royal's Household.
• Diane, Mrs. Eddy, Administration Secretary, Balmoral Estate.
• Miss Angela Michèle Edwards (Mrs. Clark), Information Officer, Press Office, Royal Household.
• Sergeant Christopher John Gislingham, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.
• Terence Dennis Gough, Head of Gardens and Estates, Historic Royal Palaces.
• Jill Patricia, Mrs. Hurdman, formerly Administrator, The Royal Warrant Holders Association.
• Roderick Andrew Lane, Head Book Conservator, Royal Library, Windsor Castle.
• Christopher Paul Matthews, Deputy Land Steward, Western District, Duchy of Cornwall.
• Miss Moira McDougall, Secretary to the Resident Factor, Balmoral Estate.
• Superintendent Timothy Andrew Marriott Nash, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.
• Miss Caroline Lucy Whitaker, Assistant Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, Royal Collection.

Royal Victorian Medal

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

• David Cartledge, R.V.M., Senior Stallion Handler, Royal Studs.

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

• Charles Thomas Bouch, formerly Yeoman Bed Goer, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
• Paul Lawrence Burch, Gamekeeper, Sandringham Estate.
• Bernadette Therese, Mrs. Darbin, Telephone Operator, Royal Household.
• Corporal Brian Diggle, Orderly to The Duke of Edinburgh.
• John Paul Fallis, Warden, The Great Park, Windsor Crown Estate.
• Peter Ivor Jeffery, Estate Foreman, Eastern District, Duchy of Cornwall.
• Margaret Susan, Mrs. Mattocks, Telephone Operator, Royal Household.
• Paul David Murray, Senior Storeman, Master of the Household's Department, Royal Household.
• Maria Sizaltine (Tina), Mrs. Peti, Housekeeper to Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.
• Paul Eric Southwell, House Foreman, Sandringham Estate.

Order of the Companions of Honour

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour

• Richard Rogers, The Lord Rogers of Riverside, For public service and for services to Architecture.

Diplomatic and Overseas List

Order of the British Empire

Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (D.B.E.)

Civil Division

• Joan Dawson Bakewell CBE, Broadcaster and Writer.
• Professor Christine Joan Beasley CBE, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health. For public and voluntary service.
• Hilary Sharon Braverman Blume. For services to the Voluntary Sector.
• Professor Janet Valerie Finch CBE DL, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University. For services to Social Science and to Higher Education.
• Clara Hedwig Frances Furse, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.
• Margaret, Lady Holroyd, CBE (Margaret Drabble), Author. For services to Literature.
• Donna Kinnair, Director of Clinical Leadership, Southwark Primary Care Trust. For services to Nursing in London.
• Monica Margaret Mason, OBE, Director of the Royal Ballet. For services to Dance.
• Barbara Mary Stocking CBE, Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

• Duncan Robinson
• Edward Fitzgerald (barrister)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

• Anthony Bailey
• Tunde Banjoko
• Malorie Blackman
• Russell T Davies
• John Surtees MBE
• Roy Williams

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

• June Muriel Brown, Actress. For services to Drama.
• Paul James O'Grady, Comedian and Television Presenter. For services to Entertainment.
• Phyllis Mary Self, director, Whitehall Garden Centre. For services to the community in Lacock, Wiltshire.

Australia

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for Australia were announced on 9 June 2008.^[2]

New Zealand

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for New Zealand were announced on 2 June 2008.^[3]

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

Sir Murray Gordon Halberg

M.B.E.

Auckland

New Zealand Order of Merit

Distinguished Companion (DCNZM)

Mr Harawira Tiri Gardiner		Wellington	For services to Māori.
The Honourable John William Hansen		Rangiora	For services to the judiciary.
Mr Peter Charles Maire		North Shore	For services to business.
Emeritus Professor Arthur Harold Marshall		Auckland	For services to acoustical science.
Ms Gillian Karawe Whitehead	M.N.Z.M.	Dunedin	For services to music.

Companion (CNZM)

Ms Fleur Adcock	O.B.E.	London, England	For services to literature.
Professor Charles Richard William Beasley		Wellington	For services to medical research, in particular asthma.
Mr Robert George Mappin Fenwick		Waiheke Island	For services to conservation and the community.
Mr Philip Vernon Lough		Richmond	For services to business.
Dr Elizabeth Anne Meade	Q.S.O.	Wellington	For services to education.
Ms Diane Elizabeth Morcom[11]		Wellington	For public services lately as Secretary of Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council.
Mr Anthony John Nowell		Auckland	For services to business.
Mr Anaru Ririwai Rangiheuea	O.N.Z.M. JP	Rotorua	For services to Māori and the community.
Professor Jacqueline Rowarth		Palmerston North	For services to agricultural science.
Mr Wynton Alan Whai Rufer		Auckland	For services to soccer.
Dr Meon Carolyn Shand		Wellington	For services to women's health.

Officer (ONZM)

Dr Francis Angelo Anthony		Christchurch	For services to medicine, in particular spinal cord injuries.
Professor Brian Thomas Brooks		Lower Hutt	For services to education.
Professor Keith Craig Cameron		Lincoln	For services to agricultural research.
Colonel Arthur John Campbell (Retired)		Dunedin	For services to returned services personnel.
Professor Ross Graham Clark		North Shore	For services to biotechnology.
Professor Hong Jie Di		Lincoln	For services to agricultural research.
Mr John Raymond Eady		Auckland	For services to music, business and the community.
Dr John Lewis Edwards		Auckland	For services to dentistry.
Mrs Elisabeth Findlay		Auckland	For services to business and fashion.
Mr Neville John Findlay		Auckland	For services to business and fashion.
Mrs Lyn Kathleen Gillanders		Auckland	For services to dietetics.
Mr David Thomas Howden		Ashburton	For services to outdoor recreation and the environment.
Mrs Tufuga Holoatu Nesi Lagatule	Q.S.M.	Christchurch	For services to the Pacific Islands community and women.
Mr Derek Arana Te Ahi Lardelli		Gisborne	For services to Māori arts, in particular ta moko.
Mr Thomas Cedric Larkin		Wellington	For services to New Zealand-Japan relations.
Professor Martin Richard Manning		Lower Hutt	For services to climate change science.
Dr Diana Rae Martin		Waikanae	For services to microbiology.
Dr Dianne McCarthy		Wellington	For services to education.
Dr Diane Helen Menzies		Christchurch	For services to the environment.
Professor Alison Ruth Mercer		Dunedin	For services to science.
Mr Warwick George Roger		North Shore	For services to journalism.
Ms Pauline Annette Savage		Wellington	For services to arts administration.
Dr Olive Jean Webb		Hororata	For services to people with intellectual disabilities.

Officer – Additional (ONZM)

Colonel Paul Willem Van Den Broek

(J51873)

Colonels' List, Royal New Zealand Army

Member (MNZM)

Ms Diane Margaret Baguley		Auckland	For services to business.
Mrs Arihia Darryl Bennett		Kaiapoi	For services to Māori and the community.
Mr William Alfred Brien	JP	Wellington	For services to sport and the community.
Mr Alan Leonard Broadbent		Santa Monica, California	For services to jazz music.
Ms Suzanne Lynette Carty		Wellington	For services to journalism.
Mrs Colleen Shona Cole		Lyttelton	For services to Scottish dance and culture.
Mr Christopher Robert Darlow		North Shore	For services to the law.
Dr Rosemary Joy De Luca		Hamilton	For services to ethics.
Mr Rudra Gamini de Zoysa		Lower Hutt	For services to the Sri Lankan community.
Mrs Judith Ann Dixon		Hamilton	For services to primary education.
Mr Simon Christopher Edwards		Lower Hutt	For services to journalism.
Mr Gerald James Ellott		Waiheke Island	For services to philately.
Mr Gerald Barnett Fell		Longburn	For services to the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry.
Dr Leslie Henry Galler		Auckland	For services to medicine.
Mr Anthony William Gilbert		Alexandra	For services to rugby and education.
Mrs Anne Stewart Gover		Gore	For services to education.
Mrs Patricia Anne Hanlen		Tauranga	For services to the community.
Mrs Margot Hart	JP	Auckland	For services to the Citizens Advice Bureau and the community.
Dr Peter Keith Harwood		Auckland	For services to Māori and the community.
Mr Joseph Parata Hawke		Auckland	For services to Māori and the community.
Dr Ngapare Kaihina Hopa		Hamilton	For services to Māori.
Ms Whaearangi Rangi Inia		Auckland	For services to Māori and the community.
Mr Douglas Lloyd Jenkins		Napier	For services to design.
Mr James Anthony Jessep	JP	Blenheim	For services to marine farming and the community.
Mr Ross William Jewell		Auckland	For services to business.
Mrs Dayle Elizabeth Mace		Auckland	For services to the arts and the community.
Mr John Russell McCormick		Palmerston North	For services to music, in particular jazz.
Mr Alma Edmond Mihaere		Lower Hutt	For services to Māori.
Mrs Hinewehi Mohi		Auckland	For services to Māori.
Mr Jeremy Ross Moon		Wellington	For services to business.
Dr Wendy Alison Nelson		Wellington	For services to the marine environment.
Ms Kilda Mori Northcott		Dunedin	For services to dance.
Dr Sally Pairman		Dunedin	For services to women's health.
Ms Molly Easther Lillian Pardoe		Gisborne	For services to Māori health.
Mr Peter Paul Posa		Te Awamutu	For services to entertainment.
Mr Michael Philip Shepherd		Auckland	For services to art.
Mr Crofton Roscoe Tait		Auckland	For services to land search and rescue.
Mr Cassidy Wehipeihana Tangaere		Wellington	For services to Māori language education.
Mr Robert Wayne Taylor		Suva, Fiji	For services to the New Zealand Customs Service.
Mr Robert Tilsley		Tuakau	For services to agriculture and the community.
Mr Andrew Moke Timoti		Rotorua	For services to touch rugby.
Mr Desmond Thomas Townson		Manukau	For services to yachting.
Mr Michael Cliff Tuffery		Wellington	For services to art.
Tuigamala Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala II		Waitakere	For services to rugby and the community.
Mrs Jennifer Anne Vernon	JP	Raglan	For services to the community.
Colonel Timothy James Keating		(R51834)	Colonel's List, Royal New Zealand Army
Commander Peter Graeme Sullivan		(R21543)	Royal New Zealand Navy

Member – Honorary (MNZM)

Mr Manuel Franklin Herrera

Montevideo, Uruguay

For services to New Zealand–Uruguayan relations.

The Queen's Service Order (QSO)

Misatauveve Dr Melani Anae		Auckland	For services to the Pacific Islands community.
Mrs Gail Patricia Collingwood		Nelson	For services to local body affairs, women and the community.
The Honourable Brian John Donnelly		Rarotonga	For public services.
Ms Kathleen Jillian Dooley		Manukau	For services to special education.
Mrs Dianne Patricia Hale	JP	North Shore	For services to local body affairs.
Mr Tione Haunui		Ngaruawahia	For services to Māori.
Ms Beverly Ann Magee		Waitakere	For services to local government and the environment.
Mr John Robert Martin		Wellington	For public services.
Ms Susan Leigh McLachlan		Manukau	For services to education.
Ms Marilyn Joy Quigley		Kerikeri	For public services.
Professor Ann Kathleen Richardson		Christchurch	For services to public health.
Mr John Struan Robertson		Papakura	For public services and services to local body affairs.
Dr Martin Joseph Sullivan		Palmerston North	For services to people with disabilities.
Mr Te Wano Walters		Te Puke	For services to Māori.

The Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

Mrs Shirley Ellen Alabaster		Alexandra	For services to the community.
Mrs Helen Marie Algar		Oamaru	For services to health and disability issues.
Miss Eleanor Joan Parehina Barton		Hamilton	For services to Māori and the community.
Mrs Phyllis Mabel Bawden		Kohukohu	For services to the community.
Mr Pembroke Peraniko Bird		Murupara	For services to education.
Mr David Boston		Napier	For services to music.
Mrs Shirley Margaret Bosworth		Dunedin	For services to the prevention of domestic violence.
Mrs Ann Elizabeth Carran		Te Anau	For services to conservation.
Mr Wayne Francis Carran		Te Anau	For services to conservation.
Mrs Jean Kathleen Chamberlain		Otaki	For services to the community.
Mr Hasmukh (Hari) Chhagan	JP	Rotorua	For services to the Indian community and sport.
Squadron Leader Shane Andrew Cole		Christchurch	The New Zealand Cadet Forces. For services to the New Zealand Cadet Forces.
Mr Vincent Joseph Collins		Auckland	For services to the hospitality industry and the community.
Mrs Gladys Joan Coombe		Te Aroha	For services to the Order of St John and the community.
Mr Koroneihana Cooper	JP	Ngaruawahia	For services to Māori.
Mr Joseph John Currie		Nelson	For services to the community.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Dunnet	JP	Tirau	For services to local body affairs and the community.
Paula Marie Enoka		North Shore	Constable, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
Miss Ataga'i Esera		Christchurch	For services to the Pacific Islands community.
Ms Marie Therese Faith-Allen		Warkworth	For services to the Department of Corrections.
Mr David Alexander Field	JP	Rotorua	For services to forestry and the community.
Brother Kieran Jeremiah Noel Oliver Garvey		Wellington	For services to prison chaplaincy.
Mr Donald Richard Gerrand		Cambridge	Chief Fire Officer, services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Mrs Helen Louisa Gordon		Taihape	For services to music.
Mrs Elizabeth Sarah Grubb		St Andrews	For services to drama education and the community.
Mr David William Haddock		Whakatane	For services to the maritime industry and the community.
Mr Tamati Waka Tenene Heperi	JP	Hamilton	For services to the community.
Dr Patricia Dorothy Hill		Wellington	For services to community health.
Mr Ian Sinclair Hogarth		Whangarei	For services to conservation and wildlife management.
Mr Rex Neville Hoskin		Hastings	For services to mountain safety.
Mrs Frances Mary Jessep		Blenheim	For services to the community.
Mr Peter John Kamstra		Wanganui	Lately Senior Sergeant, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
Mrs Judith Ann Karaitiana	JP	Wanganui	For services to the community.
Mr Dennis John Keall		Lower Hutt	For services to herpetology.
Philip Stephen Kirkham		Auckland	Detective Sergeant, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
Mr Barry Leishman Lawrence		Queenstown	For services to local body affairs and the environment.
Mr David James Lawrence	JP	Waitakere	For services to the community.
Mr Colin James Lawrie		Levin	Senior Station Officer, Levin to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Ms Janett Helene Leaf		Kaikohe	For services to the community.
Mrs Catherine May Mair		Katikati	For services to poetry and the community.
Dr Alan John Mangan		Wanganui	For services to medicine and health administration.
Mr Graham Gordon Mason		Westport	For services to brass bands.
Mr Alexander Ross Matheson	JP	Inglewood	For services to the community.
Miss Jacqueline Imelda Mauriri		Hawera	For services to Māori.
Mr David Alan McKenzie		Kaitaia	Station Officer, Kaitaia to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Mr Michael Rereao Mohi		Waipukurau	For services to conservation.
Mrs Noreen Linda Moorhouse		Whangarei	For services to Māori and the community.
Mr Bernard William Murphy		Stratford	For services to sheep dog trials.
Mr Robin Anthony Ian Nairn		Havelock North	For services to the Anglican church and the community.
Ms Pratima Devi Nand	JP	Auckland	For services to the Indian community.
Mrs Barbara Ann Olsen		Cambridge	For services to Māori.
Cushla Maree O'Shea		Auckland	Detective, New Zealand Police. For services to the New Zealand Police.
Mrs Rangi Anewa Parker		Hamilton	For services to historical research.
Captain (Retd) Malcolm James Pearson		Lyttelton	For services to yachting.
Mr Ronald Owen Pennell		Waitakere	Senior Volunteer Fire For services to the New Zealand Fire Service.
Mrs Avis Margaret Peterson		Te Awamutu	For services to the community.
Mr Edward Neill Pickard		Christchurch	For services to music, in particular jazz.
Mr Jeffrey Steven Rackley		Nelson	For services to sport and the community.
Mr Ian Garth Renall		Carterton	For services to the community.
Mrs Monica Bernadette Renwick		Christchurch	For services to education.
Mrs Elizabeth June Rock		Reefton	For services to health.
Mr Donald Sew Hoy		Auckland	For services to the Chinese community.
Mrs Jennie Sew Hoy		Auckland	For services to the Chinese community.
Mrs Shirley Muriel Spurr	JP	Waihi	For services to the community.
Afioga Tagaloa Nua Su'A		Christchurch	For services to the Pacific Islands community.
Mr James Budd Swindells		Te Kuiti	For services to conservation.
Mrs Jean Fay Swindells		Te Kuiti	For services to conservation.
Mrs Sandra Christine Terewi	JP	Turakina	For services to the community.
Mr Eric Arthur Thorpe		Napier	For services to music.
Ms Rhona Mary Thorpe		Christchurch	For services to migrant and refugee communities.
Mr Michael Featherston Toogood		Hastings	For services to helicopter ambulance services.
Lieutenant Colonel Graeme Taiuru Vercoe (Retired)		Rotorua	For public services.
Dr Michael Louis Vidulich		Auckland	For services to music.
The Reverend Janice Ann Wallace		Pukekohe	For services to mathematics education and the community.
Vaoga Mary Lelefua Watts		Waitakere	For services to the Pacific Islands community.
Mr Richard Keith Wright		Blenheim	For services to the community.
Mrs Sharon Mary Connolly Young		Waitakere	For services to the community.

The Queen's Service Medal – Honorary (QSM)

Mr William Frank Grubb

St Andrews

For services to music and the community.

Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

Squadron Leader Gregory John Burroughs	(K91388)		Royal New Zealand Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Helen Joy Cooper	(B759024)		Royal New Zealand Army Logistic Regiment (The Duke York's Own)
Captain Michael Peter De Boer	(C1006620)		Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers
Squadron Leader Timothy Richard Evans	(U996677)		Royal New Zealand Air Force
Squadron Leader Timothy Hopkins	(T44890)		Royal New Zealand Air Force
Warrant Officer Robert David Joseph Martelletti	(F89061)		Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Warrant Officer Weapon Technician Wayne Robert Morris	(X22423)		Royal New Zealand Navy
Major Christopher Gerard Mortiboy	(E993443)		Royal New Zealand Corps Signals

References

1. The United Kingdom:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58729. pp. 1–28. 14 June 2008.
2. Australia:"The Queen's Birthday 2009 Honours List". Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia.
3. New Zealand:"The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008" (11 June 2008) 94 New Zealand Gazette 2561.
4. Barbados:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58730. pp. 29–30. 14 June 2008.
5. The Bahamas:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58731. pp. 31–32. 14 June 2008.
6. Grenada:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58732. pp. 33–34. 14 June 2008.
7. Papua New Guinea:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58733. pp. 35–38. 14 June 2008.
8. Solomon Islands:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58734. pp. 39–40. 14 June 2008.
9. Saint Lucia:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58735. pp. 41–42. 14 June 2008.
10. Belize:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58736. pp. 43–44. 14 June 2008.
11. Appointed a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the UK list and a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the NZ list.

External links

• GOV.UK – The UK Honours System
• The Cabinet Office – Honours: lists, reform and operation
• http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=43