New Year Honours
New Year Honours 2025: Asians recognised for service to community
Golf star Lydia Ko heads a list of more than a dozen Asian New Zealanders who have been honoured for their services to the country.
Joy Cowley awarded the Order of New Zealand
You'll know her name, whether from your own bookcase or from the library - Joy Cowley is one of the country's most prolific and successful writers. She's best known for the incredible "Mrs… Audio
Champion wood chopper honoured
Jason Wynyard, who has notched more than 230 world titles, says his inclusion in the honours list is "pretty special".
Dame Valerie Adams: 'I'm a strong wahine'
The Olympic champion shotputter hopes her honour will inspire others to "chase their dreams". She was one of seven people to take the title of Sir or Dame. Audio
Goff says honour 'nice'
Former Labour leader turned Auckland mayor Phil Goff has been made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
New Year Honours - Sir Richard Faull
The human brain is fascinating - and perplexing - and with an aging population more of us are likely to develop life changing conditions like Huntington's, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Motor Neuron… Video, Audio
New Year Honours - Dame Valerie Adams
New Zealand's golden girl is now a Dame - and she says she feels like a child in a candy shop. With the announcement of the New Year's Honours list, Shotputter Dame Valerie Adams can now share her top… Audio
McCaw 'humbled' by New Year honour
Retired All Black Richie McCaw is humbled to become a member of the exclusive Order of New Zealand, he says. Audio
Pike River advocates honoured
New Year Honours: Three people have been recognised for health and safety advocacy work after the 2010 Pike River Mine disaster.
New Year Honours
New Knights and Dames tend to get most of the media coverage when the New Year's Honours list is published. But we've gone to the pages nearer the end of the release to find someone who has… Audio
New Year's Honours - Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson
Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson had dedicated his life to success in sport, first as an athlete - as part of the Wellington team that beat both South Africa and the British Lions in the 1960s, and… Audio
Former Split Enz band member makes the New Year's Honours List
Also honoured is the former Split Enz member and mental health campaigner Mike Chunn. Audio
Sir Murray Brennan thanks his Otago education
The top recipient in this year's New Year's honour list is the New York-based surgeon, Sir Murray Brennan. Audio
Top honours for internationally acclaimed actress
Also among those honoured is the actor Lisa Harrow. Audio
Former judge recognised in New Year honours
A former High Court judge recognised for his leadership role in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes and the Pike River mine disaster has paid tribute to his colleagues on the bench who kept… Audio
Magic in New Year honours
The internationally recognised oncologist Murray Brennan, the former Maori Party leader Tariana Turia and the lawyer Peter Williams are among the top recipients of New Years Honours. Audio
