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1963 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

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The '''1963 New Year Honours in New Zealand''' were appointments by [[Elizabeth II]] on the advice of the New Zealand government to [[Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms|various orders and honours]] to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1962 and the beginning of 1963, and were announced on 1 January 1963.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

==Knight Bachelor==
* [[Henry Joseph Kelliher]] – of Auckland. For public and philanthropic services.
* The Honourable [[Alexander Kingcome Turner]] – a judge of the [[Court of Appeal of New Zealand|New Zealand Court of Appeal]].

==Order of Saint Michael and Saint George==

===Knight Commander (KCMG)===
* His Excellency the Honourable [[Tom Macdonald (politician)|Thomas Lachlan MacDonald]] – [[List of High Commissioners of New Zealand to the United Kingdom|high commissioner for New Zealand in London]].

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===Companion (CMG)===
* [[Leonard A. Atkinson|Leonard Allan Atkinson]] – [[State Services Commissioner|chairman of the Public Service Commission]].
* [[Duncan Rae|Duncan McFadyen Rae]] – [[List of ambassadors of New Zealand to Indonesia|New Zealand consul-general in Indonesia]].

==Order of the British Empire==

===Commander (CBE)===
;Civil division
* Hubert Reynolds Bach – city engineer, [[Lower Hutt]], and chief engineer to the Hutt Drainage Board.
* [[George Jobberns]] – professor emeritus of geography, [[University of Canterbury]].
* [[Alexander Hare McLintock]] – historian, [[New Zealand Parliament]].
* [[James Wattie]] – of [[Hastings, New Zealand|Hastings]]. For services to the processed food industry.

;Military division
* Brigadier Tom Bassett Morten 0 – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force).

===Officer (OBE)===
;Civil division
* Thomas Augustus Bishop 0 – of [[Auckland]]. For services to local government.
* David Brown 0 – of [[Invercargill]]. For services to farming and local government.
* [[Marjorie Chambers|Eileen Marjorie Fosbery Chambers]] – matron-in-chief, [[Christchurch Hospital]].
* Leonard le Fleming Ensor 0 – of Auckland. For services to education.
* John Richard Lloyd Hammond 0 – chairman of the [[Rangitikei District|Rangitikei County Council]].
* John Colin Lucas 0 – town clerk, [[Dunedin]].
* [[Hamiora Wiremu Maioha]] – of [[Russell, New Zealand|Russell]]. For services to the [[Māori people]].
* Terence Mortimer McKewen 0 – of [[Wellington]]. For services to local government.
* Leslie Vaughan Phillips – chairman of the New Zealand Milk Board.
* Paul Lancelot Porter – of [[Heretaunga, Wellington|Heretaunga]]. For public services.

;Military division
* Commander John Bernard Smith 0 – [[Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve]].
* Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Hugh Ferguson Holloway – [[Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery]] (Regular Force).
* Group Captain John Donovan Robins 0 – [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]].

===Member (MBE)===
;Civil division
* George Frederick Charles Ashdowne – manager of a branch in [[Christchurch]] of the [[Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind|New Zealand Foundation for the Blind]].
* Lily Brant 0 – of [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]]. For social welfare services.
* The Reverend John Lawley Brown – of the Flying Angel Mission to Seamen, Auckland.
* Oswald Henry Coleman 0 – a member of the [[Rotorua]] Borough Council.
* Anthony Edward Joseph Corr 0 – of [[Moerewa]]. For services in community affairs.
* John Davidson 0 – mayor of [[Ashburton, New Zealand|Ashburton]].
* Janet Hogg Davie – of [[New Plymouth]]. For community services, especially in connection with the [[YWCA|Young Women's Christian Association]].
* Herbert James Dewe – mayor of [[Feilding]].
* Olive Lilian Haldane 0 – of Bainham, [[Collingwood, New Zealand|County Collingwood]]. For services to the community, especially in the field of women's and children's social welfare.
* Captain [[Fred Ladd (aviator)|Frederick Patrick Ladd]]. For services to the people of [[Waiheke Island]] and other areas in the [[Hauraki Gulf]] in connection with rescue work and transport of the sick.
* [[Sister Mary Leo]] (Kathleen Niccol) – [[St Mary's College, Auckland|St Mary's Convent]], Auckland. For services to music.
* Amiria Miriama Logan – Dominion president of the [[Māori Women's Welfare League]].
* Rosa Josephine Reynolds – organiser and honorary custodian, historical exhibition, [[Canterbury Museum, Christchurch|Canterbury Museum]].
* James Herford Saunderson 0 – of [[Picton, New Zealand|Picton]]. For services to local government and farming.
* Betty Mary Lillias Thomas 0 – of [[Pukekohe]]. For social welfare services.
* [[Roy Traill|Robert Henry Traill]]. For services to the community in [[Stewart Island]].
* Bessie Margaret Walmsley – of Invercargill. For social welfare services.
* Mimie Wood – secretary of the [[Royal Society of New Zealand]].

;Military division
* Lieutenant-Commander John Graham Williamson – [[Royal New Zealand Navy]].
* Major Michael Ralph Kennedy – [[New Zealand Regiment]] (Regular Force).
* Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) John Mills Mabbett – [[New Zealand Army Service Corps|Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps]] (Regular Force).
* Warrant Officer First Class Henry Thomas McLardy – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force).
* Major Jack Lewis Ryan – Royal New Zealand Infantry Corps (Territorial Force).
* Flight Lieutenant John William Noble 0 – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Alfred Sidney Pipe 0 – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==British Empire Medal (BEM)==
;Civil division, for gallantry
* Donald Patrick Pomeroy – constable, [[New Zealand Police|New Zealand Police Force]]. For courage in attempting to arrest three criminals.

;Military division
* Chief Electrician Albert Bernard Carpenter – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Chief Petty Officer Owen Leslie Clotworthy – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Petty Officer Cook (S) Rex Harold Helleur – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Chief Petty Officer Frederick Maxwell Jacobs – Royal New Zealand Navy.
* Sergeant (temporary) Girvan Ross Hornbrook – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force).
* Sergeant Ross Mark Jones – [[Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals]] (Regular Force).
* Sergeant (acting) Richard John Kelly – New Zealand Regiment (Regular Force).
* Staff-Sergeant Neale Eden William Smith 0 – Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps (Territorial Force).
* Corporal Clive Gemmell Rae – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Corporal William Richardson – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==Bar to Air Force Cross==
* Squadron Leader Harry Saywell Tosland 0 – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==Air Force Cross (AFC)==
* Squadron Leader Ian Murray Gillard – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)==
* Russell Preston – chief fire officer, [[North Shore, New Zealand|North Shore]] Fire Brigade, [[Takapuna]], Auckland.
* Leslie Osborne Wallis – fireman, [[Gore, New Zealand|Gore]] Volunteer Fire Brigade.

==Queen's Police Medal (QPM)==
* Macdonald Brown – chief superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

==Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air==
* Flight Lieutenant Alan Roy Bleakley – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Flight Lieutenant Alan Dyer – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
* Flight Lieutenant Mervyn William Hodge – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

==References==





[[Category:New Year Honours]]
[[Category:1963 awards]]
[[Category:1963 in New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand awards]]


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