1936 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

The 1936 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. They were announced on 1 January 1936.

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

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander (KCMG)

• William Perry Street, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

• George Elliot, Esq., C.B. – Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Dominions Office.

Commander (CBE)

• The Honourable James Allen, late High Commissioner for New Zealand in London.

Officer (OBE)

• John Mowlem, Esq. – Managing Director of Messrs. John Mowlem and Company, Limited, Contractors. For public services to New Zealand.
• Alexander Reid Falconer, Esq. – Of Dunedin. For services to local government and education.
• Mary Crompton Batten, M.B., B.S. (Lond.). – Medical Officer, Women's Hospital, Madras Medical Service.

Member (MBE)

• James Johnston Esquilant – Town Clerk, Borough of Bluff. For public services.
• John Frederick Hall, Esq. – Secretary of the Auckland Waterside Workers' Union. For services in connection with Industrial Relations.
• Alfred Ernest Higgott, Esq. – Manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company. For services rendered to the Dominion.
• Catherine Smith, Esq. – Of Auckland. For social welfare work.