1964 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

The 1964 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The honours were announced on 1 January 1964.

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

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)

• The Right Honourable Sir Bernard Edward Fergusson, Governor-General of New Zealand.

Knight Commander (KCMG)

• Allen Charles Grieve, lately New Zealand High Commissioner in London.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

• The Honourable David Clifton, formerly a Judge of the Supreme Court.

Commander (CBE)

• Charles Hilton Arndt, of Wellington; General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
• Arthur Owen Dare, of Dunedin. For public services.
• The Honourable John McAlpine JP, of Christchurch. For public services.
• William Ball Sutch, of Wellington; Secretary, Department of Industries and Commerce.

Officer (OBE)

• Hugh Victor Barwell, of Auckland. For services to architecture.
• Bernard Thomas Bellis, of Wellington; Secretary, New Zealand Federation of Labour.
• William John Farrell, of Auckland. For services to journalism.
• Charles William Hamley, of Masterton. For services to the community, especially in connection with youth organisations.
• William George Hayward, of Christchurch. For services to farming.
• John Francis Madden, of Auckland. For services to local government.
• Mary Gertrude Monro, of Christchurch. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Victoria League and Patriotic Funds.
• Ernest William Sansom, of Auckland. For services to the community, especially as Dominion President of the Returned Services' Association.
• Dr. Alfred George Stringer, of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• John Kenneth Watkins, of Wellington. For services to the legal profession.

Member (MBE)

• Jean Alison Archibald, of Dunedin. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Red Cross Society.
• William Henry Barnes, of Auckland. For services to local government.
• John Francis Cumming, of Christchurch. For services to athletics, especially as a coach.
• Thomas Davidson, of Queenstown. For services to local government and the community.
• William Henry Dawson, of Papakura. For services to the community, especially in connection with sporting organisations.
• Arthur Leslie Edgar, of Wellington; Chief Clerk, Department of Internal Affairs.
• Annie Elizabeth Esam, of Palmerston North. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Plunket Society.
• Elizabeth Gertrude Evans, of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.
• Norman Stanley Falla, of Wellington. For services to ornithology.
• William Joseph Goodfellow, of Wellington. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Boy Scout movement.
• William Henderson, of Christchurch. For services to the community, especially in connection with patriotic organisations.
• William James Hunter, of Auckland. For services to farming.
• Frederick Clarence John, of Opunake. For services to farming.
• Dr. John Gordon Johnson, of Wellington. For services to medicine.
• Catherine Kerrison, of Invercargill. For services to the community.
• Herbert Frank Ledbrook, of Upper Hutt. For services to the community.
• John Andrew Linton, of Te Anau. For services to the community.
• Henry Magon, of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Margaret Eleanor Meiklejohn, of Wellington. For services to nursing.
• William Henry Morice, of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Albert William Owles, of Nelson. For services to local government and the community.
• John Alexander Shanks, of Waimate. For services to local government.
• James Henry Webster, of Hamilton. For services to journalism.
• Catherine Wilson, of Wellington. For services to music.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

• Robert Stewart Armstrong, of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Thomas Black, of Tuatapere. For services to the community.
• Harold Edward Bryant, of Te Kuiti. For services to the community.
• James Herbert Burnside, of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Violet Elizabeth Butcher, of Gisborne. For services to the community, especially in connection with the Girl Guide movement.
• Annie Cowie, of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Florence Evelyn Cross, of Dannevirke. For services to the community.
• Mary Helena Duncan, of Wellington. For services to the community.
• George Robert Elliott, of Opotiki. For services to the community.
• Ernest Herbert Fowler, of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Norman James Fraser, of Wellington; Foreman-Fitter, Ministry of Works.
• Alexander Grant, of Palmerston North. For services to the community.
• Leslie George Hunt, of Auckland. For services to the community.
• John Alexander Lamb, of Gisborne. For services to the community.
• Agnes Florence McKinnon, of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Robert McSkimming, of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Thomas Henry Morris, of Westport. For services to the community.
• Charles Ernest Parsons, of Greymouth. For services to the community.
• James William Peat, of Ashburton. For services to the community.
• William Alfred Read, of Wellington; Overseer, General Post Office.
• Hine Rauhina, of Tikitiki. For services to the community.
• Albert Ernest Riley, of Tauranga. For services to the community.
• Hori Retimana, of Masterton. For services to the Maori people.
• Richard James Sampson, of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Stanley Herbert Smith, of Whakatane. For services to the community.
• Dorothy Catherine Thomson, of Wellington. For services to the community.
• James Turnbull, of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• John James Weir, of Oamaru. For services to the community.
• Elsie Mary Wilshier, of Rotorua. For services to the community.
• Arthur William Wood, of Auckland. For services to the community.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

• Superintendent Robert John Walton, New Zealand Police Force.
• Superintendent David Alexander Sutherland, New Zealand Police Force.

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

• Station Officer Charles Walter Harris, Greymouth Fire Brigade.