1975 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The 1975 Birthday Honours for New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of New Zealand, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The honours were awarded to mark the occasion of the Queen's official birthday. They were announced on 14 June 1975.

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)

• Sir Denis Blundell, GCVO, KBE – Governor-General of New Zealand.

Knight Commander (KCMG)

• Professor George Porter, FRS – Fullerian Professor of Chemistry and director of the Royal Institution. For services to science.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

• The Right Honourable Roy Emile Jack – Speaker of the House of Representatives. For distinguished parliamentary service.
• Patrick Jerad O'Dea, CMG, CVO – Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

Commander (CBE)

• Ronald Syme Fraser – of Wellington. For services to the building industry.
• Dr Robert Allan Haddon – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• John Holland – of Christchurch. For services to the community, especially in the field of social welfare.
• Ian William Lyall – of Wellington. General Manager, New Zealand Railways.
• John Richard Martin – of Wellington. For services to the legal profession.
• Francis Small – of Wellington. For services to agriculture and to the meat industry.

Officer (OBE)

• Charles Alfred Bowkett – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• William Noel Gallagher – of Hamilton. For services to the community, especially in the field of local government.
• Arthur Robert Geenty – of Wellington. Lately Assistant Commissioner of Works.
• Harold James Kelly – of Auckland. For services to medicine.
• Thomas Alfred Kinloch – of Auckland. For services to sport, especially yachting.
• John Gilbert Laurenson – of Oamaru. For services to the farming industry.
• Kenneth William McIlroy – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• George John Mowat – of Winton. For services to local government and to the community.
• Margaret Mary Rose Mulholland – of Christchurch. For services to nursing.
• William George Richards – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Charles Gordon Roberts – of Wairoa. For services to the farming industry.
• William Edward Rowling – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• William John Sim – of Auckland. For services to music.
• Raymond John Smith – of Wellington. Lately Director of Civil Aviation.
• Andrew Thom – of Alexandra. For services to the farming industry.
• Charles Albert West – of Auckland. For services to the community, especially in the field of education.

Member (MBE)

• Stanley George Andrews – of Auckland. For services to the disabled.
• John Samuel Barnett – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Donald James Barr – of Rotorua. For services to the community.
• Margaret Ethel Chapman – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Elizabeth Clarke – of Rotorua. For services to the community.
• Leslie Howard Cook – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Kathleen Grace Cox – of Pukekohe. For services to the community.
• James William Dempster – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Frances May Flaus – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
• Nesta May Frazer – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Albert Henry Gooding – of Levin. For services to local government and to the community.
• John Cecil Gosling – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• The Reverend Paul Percy Haines – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Ronald Alfred Hansen – of Gore. For services to local government.
• John Charles Hay – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• William Joseph Henderson – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• Henry Robert Hewitt – of Napier. For services to the community.
• William Edwin Houlker – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• James Harold Jellie – of Nelson. For services to the community.
• William James Jenkins – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Constance Elsie Kent-Johnston – of Waipukurau. For services to the community.
• Clifford Henry Judd – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Francis Joseph McAloon – of Hokitika. For services to local government.
• Mary Josephine MacKenzie – of Wellington. For services to the community.
• William John Matthews – of Oamaru. For services to the community.
• Peter Graham Murdoch – of Invercargill. For services to the community.
• Nancie Clare Parker – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
• Charles Richard Payne – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Eric Alan Pilcher – of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.
• John Alexander Roy – of Hastings. For services to agriculture.
• Ian Duncan Stevenson – of Auckland. For services to the community.
• Margaret Jean Turner – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Thomas Edward Walker – of Timaru. For services to the community.
• Frances Ann Wells – of Lower Hutt. For services to the community.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

• Alexander William Anderson. For services to the community in Gore.
• Henry Walter Black. For services to the community in Wellington.
• Henry Charles Clark. For services to the community in Auckland.
• Gladys Evelyn Clarke. For services to the community in Palmerston North.
• Nora Gertrude Davies. For services to the community in Auckland.
• Kathleen Mary Dwyer. For services to the community in Westport.
• Evelyn Marjorie Familton. For services to the community in Dunedin.
• Joseph Frank Harris. For services to the community in Auckland.
• Dorothy Jessie Hicks. For services to the community in Auckland.
• Catherine Janet Innes. For services to the community in Christchurch.
• James Gordon Knight. For services to the community in Auckland.
• Gordon George McGregor. For services to the community in Rotorua.
• Mary McLennan. For services to the community in Auckland.
• James Francis Mitchell. For services to the community in Invercargill.
• Thomas William Osborne. For services to the community in Te Aroha.
• Albert Edward Read. For services to the community in Whangarei.
• Evelyn Gladys Rimmington. For services to the community in New Plymouth.
• John Ross. For services to the community in Gisborne.
• William Alexander Sinclair. For services to the community in Nelson.
• George William Smith. For services to the community in Christchurch.
• Hori Wirihana. For services to the community in Wairoa.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

• Superintendent David Alexander Gillies, New Zealand Police.
• Superintendent Ian McGregor, New Zealand Police.
• Superintendent Colin Bruce Mitchell, New Zealand Police.
• Detective-Sergeant Donald Ross Paterson, New Zealand Police.

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

• Chief Fire Officer Eric Charles Goldstone, New Plymouth Fire Brigade.