2021 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

• Professor Carolyn Waugh Burns {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|size=85%}} – of Roslyn. For services to ecological research.
• Judith Anne Kilpatrick {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CNZM|size=85%}} – of Kumeū. For services to nursing education.
• Hinewehi Mohi {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} – of Havelock North. For services to Māori, music and television.
• Ruia Mereana Morrison {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MBE|size=85%}} – of Rotorua. For services to tennis.

File:Carolyn Burns DNZM (cropped).jpg|Dame Carolyn Burns

File:Judy Kilpatrick DNZM (cropped).jpg|Dame Judy Kilpatrick

File:Hinewehi Mohi DNZM (cropped).jpg|Dame Hinewehi Mohi

File:Ruia Morrison DNZM (cropped).jpg|Dame Ruia Morrison

• Michael Grenfell Daniell – of Herne Bay. For services to business, healthcare and governance.
• Distinguished Professor William Alexander Denny {{post-nominals|country=NZL|ONZM|size=85%}} – of Pakuranga. For services to medical research.
• Wayne Thomas Shelford {{post-nominals|list=MBE|size=85%}} – of Red Beach. For services to rugby and the community.
• Grahame Charles Sydney {{post-nominals|list=ONZM|size=85%}} – of Oturehua. For services to art.

File:Sir Michael Daniell, of Auckland (cropped).jpg|Sir Michael Daniell

File:Bill Denny KNZM (cropped).jpg|Sir Bill Denny

File:Wayne Shelford KNZM (cropped).jpg|Sir Wayne Shelford

File:Grahame Sydney KNZM (cropped).jpg|Sir Grahame Sydney

• Murray Ian Bain – of Kerikeri. For services to tertiary education and digital learning.
• Margaret Mary Baker – of Hastings. For services to Special Olympics.
• Carol Ann Beaumont – of Epsom. For services to the union movement and women's rights.
• David Ross Black – of Wānaka. For services to health.
• James Anthony Brownlie – of Wairoa. For services to agriculture and education.
• Jamie Bull – of Ōtaki Beach. For services to the performing arts and the community.
• Hugh Jason Paul Canard – of Spreydon. For services to conservation and paddle sports.
• Garry Keith Carnachan – of New Plymouth. For services to secondary school sport.
• Margaret Agnes Chapman – of Geraldine. For services to rural women and rural communities.
• Reverend Iliafi Talotusitusi Esera – of Whanganui. For services to the Samoan community and Christian ministry.
• Fiona Mary Gower – of Tuakau. For services to rural women and governance.
• Dr Anne Denise Guy – of Karori. For services to infant mental health.
• Susan Jean Hassall {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Cambridge. For services to education.
• Anne Lynette Hawker {{post-nominals|country=NZL|QSM|size=85%}} – of Broadmeadows. For services to people with disabilities.
• Professor Emerita Paula Elizabeth Jameson – of Fendalton. For services to plant science.
• Esther Rata Jessop {{post-nominals|list=QSM|size=85%}} – of London. For services to Māori and to New Zealand–British relations.
• Takutai Moana Natasha Kemp – of Papakura. For services to street dance and youth.
• Robert Henry Ludbrook – of Hillsborough. For services to family law and children's rights.
• Mary Joan McFarlane – of St Clair. For services to swimming.
• Dr Benjamin Frank Pittman – of Hikurangi. For services to Māori and art.
• Fiona Jocelyn Riddell – of Kingsland. For services to cardiac physiology.
• Dr Linda Janet Robertson – of St Clair. For services to occupational therapy and seniors.
• Itamua Muaiao'omalo Mataiva Dorothy Robertson – of New Plymouth. For services to women, youth and the Pacific community.
• Riccardo Michele Salizzo – of New Jersey, United States. For services to sports media.
• Noma Jeanne Shepherd {{post-nominals|list=MNZM|size=85%}} – of Kawakawa. For services to the community.
• Professor Harold John Simpson – of Fendalton. For services to art education.
• Darien Ruth Takle – of Mount Eden. For services to the performing arts.
• Gwendoline Tepania-Palmer – of Forest Lake. For services to Māori and health.
• Philip Spencer Trusttum – of Christchurch Central City. For services to art.
• Beverley Celia Watson – of Avondale. For services to race relations and youth.
• Bruce William Massy Wills – of Hastings. For services to agriculture and the environment.
• Neil Bernard Woodhams – of Herald Island. For services to people with multiple sclerosis.

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• Dr Wolfgang Scholz – of Milford. For services to engineering and metals-based industry.

File:Margaret Baker ONZM (cropped).jpg|Margaret Baker

File:Carol Beaumont ONZM (cropped).jpg|Carol Beaumont

File:Ross Black ONZM (cropped).jpg|Ross Black

File:James Brownlie ONZM (cropped).jpg|James Brownlie

File:Jamie Bull ONZM (cropped).jpg|Jamie Bull

File:Hugh Canard ONZM (cropped).jpg|Hugh Canard

File:Garry Carnachan ONZM (cropped).jpg|Garry Carnachan

File:Margaret Chapman ONZM (cropped).jpg|Margaret Chapman

File:Iliafi Esera ONZM (cropped).jpg|Iliafi Esera

File:Fiona Gower ONZM (cropped).jpg|Fiona Gower

File:Denise Guy ONZM (cropped).jpg|Denise Guy

File:Susan Hassall ONZM (cropped).jpg|Susan Hassall

File:Anne Hawker ONZM (cropped).jpg|Anne Hawker

File:Paula Jameson ONZM (cropped).jpg|Paula Jameson

File:Takutai Moana Kemp ONZM (cropped).jpg|Takutai Kemp

File:Robert Ludbrook ONZM (cropped).jpg|Robert Ludbrook

File:Mary McFarlane ONZM (cropped).jpg|Mary McFarlane

File:Benjamin Pittman ONZM (cropped).jpg|Benjamin Pittman

File:Fiona Riddell ONZM (cropped).jpg|Fiona Riddell

File:Mataiva Isaia-Robertson ONZM (cropped).jpg|Mataiva Robertson

File:Ric Salizzo ONZM (cropped).jpg|Ric Salizzo

File:Noma Shepherd ONZM (cropped).jpg|Noma Shepherd

File:John Simpson ONZM (cropped).jpg|John Simpson

File:Darien Takle ONZM (cropped).jpg|Darien Takle

File:Philip Trusttum ONZM (cropped).jpg|Philip Trusttum

• Lynette Kaye Anderson – of Casebrook, Christchurch. For services to the zoological industry and conservation.
• David John Appleyard – of Stokes Valley. For services to education.
• Ryan Jeffrey Archibald – of Westmere. For services to hockey.
• Jane Ross Arnott – of Acacia Bay. For services to Pacific communities and conservation advocacy.
• Sergeant Gurpreet Singh Arora – of Golflands. For services to the New Zealand Police and ethnic communities.
• Richard Douglas Benge – of Newtown. For services to arts accessibility.
• Danielle Rachelle Bergin {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Point England. For services to the community, particularly the homeless.
• Murray Frank Binning – of Kumeū. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
• Adam Ngawati Blair – of Westmere. For services to rugby league.
• Cynthia Margaret Bowers – of Waipawa. For services to the community and local government.
• Dorothy Joy Burt – of Point England. For services to digital learning.
• Catherine Frances Cooney {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Holdens Bay. For services to health and the community.
• Yvette Louise Couch-Lewis – of Lyttelton. For services to conservation and Māori.
• Nicola Jane Denholm – of Mission Bay. For services to humanitarian advocacy and photography.
• Mustafa Ismail Derbashi – of Titirangi. For services to migrant and refugee communities.
• Margaret Ann Dodds – of Halswell. For services to special education.
• Graeme Alexander Downes – of Ōtaki. For services to music and music education.
• Miles Denis Ellery – of Ilam. For services to youth, education and the community.
• Siale Katoa Latu Pasa Faitotonu {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Upper Riccarton. For services to Pacific education.
• Kathleen Margaret Farrell – of Fitzroy, Hamilton. For services to netball.
• Margaret Marie Farry-Williams – of New Lynn. For services to the fashion industry and charitable fundraising.
• Dr Michael John Fletcher – of Strathmore. For services to social and public policy.
• Dr Janet Seymour Frater – of Greenlane. For services as a general practitioner.
• Lala Athene Frazer {{post-nominals|list=QSM|size=85%}} – of Broad Bay. For services to conservation.
• Sameer Handa – of Parnell. For services to business and New Zealand–India relations.
• Iqbal Manzoor (Bali) Haque – of New Plymouth. For services to education governance.
• Bruce Henry Hart – of Kelson. For services to education.
• Francis William Helps – of Akaroa. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Shireen May Helps – of Akaroa. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Michael David Holdsworth – of Thorndon. For services to Special Olympics.
• Margaret Anne Hopkins – of Oban. For services to conservation and the community.
• Peter Ronald Horne – of Taitā. For services to bowls and Paralympic sport.
• Sally Anne Jackson {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Waikanae. For services to special education.
• Shirley Diane Kerr – of Rotorua. For services to mycology.
• Mary Louise Kisler – of Freemans Bay. For services to art history and curation.
• Hoani Sydney Langsbury – of Dunedin. For services to conservation.
• Shirley Audrey Lanigan – of Epuni. For services to nursing.
• Kenneth Bernard Laurent – of Whakatāne. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Susanne Maire Laurent – of Whakatāne. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Colleen Janice Lyons – of St Clair. For services to netball and education.
• Dr Peter Alexander Maddison – of Katikati. For services to conservation.
• Posenai Samoa Mavaega – of Mount Roskill. For services to Pacific performing arts.
• Tanya Soliali'i Mavaega (Tanya Muagututi'a) – of Mount Roskill. For services to Pacific performing arts.
• Phillis-Jean Meti – of Avondale. For services to sport, particularly golf.
• Mani Bruce Mitchell – of Brooklyn. For services to intersex advocacy and education.
• Ted Turua Ngataki – of Papakura. For services to Māori and the community.
• Caron Orelowitz – of Mount Albert. For services to podiatry.
• Karoline Fuarosa Park-Tamati (Ladi6) – of Mount Eden. For services to music.
• Janet Louise Peters – of Mount Maunganui. For services to mental health.
• Stephen Leslie Phillips {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Rolleston. For services to seniors and the community.
• Samantha Anne Powell (Dr Samantha Murton) – of Brooklyn. For services to medical education, particularly general practice.
• Tere Veronica Rapley – of Auckland. For services to music and television.
• Maxine Khrona Shortland – of Kawakawa. For services to netball and governance.
• Robin John Simmons – of Kimbolton. For services to the rail industry.
• Gina Solomon – of Kaikōura. For services to conservation and governance.
• Reverend Janice Ellen Stead – of Parklands. For services to sport and the community.
• Mairehe Louise Marie Tankersley – of Sydenham. For services to prisoners' welfare and Māori.
• Gabriel Pikiao Edward Te Moana – of Tūrangi. For services to Māori and governance.
• Helen Theresa Cecilia Varney – of Devonport. For services to education, particularly Pacific education.
• Karen Vercoe – of Victoria, Rotorua. For services to governance and sport.
• Graeme Douglas Watts – of Whangamatā. For services to the community and charity fundraising.
• Heather Margaret Williamson {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Tokoroa. For services to netball and the community.
• Tracey Lee Wright-Tawha – of Windsor, Invercargill. For services to health and Māori

;Honorary

• Louisa Humphry – of Thames. For services to the Kiribati community and culture.

File:Lynn Anderson MNZM (cropped).jpg|Lynn Anderson

File:Dave Appleyard MNZM (cropped).jpg|Dave Appleyard

File:Ryan Archibald MNZM (cropped).jpg|Ryan Archibald

File:Gurpreet Arora MNZM (cropped).jpg|Gurpreet Arora

File:Adam Blair.JPG|Adam Blair

File:Cynthia Bowers MNZM (cropped).jpg|Cynthia Bowers

File:Yvette Couch-Lewis MNZM (cropped).jpg|Yvette Couch-Lewis

File:Nikki Denholm MNZM (cropped).jpg|Nikki Denholm

File:Graeme Downes MNZM (cropped).jpg|Graeme Downes

File:Siale Faitotonu MNZM (cropped).jpg|Siale Faitotonu

File:Janet Frater Royal Society Auckland 2023 (cropped).jpg|Janet Frater

File:Lala Frazer MNZM (cropped).jpg|Lala Frazer

File:Bali Haque MNZM (cropped).jpg|Bali Haque

File:Francis Helps MNZM (cropped).jpg|Francis Helps

File:Shireen Helps MNZM (cropped).jpg|Shireen Helps

File:Michael Holdsworth MNZM (cropped).jpg|Michael Holdsworth

File:Peter Horne MNZM (cropped).jpg|Peter Horne

File:Sally Jackson MNZM (cropped).jpg|Sally Jackson

File:Mary Kisler MNZM (cropped).jpg|Mary Kisler

File:Peter Maddison MNZM (cropped).jpg|Peter Maddison

File:Posenai Mavaega MNZM (cropped).jpg|Posenai Mavaega

File:Phillis Meti MNZM (cropped).jpg|Phillis Meti

File:Mani Mitchell MNZM investiture (cropped).jpg|Mani Mitchell

File:Tanya Muagututi'a MNZM (cropped).jpg|Tanya Muagututi'a

File:Samantha Murton MNZM (cropped).jpg|Samantha Murton

File:Ladi6 MNZM (cropped).jpg|Ladi6

File:Teremoana Rapley MNZM (cropped).jpg|Teremoana Rapley

File:Robin Simmons MNZM (cropped).jpg|Robin Simmons

File:Janice Stead MNZM (cropped).jpg|Janice Stead

File:Mairehe Tankersley MNZM (cropped).jpg|Mairehe Tankersley

File:Tracey Wright-Tawha MNZM (cropped).jpg|Tracey Wright{{Non breaking hyphen}}Tawha

File:Louisa Humphry MNZM (cropped).jpg|Louisa Humphry

• The Honourable Ruth Suzanne Dyson – of Redcliffs. For services as a member of Parliament and to people with disabilities.
• Michelle Susan Grant – of Elgin. For services to victims of sexual violence.
• David Alan Matthews – of Cashmere. For services to people with disabilities.
• Peter Anthony Miskimmin – of Eastbourne. For services to sports governance and public service.
• Sarah Ann Stuart-Black – of Wellington. For services to emergency management.
• Heather Leigh Tanguay – of Glen Eden. For services to local government and the community.

File:Ruth Dyson QSO (cropped).jpg|Ruth Dyson

File:Michelle Grant QSO (cropped).jpg|Michelle Grant

File:Peter Miskimmin QSO (cropped).jpg|Peter Miskimmin

File:Sarah Stuart-Black QSO (cropped).jpg|Sarah Stuart-Black

File:Heather Tanguay QSO (cropped).jpg|Heather Tanguay

• Carolyn Anne Amos {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Kenepuru. For services to the community.
• Graeme Rodney Baker – of Whanganui East. For services to the community.
• Grant Andrew Aaron Baker – of Aotea. For services to cricket and the community.
• Jacquetta Bell – of Nelson. For services to the arts and the community.
• Dr Alastair Hartley Blackie {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Kaiapoi. For services to dentistry and local government.
• Suzanne Blakely – of Redcliffs. For services to refugees and ESOL education.
• Bruce Edwin Bold – of Maoribank. For services to the community.
• Sergeant Andrew George Brooke – of Hokowhitu. For services to Search and Rescue.
• Barbara Michelle Cameron – of Feilding. For services to the community and local government.
• Charles Edwin Campbell – of Caversham. For services to the performing arts.
• Grant Kenneth Conaghan – of Whangārei. For services to Search and Rescue.
• Kevin Graham Curtis – of Matamata. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
• Diana Lois Dobson – of Blenheim. For services to wildlife conservation.
• Sonia Elizabeth Edwards – of Ōpōtiki. For services to historical research and the community.
• Carol Annette Frost – of Caversham. For services to the homeless and prisoner rehabilitation.
• Dr Derek Clifton Gibbons – of Dargaville. For services to health.
• Robert MacGregor Greenfield – of Wilton. For services to college football.
• Neville Henry Jacobsen – of Dannevirke. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
• Gary Irving Lang – of Kaiapoi South. For services to Special Olympics and the community.
• Heather Dorothy Lear – of Remuera. For services to inclusive education.
• Ian Christopher Leigh-Mackenzie {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Opononi. For services to the community.
• Judith Elaine Livingston – of Te Hapara. For services to music and the community.
• Ronal Arthur Luxton {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Temuka. For services to health and the community.
• Habib Ullah Marwat – of Woolston. For services to Muslim and ethnic communities.
• Yvonne Mavis Officer – of Otatara. For services to victim support.
• Mila Kim Oh – of West Harbour. For services to Korean culture and New Zealand–Republic of Korea relations.
• Te Rehia Teresa Fay Papesch – of Dinsdale. For services to the community and public service.
• Reverend Victor Siaosi Pouesi – of Māngere East. For services to the Samoan community.
• Anita Ruth Prime – of Whitianga. For services to youth and the community.
• Alan John Reekie – of Forrest Hill. For services to performing arts governance.
• Diana Helen Reid – of Darfield. For services to cancer support.
• Jannette Leah Riley – of Motueka. For services to cancer support and fundraising.
• Yvonne Esther Roberts – of Picton. For services to quilting and patchwork craft.
• Benita Jane Robinson – of Stokes Valley. For services to the community.
• John Robert Sandison {{post-nominals|list=JP|size=85%}} – of Fairy Springs. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community.
• Taualoa Lalopua Sanele – of Maupuia. For services to the union movement and Samoan community.
• Gregory John Loisel Shelton – of Tolaga Bay. For services to the community.
• Elizabeth Margaret Steel – of Heriot. For services to the community.
• Vanessa Ann Taylor – of Stokes Valley. For services to bowls and the community.
• Kenneth Terrance Trinder – of New Plymouth. For services to Māori and the community.
• Paul Eric Tyson – of Mornington. For services to sport and the community.
• Rachael Anne Utumapu – of New Plymouth. For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and people with cancer.
• Kim Heather Ward – of Paremoremo. For services to the community.
• Janice Valida White – of Huntington. For services to seniors and people with disabilities.
• Gordon Wu – of Miramar. For services to the Chinese community

File:Suzanne Blakely QSM (cropped).jpg|Suzanne Blakely

File:Kevin Curtis QSM (cropped).jpg|Kevin Curtis

File:Neville Jacobsen QSM (cropped).jpg|Neville Jacobsen

File:Gary Lang QSM (cropped).jpg|Gary Lang

File:Judy Livingston QSM (cropped).jpg|Judy Livingston

File:Ronal Luxton QSM (cropped).jpg|Ron Luxton

File:Habib Marwat QSM (cropped).jpg|Habib Marwat

File:Yvonne Officer QSM (cropped).jpg|Yvonne Officer

File:Anita Prime QSM (cropped).jpg|Anita Prime

File:Alan Reekie QSM (cropped).jpg|Alan Reekie

File:Diana Reid QSM (cropped).jpg|Diana Reid

File:Jan Riley QSM (cropped).jpg|Jan Riley

File:Benita Robinson QSM (cropped).jpg|Benita Robinson

File:John Sandison QSM (cropped).jpg|John Sandison

File:Greg Shelton QSM (cropped).jpg|Greg Shelton

File:Vanessa Taylor QSM (cropped).jpg|Vanessa Taylor

File:Rachael Utumapu QSM (cropped).jpg|Rachael Utumapu

File:Gordon Wu QSM (cropped).jpg|Gordon Wu

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