Main Image: Clockwise from top left: Dr Maxine Ronald, Tim Southee, Ranjna Patel and Dai Henwood. Photo: RNZ / PhotoSport / Warner Brothers Discovery

A total of 188 New Zealanders who have made their mark on New Zealand have been awarded for their services, in the King's Birthday Honours list released today.

There are 88 women and 100 men drawn from a range of areas including: arts and media, business, community work, education, science, health and sport.

There are six new knights and dames: community wellbeing advocate Ranjna Patel, plant scientist Emeritus Professor Alison Stewart and former equestrienne and spinal cord injury advocate Catriona Williams become dames.

Former president of the Court of Appeal Mark Cooper KC (Ngāti Mahanga, Waikato-Tainui), Sistema Plastics founder and philanthropist Brendan Lindsay and Air Rarotonga founder and Cook Islands tourism advocate Ewen Smith are the new knights.

In the entertainment field comedian Dai Henwood, children's entertainer Suzy Cato, food writer David Burton and TV host, author and fundraiser Jude Dobson are appointed Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

In sport recently retired pace bowler Tim Southee, who is the Black Caps all-time leading international wicket-taker, Black Fern double Olympic gold medallist Portia Woodman-Wickliffe (Ngāpuhi, Mgāati-Porou and Ngāti Kahu); double Olympic gold medallist Ellesse Andrews (Waitaha, Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu) and White Ferns captain Sophie Devine are among those honoured.

Portia Woodman-Wickliffe, left, and Ellesse Andrews. Photo: Supplied / Cultivate Sport / PhotoSport

Former All Black Murray Mexted who has also been a commentator and mentor and sports governance expert Don McKinnon are also honoured.

Prominent politicians include: former National Finance ministers Steven Joyce and Ruth Richardson, former assistant Speaker and Manawatū mayor Ian McKelvie, and former Labour list MP Dover Samuels (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kura, Ngāti Rēhia).

Joyce and Richardson are made Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit, McKelvie is made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Samuels is appointed as a Companion of the King's Service Order.

As well as Samuels, other well-known Māori honoured include: tikanga and mātauranga expert Dr Alishia Moeahu (Ngāti Awa, Ngā Tūhoe, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Paoa, Ngāti Hikaairo, Te Aitanga a Mahaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Porou); breast cancer expert Dr Maxine Ronald (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai); Waitangi National trust chairperson Pita Tipene (Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Te Tārawa) and kaupapa waka advocate Joe Conrad (Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kuri, Ngāi Takoto, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Hauā).

Pacific recipents include Arthur Anae, Okesene Galo, and Annie Scoon while prominent figures from the Asian community honoured for their work are: Dr Ai Ling Tan, Panchanatham Narayanan and Santosh Prasad Bhandari.

The full King's Birthday Honours list

To be Dames Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Ranjna Patel for services to ethnic communities, health and family violence prevention

Emeritus Distinguished Professor Alison Stewart for services to plant science and the arable sector

Catriona Ruth Williams for services to spinal cord injury research and equestrian sport

To be Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Mark Leslie Smith Cooper, KC for services to the judiciary

Brendan Jon Lindsay for services to business and philanthropy

Ewan Francis Smith for services to Cook Islands business and tourism

To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Catherine Joy Andersen for services to the music industry

Wayne Robert Boyd for services to business, philanthropy and sport

Professor George Charles Clifton for services to structural engineering

Anthony Edwin Falkenstein for services to philanthropy and business education

Steven Leonard Joyce for services as a Member of Parliament

Donald Angus Mackinnon for services to sports governance

Professor Emeritus Ian George Mayhew for services to the veterinary profession, especially equine medicine

Dr David Edwin McKee for services to New Zealand Sign Language and the Deaf community

William Charles Nathan for services to Māori

Dr Lesley Kay Rameka for services to Māori and early childhood education

Ruth Margaret Richardson for services as a Member of Parliament and to governance

Dr Ai Ling Tan for services to gynaecology

Dr Mark Greenslade Thomas for services to people living with HIV/AIDS and antibiotic research

To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Emeritus Professor George David Baxter for services to physiotherapy and health

Gillian Lorraine Bohm for services to health

Associate Professor Philip Michel Jose Brinded for services to psychiatry

Fergus Graham Brown for services to the tourism industry

Graham Vincent Brown for services to the venison industry

David Paul Burton for services to food writing

Peter Hardy Ballantyne Carty for services to fly-fishing

Suzanne Noreen Cato for services to music, television and education

Hohepa Conrad for services to Māori, particularly kaupapa waka

Peter Michael de Blois for services to music

Dr Celia Jane Devenish Giddings for services to women's health and education

Sophie Frances Monique Devine for services to cricket

Judith Mary Dobson for services to the community, broadcasting and historical preservation

Professor Bernadette Kathleen Drummond for services to dentistry and education

Daryl Kelvin Eason for services to wildlife conservation

Susan Elizabeth Elliott for services to the arts and governance

Rear Admiral James Leslie Gilmour, (Rtd) for services to the New Zealand Defence Force

Kirk Brian Hardy for services to drug abuse prevention and education

Dafydd (Dai) Morgan Henwood for services to the entertainment industry and charitable fundraising

Professor Patria Anne Hume for services to sports science and injury prevention

Gary Rodney Lane for services to conservation and philanthropy

Julia May Marshall for services to children's literature

Peter David Martin, JP for services to the community, particularly Pacific and LGBTQ+ communities

Murray Graham Mexted for services to rugby

David Ross Morgan for services to aviation

Panchanatham Narayanan for services to multicultural communities

Peter Arnold Nation for services to the agricultural industry and governance

Gillian Christine Naylor for services to rural communities, particularly women

John Daniel O'Sullivan for services to business and philanthropy

Dr Fiona Dorothy Pardington for services to photography

Dr Susan Parry for services to gastroenterology

David Robert Percy for services to fire safety technologies, business and the community

Eric Clive Power for services to swimming

Timothy Grant Southee for services to cricket

Gail Patricia Spence for services to language education

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Spoonley for services to sociology

John Bradley Struthers for services to cycling, the cycling industry and business

Mark William Joseph Vela for services to mental health care and education

Jennifer Mary Wake for services to theatre and television

Neil William Walker for services to primary industries and the community

Sarah Louise Walker for services to BMX and sports governance

Dr Richard John Wild for services to animal welfare and the veterinary sector

Portia Louise Woodman-Wickliffe for services to rugby

Wayne Wright for services to education and philanthropy

To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Anae Lupematasila Lima Arthur John Anae for services to the Samoan community

Ellesse Mote Andrews for services to cycling

Richard Balcombe-Langridge for services to business

Catherine Juliet Bell for services to food education

Dr Santosh Prasad Bhandari for services to the Nepalese community

Darryl Bishop for services to mental health

Victor Kenneth Boyd for services to survivors of abuse in care

Anna Catherine Cottrell for services to documentary filmmaking and migrant communities

Simon Eric Denny for services to art

Welmoed (Chris) Duggan for services to science education

Ronald Bruce Ealam for services to Search and Rescue

Robert Tuahuru Edwards for services to the community and governance

Susan Ann Elley for services to education

Terri Jayne Fairhall (Terri Middleton) for services to the New Zealand Police and the community

Allison Daphne Christina Franklin for services to people with disabilities

Okesene Uili Galo for services to the Tokelau community

Rez Gardi for services to refugees and human rights advocacy

Alan Charles Gilmore for services to astronomy

Francis Quinn Goldingham for services to outdoor recreation and seniors

Elizabeth Helen Graham for services to Māori and education

Patricia Pearl Gregory for services to the fashion industry

Aaron Mark Halstead for services to Search and Rescue and the tourism industry

Dr Nina Emilia Hood for services to education

Lesley Mary Huckins for services to swimming

Meleua Enda Ikiua for services to Vagahau Niue language and education

Martin Kaipo for services to social services and the community

Lalita Vanmali Kasanji for services to the IT industry and the Indian community

Brian Patrick Kelly for services to broadcasting

William James Kermode for services to governance and philanthropy

Pamela Margaret Kilmartin for services to astronomy

John Junior Kumitau for services to the Pacific community

Laurinne Marion Laing for services to sports and people with intellectual disabilities

Ross James Lawrence for services to the ski industry

Lisa Li for services to the tourism industry

James Eric Lilley for services to conservation and the community

Janet Crystal-Lee Lilo for services to the arts

Pauline-Jean Henrietta Luyten for services to rugby and the Pacific community

Reverend David Elliott Major for services to the community and the State

Ngatepaeru Marsters for services to midwifery and Pacific communities

Lloyd James McCallum for services to the dairy industry and the environment

Suzanne Michelle McFadden for services to sports journalism and women

Ian Robert Flockhart McKelvie for services to local government, governance and as a Member of Parliament

Grant Allan McMillan for services to education and the community

Victoria Mary Mee for services to women and business

Eugene Joseph Meredith for services to American Football

Allan George Mincher for services to aviation engineering

Margaret Mary Mitchell for services to the Royal New Zealand Naval Women's Association

Dr Alishia Rangiwhakawaita for services to Māori culture

Dr Malcolm George Davis Mulholland for services to health and Māori

Khoa Truong Nguyen for services to New Zealand-Vietnam relations and the community

Julia Louisa Pearse for services to governance and the community

Sunit Prakash for services to the IT industry and the Indian community

Dr Maxine Mariri Ronald for services to breast cancer treatment and research

Gary James Herbert Rooney for services to business and philanthropy

Bruce Winston Ross for services to cycling

Charles Edward Ross for services to the community

Morrin Jackson Rout for services to the arts, particularly literature

Simon John Caufield Strombom for services to war commemoration and historical preservation

Veronica Ngarutai Kaye Thompson for services to basketball

Diane Anita Turner for services to governance, seniors and Māori

Hariata Ann Vercoe for services to Māori, health, and the community

Louise Annette Wallace for services to the entertainment industry

Andrew Norman Williamson for services to agriculture

Marilyn Kay Yeoman for services to education and the community

Honorary

To be an Honorary Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Viliami Teumohenga for services to education and the Pacific community

To be Companions of the King's Service Order:

Dr Christopher Evan Longhurst for services to survivors of abuse in care

Tyrone Marks for services to survivors of abuse in care

Phillip Wayne Paikea for services to the prevention of family violence and the community

Dover Spencer Samuels for services as a Member of Parliament

Peter William Tipene for services to Māori

The King's Service Medal

Heather Jayne Baldwin for services to the community

Tina May Barrett for services to the community

Debra Ann Bell for services to the community

Narendra Bhana for services to the Indian community

Marius Jean Bron for services to Search and Rescue and the community

Judith Marion Browne for services to the community

Julia Mary Castles for services to language education and migrant communities

John Albert Coleman for services to the community and sport

Lily Coleman for services to the community and sport

Ross Melville Cooper for services to rugby

Margaret Jean Cousins for services to local government and the community

Glenda Gaye Davies for services to the community

Aperira Ngahau Davis for services to the community

Deborah Grace Davis for services to the community

Gavin Lloyd Dennis for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community

Edwin John Eeles for services to pipe bands

Anthony William Norman Enderby for services to conservation

Jennifer Fay Enderby for services to conservation

Zora Estelle Feilo-Makapa for services to the Niue community and the arts

Penelope-Jane Frost for services to children and social work

Christine Ada Gilbertson for services to midwifery

Kaiaho (Butch) Kereama Green for services to music

Heidi Elizabeth Griffin for services to the arts and the community

Allyson Teresa Hamblett for services to people with disabilities and the transgender community

The Venerable Sohim Hay for services to the Cambodian community

Katerina Hauhaua Hepi for services to Māori language education

Nicola Linda Hickey (Nicky Rawlings) for services to Victim Support

Luen Nanette Hoani for services to Māori language education

Parminder Kaur for services to multicultural communities

Kevin Francis Loe for services to the community and agriculture

Timothy Peter Marshall for services to the community and waka ama

Audrey Myra Mattinson for services to Scottish Country Dancing and the community

Annie Elizabeth McCracken for services to the community

Reverend Rosemary McMillan for services to the community

Clem Burnard Mellish for services to Māori art and music

Graham Frederick Charles Milligan for services to the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association

Fergus Charles Denis More for services to the community and the law

Graham (Kereama) Douglas Nathan for services to Māori

Terence John O'Regan for services to nursing and the community

Alison Isabel Perrin for services to the community and music

Narayanan Kutty Pulloothpadath for services to ethnic communities

Berry Jane Rangi for services to the community, particularly Pacific peoples

Karen Elizabeth Richards for services to textiles history and conservation

Papali'i Seiuli Johnny Siaosi for services to health and the Pacific community

Rosemary Jan Sloman for services to the community

Roberta Jane Smallfield for services to historical research and the community

Alan (Curly) Rex Troon for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Jacqueline June Watson for services to the community and the arts

Dr Glenys Margaret Weir for services to health

Merrilyn Joy Withers for services to youth and the Baptist movement

Yuanyong Yang for services to bonsai and the Chinese community

Honorary King's Service Medal

Eteuati Fa'avae for services to the Pacific community

Siesina Ofahelotu Latu for services to the Pacific community