Knight Commander (KBE) ;Civil division •
Joseph William Allan Heenan – formerly undersecretary of
Internal Affairs, New Zealand. •
James Shelley – of
Wellington. For outstanding services in the fields of education, broadcasting and drama.
Commander (CBE) ;Civil division •
Gordon Herriot Cunningham – of
Auckland. For services in the field of plant research and plant diseases in New Zealand. • James Sawers – formerly general manager,
New Zealand Railways. • Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis William Voelcker – High Commissioner of Western Samoa. ;Military division • Acting Group Captain George Ernest Watt –
Royal Air Force.
Officer (OBE) ;Civil division • Miss Margharita Elizabeth Anderson – of
Balclutha. For services as matron of the Balclutha Hospital. • Philip Barling – of
Dunedin. For valuable public services. • John Andrew Dempsey – of Wellington. For valuable services with
New Zealand Police Force. • Miss Elsie Mary Haines – of Wellington. For services in connection with organisation and training of dental nurses. •
Kirihi Te Riri Maihi Kawiti – of
Bay of Islands. For valuable services to the Māori people. • William Morrison – of
Wanganui, formerly president of the New Zealand Counties Association. For valuable public services. • Percy Shaw – of Auckland. For valuable public services especially in connection with the establishment of a chair of obstetrics and gynaecology at
Auckland University College. •
Riki Te Mairiki Taiaroa – of
Leeston. For valuable services to the Māori people. •
Nugent Herrmann Welch – of Wellington. For valuable services in the field of art in New Zealand. ;Military division • Commander Leo Patrick Bourke –
Royal New Zealand Navy. • Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) John Dickenson Armstrong – New Zealand Regiment. • Squadron Leader Alston Leonard Partelow –
Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Member (MBE) ;Civil division •
Leonard Delabere Bestall – of
Napier. For services in the fields of art and music. • James Davidson Harper – of Wellington. For services in the interests of returned servicemen. • Theodore Wright Leslie – of Wellington. For long services in the field of sport. • Mrs Mary Ann McIntyre – of Dunedin. For services in connection with welfare work in Dunedin. • William Morton – of Auckland. For long services in connection with amateur sport in New Zealand. • Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Shea – of
Ashburton. For services as obstetrical nurse at
Granity. • Mrs
Ethel Watkins Taylor Pritchard – of
Gisborne. For long services as district nurse and honorary child welfare officer. • Claude Page Reilly – of
Nelson. For long services to the community particularly in the sphere of school committee work. • Miss Edna Scott – of Wellington. For services in connection with kindergarten work. • Miss Constance Smedley – of
Whangārei. For long service as district nurse and inspector in the North Auckland district. •
Robert Tutaki Panapa Stewart – of
Hastings. For services in connection with the organisation of Māori shearers during the war years. • The Reverend Hadden Kingston Vickery – of Auckland. For services as chaplain to the Flying Angel Missions to Seamen. • James Edward Weir – of Auckland. For services as secretary to YMCA with
HMNZS Philomel. • Miss Claire Elizabeth Wylie – of Dunedin. For services as head teacher at the Special School at Otekaieke. ;Military division • Acting Lieutenant (E) Thomas George Ernest Hallin – Royal New Zealand Navy. • Temporary Lieutenant (Sp.) James Hutton –
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve. • Warrant Officer Class I Edward Coleman –
Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps. • Captain (Quartermaster) Donald William Stewart – New Zealand Regular Force. • Flight Lieutenant Stanley George Thompson – Royal New Zealand Air Force. • Warrant Officer John William Moynihan – Royal New Zealand Air Force. ==Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)==