Here is the full list of all the New Year Honours recipients.

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

Julie Clare Chapman - For services to children and the community

Nea Ingrid Collins, MNZM - For services to Māori, business and health governance

Bogyung Ko (Lydia Ko), MNZM - For services to golf

Golf star Lydia Ko, 27, is believed to have become the youngest-ever Dame in the modern Commonwealth, capping an extraordinary year.

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

John Allan Gallagher, CNZM, KStJ - For services to business, education, philanthropy and the community

Edward Colin Manson, CNZM - For services to philanthropy, the community and business

Peter Robert Skelton, CNZM - For services to environmental law

To be Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Graeme Hilton Blick - For services to geodesy

Ian Douglas Foster - For services to rugby

Esther Frances Fung, ONZM - For services to the Chinese community

Frederick John Graham, ONZM - For services to Māori art

John Bernard Hart, ONZM - For services to sports governance

Jillian Jeanette Hooks - For services to accountancy and education

Kai-Shek Luey, QSM - For services to the Chinese community

Helen Linda Pilmore - For services to nephrology and transplantation services

Suzanne Lena Prentice, OBE - For services to music and the community

Robin Scholes, OBE - For services to the screen industry

Harjinder Singh - For services to food science

Alan Richard Baillie Smythe - For services to the community and philanthropy

William Murray Thomson - For services to oral health

Kennie Tsui - For services to the environment and governance

Keith Sharman Turner - For services to the electricity industry

Former All Blacks coach Ian Foster, who guided New Zealand to a runners-up finish at the 2023 World Cup, has been recognised in the New Year's Honours.

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

Laurie Ann Hilsgen - For services to family carers

To be Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Denise Katherine Astill - For services to the prevention of foetal anticonvulsant syndromes

Carlos Edward James Bagrie - For services to the food and rural industries

Major General John Raymond Boswell, DSD, (Rtd.) - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force

Robert James William Campbell - For services to farming and governance

Marguerite Diane Christophers - For services to Para sports

Peter John Cleave - For services to Māori language education

Trisia Angela Farrelly - For services to ecology

Catherine Mary Ferguson - For services to otolaryngology

Heke-Turoa Ropine Huata - For services to Māori and education

Albert Puhirake Ihaka - For services to Māori and governance

Sudesh Kumar Jhunjhnuwala - For services to the hospitality industry and philanthropy

Prudence Elizabeth Lamerton - For services to nuclear medicine

Nadia Rui-Chi Lim - For services to the food industry

Professor Cyril Wayne McIlwraith - For services to veterinary medicine and the equine industry

Matthew Christian Metcalfe - For services to the film industry

Lee Wei-Hahn Murray - For services to literature, particularly speculative literature

Oliver Michael Newland - For services to real estate and the community

Christine Rewa Panapa, MNZM - For services to Māori

Te Taku Parai - For services to Māori, governance and the community

Rear Admiral David Colin Proctor, RNZN (Rtd.) - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force

Te Tuhi Robust - For services to Māori and education

Anthony John Shaw - For services to people with intellectual disabilities and the community

Margot Alison Skinner - For services to physiotherapy

Mervyn John Solly - For services to the transport industry and business

Debra Mary Delores Sorensen - For services to Pacific health

Kate Elizabeth Sylvester - For services to the fashion industry

Iain Clark Taylor - For services to education

Murray William Tilyard - For services to health

Samuel Laurence Whitelock - For services to rugby and the community

Bryce Derek Wilkinson - For services to economics

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

Clara Elisabeth Hutchinson-de Ranitz - For services to midwifery

To be Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:

Peter Wallace Allen - For services to disabled people

Dale Cameron Bailey - For services to education

Paula Val Baker - For services to health governance and the community

Judith Anne Bell - For services to music education

Richard Marshall Lovelace Bull - For services to conservation and the community

Paul Francis Burns - For services to Search and Rescue and Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Michael John Dyer Camm - For services to wildlife conservation

Susan Jayne Clement - For services to education

Ross Anthony Cocker, JP - For services to Search and Rescue and the community

Karen Ann Colgan - For services to wildlife conservation and education

Linda Ann Cooper, JP - For services to the community

Maria Carmela Dalli - For services to education

Priyani Therese de Silva-Currie - For services to multicultural communities, netball and civil engineering

Makarena Diana Dudley - For services to people with dementia, particularly Māori

Ross James Craufurd Dunlop, JP - For services to local government

Iosefo Fa'afiu - For services to mental health, youth and the Pacific community

Anne Maria Fitisemanu - For services to business

Julian Richmond Fitter - For services to conservation

Bronwyn Joy Groot - For services to fraud prevention awareness

Noel Graham Harris - For services to the thoroughbred racing industry

Rawinia Ruth Higgins - For services to Māori language, education and governance

David Warwick Hodder - For services to outdoor recreation and conservation

Ingrid Louise Maria Huygens - For services to education and Māori

Leonard George Frederick Irvine - For services to woodcraft and education

Marian Elizabeth Johnson - For services to technology and business

Shelley Aroha Katae - For services to Māori and Pacific communities

David John Kent - For services to the deaf and hard of hearing community

Dinesh Kumar Khadka, JP - For services to the Nepalese community

Tania Phillippa Kingi - For services to Māori and people with disabilities

Malcolm Erskine Legget (Deceased. His Majesty's approval of this award took effect on 31 October 2024, prior to the date of death.) - For services to cardiology

Nicola Maree Ataria MacDonald - For services to the environment

Deborah Claire Mackenzie - For services to victims of domestic violence

Cedric Paul Malpass - For services to health

Lachlan John Marshall - For services to water polo

Adele Marie Mason - For services to New Zealand-Asia relations

Duncan Paul Matthews - For services to rainbow communities

John Leslie McKoy - For services to fisheries science and environment management

Ross John McQueen - For services to the community

Asad Mohsin - For services to the Muslim community and education

Janice Molloy - For services to wildlife conservation

Sheryll Ann Ofner - For services to education

Louise Claire Parr-Brownlie - For services to neuroscience

Daniel Oshana Pato - For services to the hairdressing industry

Kirsten Pauline Eddy Patterson - For services to governance and women

John Kenneth Peters - For services to governance and palliative care

Ian Martyn Pickard - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Billie-Jean Potaka Ayton - For services to education and Māori

Tania Mateohorere-Carole Pouwhare - For services to Māori and Pacific communities, and the environment

Sarah Jane McDonald Rae - For services to choral music

Ian Dugald Reid - For services to musical theatre

Alan Kenneth Richards - For services to the New Zealand Police and education

Norefjell Jacquiline Marama Tanga Royal, JP - For services to Māori and governance

Hilary Dawn Sangster - For services to governance

Rachel Simon-Kumar - For services to women's studies, health research and to ethnic communities

Roy Martin Sloan - For services to conservation and game hunting

Hilary Anne Smith - For services to linguistics and the community

Helen Julia Snell - For services to nursing and diabetes care

Sharon Carol Stevens-Cottle - For services to dance and theatre

Michael Leslie Burton Styles - For services to people with dyslexia and education

Linda Naumai Te Aho - For services to Māori and legal education

Gary Raymond Trail - For services to martial arts, particularly Jiu Jitsu

Keith Winton Trembath - For services to the community, agriculture and education

Kateryna Turska - For services to the Ukrainian community

Anita Gay Varga - For services to women and the construction industry

Melissa Amy Vining - For services to charitable fundraising and the community

Belinda Henderson Walker - For services to the community

To be Companions of the King's Service Order:

Rūpene Paul Amato - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Jocelyn Anne Armstrong - For services to interfaith communities

Barry Joseph de Geest - For services to disabled people

James William Goodwin - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Tristram Richard Ingham, ONZM - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Leoni Frances McInroe - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Paora Crawford Moyle - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Moeapulu Frances Eileen Tagaloa - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Keith Vernon Wiffin - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Gary Michael Williams, MNZM - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Paul Andrew Zentveld - For services to survivors of abuse in care

The King's Service Medal

Alister David Argyle - For services to the community

Victoria Elizabeth Barnard - For services to the RNZSPCA

Cynthia Jane Brooks - For services to local government and historical research

Michael Russell Buick - For services to the performing arts, particularly musical theatre

Colin Terence Campbell - For services to horse racing and governance

Ian Peter Carter - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community

Leslie Edward Clarke - For services to the New Zealand Police and the community

Kathleen Patricia Coster - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Shannel Peter Courtney - For services to conservation and choral music

Sandra Lois May Curd, JP - For services to the community

Sally Elizabeth Davies - For services to hockey and nursing

Vaine Puapii Elia - For services to the Cook Islands community

Rouruina Emile-Brown - For services to the Cook Islands community

Patricia Mary Anne Eyles, JP - For services to the community

Hans-Josef Erwin Freller - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Neta Bernadette Gilbert (Neta Kerepeti) - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Marie Eleanor Gilpin - For services to the community

Thomas Michael Gray - For services to local government and the community

Bryan Robert Guy - For services to the community

Peter Colin Hensman - For services to cricket and the community

Toni Lee James Jarvis - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Jeremy Wiremu Alexander Johnson - For services to the Anglican Church and the LGBTQI+ community

Hans Allen Key - For services to health and safety and Pacific communities

Paul Hendrick Lampe - For services to youth

Michael Joseph Ledingham - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Peter Fala Aperila Leilua - For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples

Tiliilagi Leilua - For services to the community, particularly youth and Pacific peoples

Valerie Joan Lissette - For services to dance

Moira Catherine Lockington - For services to the community

Pamela Anne Logan - For services to theatre

Patricia Annette Macaulay - For services to the community

Carolyn Mayes - For services to conservation

Ronald James Moles - For services to education and the community

Fiona Mary Murdoch - For services to dance

Delza Reay Neben - For services to print media and the community

John William Oliver - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community

Jyoti Parashar, JP - For services to the community

Graeme Victor Pearce - For services to heritage preservation and the community

Marie Teresa Pearce - For services to the community and local government

Neville Gordon Phillips - For services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and ice sports

Peter Herehere Priest - For services to Māori and conservation

Susan Lyall Priest - For services to Māori and conservation

David John Ramsay - For services to the community

Rangimahora Mokomoko Reddy - For services to Māori health

David Malcolm James Richmond - For services to sport, particularly athletics and cricket

Eugene Shane Te Awamate Ryder - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Barbara Anne Simpson - For services to conservation and the community

Anne Acton Sinclair - For services to the community

Darryl William Smith - For services to survivors of abuse in care

Richard Antony Dougal Steele, JP - For services to the rural community

Peter David Swain - For services to the community

Teremoana Terepai - For services to the Pacific community and seniors

Margaret Ann Vickers - For services to the community

Grahame Roy Perry Webber - For services to local government and farming governance

Phyllis Rosemary Weir - For services to cricket and horticulture

Craig John Wells - For services to business and the community

Jennifer Gai Wotten - For services to the community and squash

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal

Alastair Robin Fastier - For services to Antarctic heritage conservation

Colin Chalmers Monteath, QSM - For services to Antarctic field support, archival preservation, literature and photography

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration

Squadron Leader Paul Leslie Stockley - For services to the New Zealand Defence Force