New Zealand Honours
The New Zealand Royal Honours system is the system of orders, decorations and medals which are awarded to recognise achievements of, or service by, New Zealanders or others in connection with New Zealand.
O.B.E. (Officer of the British Empire)
- Ray Columbus, of Christchurch. Honoured in 1974 for services to the music industry.
O.N.Z.M. (Officer of the New Zealand Order Of Merit)
- Nicolas Calavrias, of Wellington. Honoured in 2011 for services to business.
- Elisabeth Findlay, of Auckland. Honoured in 2008 for services to business and fashion.
- Ioannis John Psathas, of Wellington. Honoured in 2005 for services to music.
- Constantine (Costa) Cotsilinis, of Athens, Greece. Honoured in 2007 for services to New Zealand-Greece relations.
M.N.Z.M. (Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit)
- Tony Christodoulou, of Nicosia, Cyprus. Honoured in 2007 for services to New Zealand–Cyprus relations.
- Panaghis (Peter) Mikelatos (dec.), of Wellington. Honoured in 2003 for services to the Greek community.
- Constantine (Costa) Cotsilinis, of Athens, Greece. Honoured in 1998 for services to New Zealand interests in Greece.
Q.S.M. (Queen's Service Medal)
- Zisis (Bruce) Avangelos Blades (dec.), of Wellington. Honoured in 2004 for community service.
- His Eminence Metropolitan Dionysios Psiachas (dec.), of Wellington. Honoured in 1995 for community service.
- Dennis Dionysios Soulis, of Wellington. Honoured in 1995 for community service.
Q.S.O. (Queen's Service Order)
- Stella Bares, of Wellington. Honoured in 2010 for services to the Greek community.
- Esther Petritakis, of Wellington. Honoured in 2000 for services to the community.
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