The 1936 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1935 and the beginning of 1936, and were announced on 1 January 1936.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Knight Bachelor James Hutchison – of Dunedin. For public services.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Companion (CMG) Willi Fels – of Dunedin. For services to ethnology. Cecil Albert Jeffery – of Wellington; clerk of the Executive Council and secretary to the Cabinet.
Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander (KBE) Civil division George Shirtcliffe – of Wellington. For public services.
Commander (CBE) Civil division Charles John McKenzie – of Wellington; engineer-in-chief and under-secretary, Public Works Department.
Officer (OBE) Civil division Maude Elizabeth Parkes – of Auckland. For social and philanthropic services. Ann Gilchrist Strong – of Dunedin; dean of the Home Science Department, University of Otago.
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