1978 Special Honours (New Zealand)
The 1978 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours Lists: in the first, dated 11 February 1978, two judges received knighthoods;[1][2] and in the second, dated 20 April 1978, six people were awarded the Polar Medal, for good services as members of New Zealand expeditions to Antarctica in recent years.[3]
Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross (GBE)
- Civil division
- The Honourable Ronald Keith Davison CMG – of Auckland; Chief Justice of New Zealand.
- The Right Honourable Sir Herbert Richard Churton Wild KCMG ED – of Wellington; lately Chief Justice of New Zealand.
Polar Medal
- Major James Richard Milton Barker MBE RNZIR (Rtd) – of Christchurch; officer-in-charge, 1970–1972.
- Peter John Barrett — of Wellington; geologist, 1974–1975.
- Anthony Maurice Bromley — of Christchurch; meteorological observer and station leader, 1973–1974.
- Jack Edward Hoffman — of Lower Hutt; driller, 1975–1976.
- Malcolm Gordon Laird — of Christchurch; geologist and field leader, 1974–1975.
- Alexander Thomas Wilson — of Hamilton; geochemist, 1974–1975.
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References
- ^ "No. 47471". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 February 1978. p. 2451.
- ^ "Honours and awards" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 10. 16 February 1978. p. 322.
- ^ "Honours and awards" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette. No. 33. 20 April 1978. p. 1155.