Alumna, former Mayor of Wellington, and 2011 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Kerry Prendergast was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) for services to governance and the community.
Adjunct research fellow at the University's Institute of Criminology Dr Kim Workman was made a Knight Companion of the NZOM for services to prisoner welfare and the justice sector.
Other alumni recognised in the 2019 New Year Honours include:
Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Carmel Miringa Fisher, for services to business
Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
Carole Anne Beu for services to the literary industry
Gina Rosanne Dellabarca for services to the film industry
Dr Rosemary Collinge Hipkins for services to science education
William Hugh Moran for services to the State, sport and youth
Dr Paula Jane Kiri Morris for services to literature
Mele Luisa Wendt for services to governance, the Pacific community, and women
Rosemary Maud Wildblood for services to literature
The Queen’s Service Medal:
Reverend George William Bryant, JP, for services to publishing and the community