The country's highest honour, the Order of new Zealand, is restricted to 20 living people at any time.

Steve Price thought he was being sold a dummy when he found out he would be made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

The Queen has asked that NZ Prime Ministers, Governors General, Speakers of the House and Chief Justices be referred to as "Right Honourable" for the rest of their lives.

Sir Peter - aka the Mad Butcher - describes his knighthood as striking a blow for the working class.

Rugby's latest knight, Sir Fred Allen, thinks the next World Cup might be the All Blacks' final shot at repeating their triumph from 1987.

A firefighter is angry that his bosses have been recognised with Queen's Service Medals, but not the men who risked their lives.

Being made an officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ends a tumultuous 12 months for John Bongard.