✨ Military Appointments and Awards, Reappointments, and Board Appointments




29 OCTOBER

Bayfield High School Cadets

Captain William Frederick Wilson is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Forces in the rank
of Captain with effect from 2 September 1971.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
General List

The following officers are posted to the Retired List with
effect from the dates shown:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant Graeme John Somerville, 6 October 1971.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers

Captain Tori Komene Tapuke, 6 October 1971.
2nd Lieutenant William James Page, B.E.(CIV.) (HONS.), 6
October 1971.

Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals

Colonel John Ayto, M.B.E., 11 September 1971.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment

Lieutenant Brian Peter Groshinski, 4 October 1971.
Lieutenant Ian Irving Hayward, 4 October 1971.
Lieutenant John Barry Mackenzie, 4 October 1971.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Colonel Diamond Allan Ballantyne, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.P.,
F.R.A.C.P., 1 October 1971.
Captain Patrick Thomas Errol Fox, M.R.S.H., 21 September
1971.
Lieutenant Jonathan Hassall Amies (non-medical), 6 October
1971.

Royal N.Z. Chaplains' Department

Chaplain 4th Class Ralph Vernon Matthews (Church of
England), 6 October 1971.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 1971.

DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following awards to members of the New Zealand
Regular Force for gallant and distinguished service during
operations in Vietnam:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (Military Division)

Warrant Officer First Class Richard Rex Hudson, Royal
Regiment of New Zealand Artillery.

Mention in Despatches

Lieutenant Alastair Ronald Forrest MacKenzie, Royal New
Zealand Infantry Regiment.
Sergeant Graeme Cecil Faulkner, Royal New Zealand
Infantry Regiment.

Dated 27 September 1971.

DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

(Def. 31/5/1)

Reappointment of the High Commissioner for New Zealand
in Canada

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council has been
pleased to reappoint

The Honourable Mr Dean Jack Eyre
to be the High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada,
under and for the purposes of the External Affairs Act 1943,
to hold the said office as on and from the 13th day of
September 1971 until the 29th day of September 1973.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of October 1971.

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Appointment of Member and Chairman of Coal Mines Council

PURSUANT to the Coal Mines Act 1925, the Minister of Mines
hereby appoints

George Joseph Kennedy Keown
to be a member and Chairman of the Coal Mines Council as
from the 21st day of October 1971 to the 31st day of December 1972.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of October 1971.

N. L. SHELTON, Minister of Mines.

(Mines 14/24/3)

Members of Otago Hospital Board Appointed

PURSUANT to section 32A of the Hospitals Act 1957, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
William Edgar Adams, M.B., CH.B., B.MED.SC., D.SC.(N.Z.),
PH.D. (LEEDS), F.R.S.N.Z., F.A.Z. (INDIA), HON.F.R.A.C.S.,
Henry Walden Fitzgerald, M.B., CH.B.(N.Z.), F.R.C.S. (EDIN.),
F.R.A.C.S.,
John Waddell Hayward, B.COM.,
Robin Orlando Hamilton Irvine, M.D., CH.B., M.R.C.P.,
F.R.A.C.P., and
Robert Martin Williams, M.A.(N.Z.), B.A., PH.D. (CANTAB)
to be members of the Otago Hospital Board.

Dated at Wellington this 26th day of October 1971.

D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

Appointment of Analysts Under the Food and Drug Act 1969

PURSUANT to the Food and Drug Act 1969, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint
Colin Neil Pullar
as analyst for the purposes of the Food and Drug Act 1969.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of October 1971.

D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

Revocation of Appointment of Analysts for the Purpose of the Food and Drug Act 1969

PURSUANT to the Food and Drug Act 1969, His Excellency the Governor-General has revoked the appointments of
Thomas Henry Pullar,
Michael Bernard Bottrell,
John Arthur Reginald Miles,
Eric Frederick D'Ath,
Dennis Newton Allen,
John Oubridge Mercer,
Philip Patrick Lynch,
Graham Kemble-Welch,
John Lewis Dunscombe,
Selwyn Hills, and
Neil Gordon Prentice
as analysts for the purposes of the Food and Drug Act 1969.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of October 1971.

D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

Appointment of Manawatu Catchment Board to Control and Manage a Reserve

PURSUANT to the Reserves and Domains Act 1953, the Minister of Lands hereby appoints the Manawatu Catchment Board to control and manage the reserve described in the Schedule hereto subject to the provisions of the said Act, as a reserve for soil conservation and river control purposes.



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πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Cadet Forces Officer Transfer (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
29 October 2026
Cadet Forces, Officer transfer, Reserve of Officers, General List
  • William Frederick Wilson (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers

  • DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

πŸ›‘οΈ Officers Posted to Retired List

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
19 October 1971
Retired List, Officers, Royal Regiment, Engineers, Signals, Infantry, Medical Corps, Chaplains
11 names identified
  • Graeme John Somerville (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Tori Komene Tapuke (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • William James Page (2nd Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • John Ayto (Colonel), posted to Retired List
  • Brian Peter Groshinski (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Ian Irving Hayward (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • John Barry Mackenzie (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Diamond Allan Ballantyne (Colonel), posted to Retired List
  • Patrick Thomas Errol Fox (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Jonathan Hassall Amies (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Ralph Vernon Matthews (Chaplain 4th Class), posted to Retired List

  • DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

πŸ›‘οΈ Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service in Vietnam

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
27 September 1971
Awards, Vietnam operations, Order of the British Empire, Mention in Despatches
  • Richard Rex Hudson (Warrant Officer First Class), awarded Member of the Order of the British Empire
  • Alastair Ronald Forrest MacKenzie (Lieutenant), awarded Mention in Despatches
  • Graeme Cecil Faulkner (Sergeant), awarded Mention in Despatches

  • DAVID S. THOMSON, Minister of Defence.

🌏 Reappointment of High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada

🌏 External Affairs & Territories
18 October 1971
High Commissioner, Canada, Reappointment, External Affairs Act
  • Dean Jack Eyre (The Honourable Mr), reappointed High Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada

  • KEITH HOLYOAKE, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

🌾 Appointment of Member and Chairman of Coal Mines Council

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
20 October 1971
Coal Mines Council, Appointment, Chairman, Member, Coal Mines Act
  • George Joseph Kennedy Keown, appointed member and Chairman of Coal Mines Council

  • N. L. SHELTON, Minister of Mines.

πŸ₯ Members of Otago Hospital Board Appointed

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
26 October 1971
Otago Hospital Board, Appointments, Members, Hospitals Act
  • William Edgar Adams (M.B., CH.B., B.MED.SC., D.SC.(N.Z.), PH.D. (LEEDS), F.R.S.N.Z., F.A.Z. (INDIA), HON.F.R.A.C.S.), appointed member of Otago Hospital Board
  • Henry Walden Fitzgerald (M.B., CH.B.(N.Z.), F.R.C.S. (EDIN.), F.R.A.C.S.), appointed member of Otago Hospital Board
  • John Waddell Hayward (B.COM.), appointed member of Otago Hospital Board
  • Robin Orlando Hamilton Irvine (M.D., CH.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P.), appointed member of Otago Hospital Board
  • Robert Martin Williams (M.A.(N.Z.), B.A., PH.D. (CANTAB)), appointed member of Otago Hospital Board

  • D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

πŸ₯ Analyst Appointment Under Food and Drug Act

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
14 October 1971
Food and Drug Act, Analyst, Appointment
  • Colin Neil Pullar, appointed analyst for Food and Drug Act

  • D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

πŸ₯ Revocation of Analysts Appointments Under Food and Drug Act

πŸ₯ Health & Social Welfare
14 October 1971
Food and Drug Act, Analyst, Revocation of appointment
11 names identified
  • Thomas Henry Pullar, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Michael Bernard Bottrell, appointment as analyst revoked
  • John Arthur Reginald Miles, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Eric Frederick D'Ath, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Dennis Newton Allen, appointment as analyst revoked
  • John Oubridge Mercer, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Philip Patrick Lynch, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Graham Kemble-Welch, appointment as analyst revoked
  • John Lewis Dunscombe, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Selwyn Hills, appointment as analyst revoked
  • Neil Gordon Prentice, appointment as analyst revoked

  • D. N. McKAY, Minister of Health.

πŸ—ΊοΈ Manawatu Catchment Board Appointed to Control Reserve

πŸ—ΊοΈ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Reserve management, Soil conservation, River control, Manawatu Catchment Board, Reserves and Domains Act
  • Minister of Lands.