Distinguished Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman QSO (photo, right) (Home Truths) – CNZM for her services to public health.
Professor Jonathan Boston – ONZM for his services to public and social policy. Jonathan Boston is the author of the BWB Texts Transforming the Welfare State, Safeguarding the Future and The Child Poverty Debate (with Simon Chapple), and (also with Simon Chapple) the book Child Poverty in New Zealand.
Professor Bronwyn Hayward (Sea Change) – MNZM for services to political science, particularly sustainability, climate change and youth.
Professor Shaun Hendy (#NoFly, Silencing Science) – MNZM for services to science.