Current Life Members (alphabetical order): John Bray, John Coffey, Reon Edwards, Frank Morris Endacott, Allen Gore, Ray Haffenden, Don Hammond, Peter Kerridge, Sir Peter Leitch, Trevor Maxwell, William McEntee (Bill), Cameron McGregor, Christine Rewa Panapa, Sel Pearson, Gerald Ryan, Cherie Steele-Shanks, Howie Tamati, Kevin Tamati.
Life Members
1920 – Stan Brice
1921 – Duncan McLean
1926 – Thomas Boswell, William Liversidge, Arthur Schofield, George Wheatley
1935 – Arthur Harlock
1937 – Lewis Binns, Cyril Snedden
1939 – Ernest Stallworthy
1940 – Wilf Davies, George Bassett
1941 – Tonga Mahuta
1942 – Scotty McClymont
1943 – Lance Hunter
1946 – Gordon Hooker
1947 – Edward Chapman
1948 – Owen Carlaw
1949 – Thomas Smith, Leslie Bull
1950 – Ivan Culpan, Harry Rogers
1953 – Robert Doble, Jack Redwood OBE
1956 – George Falgar
1957 – Ernie Asher
1958 – David Wilkie, William Swift
1961 – John Watson, Roy Lash
1962 – Dr Fred Gwynne
1963 – Bill Moyle, Colin Siddle
1964 – Tom Skinner KBE, Tom McKenzie
1966 – “Ted” Knowling MBE
1968 – George Plant
1969 – Eric Bennett
1970 – Dr Leo Cooney
1971 – Arthur Chapman, Ray Cody MNZM, Doug Wilson
1972 – Ces Mountford MBE, Ivan Stonex
1974 – Archie Stuart BEM
1976 – Trevor Wellsmore
1977 – Keith Blow, Jack Williams
1978 – Ron McGregor JP & OBE
1980 – Ken English
1981 – Des Barchard
1982 – Dr Brian Watson
1983 – Les Huston
1984 -Bill O’Callaghan JP, Tom Newton
1985 – Allen Gore*, Mel Clinton OBE
1988 – Bill Nesbitt, “Bud” Lisle* MNZM, Bill Whitehead QSM
1989 – Bob Aynsley
1990 – Jim Campbell MNZM
1991 – Bill Sorensen
1993 – George Rainey
1994 – “Ted” Gutberlet QSM, John McKeown
2000 – Crispin Easterbrook
2003 – Ray Cranch MNZM
2006 – Gerald Ryan* ONZM, Don Hammond*
2007 – Peter Kerridge* JP & MNZM
2008 – Lory Blanchard MNZM, Bernie Wood MNZM
2009 – Howie Tamati* MBE
2010 – John Bray*
2012 – David Robinson
2013 – Ray Haffenden* MNZM, Trevor Maxwell*
2014 – Mrs Cathy Friend QSM & DSA
2015 – Jack Fagan, Sel Pearson*, Brian Reidy
2016 – Sir Peter Leitch KNZM & QSM*
2017 – Cherie Steele-Shanks*
2018 – John Coffey*
2019 – Kevin Tamati*, Cameron McGregor*
2020 – Frank Morris Endacott ONZM*
2022 – Reon Edwards*
2023 – Christine Rewa Panapa*,William McEntee (Bill)*
*current life members
Distinguished Service Awardsfirst awarded in 1977
1977 – Pat Bennett, Mrs Joan English, John Lloyd, Les Pearson, George Stuart, Bill Scurr, Ray Turton
1979 – Bill Grieve, Ray Cranch MNZM
1980 – John Percival QSM
1981 – Jim Courtney
1982 – Bill Nesbitt, Bill Paki, Bert Payne, Bill Sorensen
1983 – Gordon Blazey, Don Raynor
1984 – “Bud” Lisle MNZM
1985 – Dr Mutyala Satyanand QBE
1988 – Lester Jobbitt, Bill Sewell, Ernie Todd
1989 – John Haynes, Earle Pilcher
1990 – Bill Cooney
1991 – John Beckwith, Mrs Joy Johansson, Mrs Lill Lawless QSM, Gus Malam, Joe Vivian
1992 – Harvey Kreyl, Don Millar
1993 – Mrs Esme Tamati
1994 – Lory Blanchard MNZM, Peter Coll, Mrs Olivia Karu, Ross Lipscombe, Keith Roberts, Bob Tukiri MNZM, Peter Yaxley
1995 – Dave Ahu
1996 – Cathy Friend
2003 – Teri Tamati
2005 – Des Jenkinson
2006 – Mrs Cherie Steele-Shanks MNZM, Bernie Wood MNZM
2013 – Grant Gibson, Ian Jenkins
2013 – Mrs Sharon Bird, Richard Bolton, Bob Dragicevich, Graham Lowe ONZM & QSM, Mrs Christine Panapa
2014 – Kevin Bailey, Ray Fitiao, Dave McLeod, Sonny Rata
2015 – Pat Carthy, Carey Clements EM, Gordon Gibbons, Graham Pitts
2019 – Brian Keane, Josh Cleaver, Paul Rosanowski, Tufele Taufa
2020 – John Peter Brimble, John Gary Clarke, Bill Liddell, Stanley Nicholas, Gary Whittle
2021 – Des Michael O’Sullivan, William ‘Bill’ Mann, George Tuata Tahapehi, Alana Lockhorst, Barrie Robert James Law
2022 – Paddy Byrne, Reon Edwards, George Lajpold, Jenny Nahu, Nick Nahu
2023 – Emile Va’afusuaga, John Gardiner,Wi Kapua, Bruce Milne
Special thanks to Carey Clements for painstakingly researching these lists. Due to the lack of records kept through the 1990s in particular, there are still gaps so any assistance in filling these would be greatly appreciated.
