New Zealand athletics greats Rod Dixon and Lorraine Moller have each been made officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the New Year Honours list. Dixon was a four-time Olympian, winning bronze in the 1500m at the 1972 Games in Munich, and won the New York Marathon in 1983. Moller, who studied physical education at the University of Otago, won 16 international marathons, Olympic bronze and three Commonwealth Games medals over a 23-year running career on the track, road and cross-country. Former Black Caps batter Martin Guptill and former All Blacks midfielder turned Pasifika rugby advocate Eroni Clarke were made members of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM). — Allied Media

Source: Otago Daily Times December 30, 2025 15:35 UTC