Bolger was made a member of the Order of New Zealand in 1997.

He was awarded the Order of New Zealand on 6 February 1994.

In 1987 he was made a founding member of the Order of New Zealand.

He was made Companion of the Order of New Zealand for his services to literature in 2001.

She was named to the Order of New Zealand, on 6 February 1988.

In 1988 he was awarded the Order of New Zealand.

Under the new system, the top honor will be the Order of New Zealand, which can be held by only 20 people at any one time.

For her contributions to children's literature she was made a member of the Order of New Zealand.

He was appointed to the Order of New Zealand on 2 June 1997.

In 1990, she was made a member of the Order of New Zealand, the country's highest civil honour.