We recognise long-term commitment and service to ACE New Zealand by bestowing honorary membership.
| Year | Name | Location |
| 1972 | E R Garden | Deceased (1999) |
| 1990 | R M McLeay | Retired, Christchurch |
| 1990 | G S Beca | Deceased (2001) |
| 1992 | Steve Gentry | Retired, Wellington |
| 2001 | Alec McCulloch | Retired, Auckland |
| 2012 | Ken Shores | Deceased (2016) |
| 2012 | George Butcher | Retired, Masterton |
| 2012 | Ian Fraser | Retired, Wellington |
| 2012 | Murray Spicer | MacDonald Barnett, Auckland |
| 2012 | Adam Thornton | Dunning Thornton, Wellington |
| 2012 | Arthur Park | Clendon, Burns & Park, Wellington |
| 2012 | Don Houchen | Deceased (2013) |
| 2012 | Enrico Vink | FIDIC, Switzerland |
| 2016 | Allan Leahy | MWH, Auckland |
| 2016 | Andrew Charleson | Victoria University, Wellington |
| 2016 | David Bridges | Good Earth Matters, Palmerston North |
| 2016 | Peter Riley | Riley Consultants (Retired), Auckland |
| 2016 | Bob Nelligan | Nelligan, Auckland |
| 2016 | Ernst Sansom | Melrose Property Consultancy, Auckland |
| 2016 | Gavin Still | Deceased (2019) |
| 2016 | Ray O’Callaghan | O’Callaghan Design Limited, Wellington |
| 2016 | Stephen Jenkins | Aurecon, Wellington |
| 2016 | Andrew Read | Pedersen Read, Christchurch |
| 2016 | Brent Meekan | Beca, Auckland |
| 2016 | Graham Chapman | AECOM, Auckland |
| 2016 | Lyall Green | Design Management Consultants, Hamilton |
| 2017 | Keryn Kliskey | Opus International Consultants, Auckland |
| 2019 | Alistair Cattanach | Dunning Thornton Consultants, Wellington |
| 2019 | Brett Harries | Stantec, Auckland |
| 2020 | Win Clark | Retired, Wellington |
| 2020 | Mike Kerr | Beca, Auckland |
| 2021 | Doug Johnson | Tonkin + Taylor, Auckland |
| 2021 | Ida Dowling | Commute Transportation, Auckland |