In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours Shields was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order and later in the 2008 New Year Honours was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
2008 | 2008 Summer Olympics | New Year's Day | 2008 in music | United States presidential election, 2008 | New Year's Eve | New Year | Arena Football League (1987–2008) | Chinese New Year | UEFA Euro 2008 | One Year Later | Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | 2008 Sichuan earthquake | Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2008 | 2008 World Series of Poker | John McCain presidential campaign, 2008 | Canadian federal election, 2008 | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games | NASCAR Rookie of the Year | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Four Year Strong | 2008 Rugby League World Cup | Song of the Year | Grammy Award for Song of the Year | 2008 Summer Paralympics | 2008 in film | Lunar New Year | International Geophysical Year | Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay | 2008 ATP Tour |