1990 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

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The 1990 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by Elizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1989 and the beginning of 1990, and were announced on 30 December 1989.[1][2]

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

  • John William Hodgetts – of Auckland. For services to the building industry and the community.
  • Colin Isaac Patterson – of Wellington; chairman of the Securities Commission.

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander (DBE)

Civil division

Knight Commander (KBE)

Civil division

Commander (CBE)

Civil division
Military division
  • Brigadier Richard Ewart Menzies ED – Brigadiers' List, New Zealand Army (Territorial Force).

Officer (OBE)

Civil division
  • Ian Nevis Bird – assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police.
  • Ian William Gore Cochrane – of Wellington. For services to the arts.
  • Dr Barry Mitchell Dallas JP – of Greymouth. For services to local government and the community.
  • Joan Elsa Donley – of Auckland, For services to midwifery.
  • Bernard John Drake – of Christchurch. For services to sport and the community.
  • Dr Albert James Ellis – of Lower Hutt; lately director-general, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
  • John Charles Fair – of Wellington. For services to the petroleum industry and the community.
  • Alan Keith Familton – of Wellington. For services to forestry.
  • Dr Eric John Godley – of Christchurch. For services to botany.
  • Walter Hirsh – of Auckland; lately Race Relations Conciliator.
  • John Dempsey O'Shea – of Wellington. For services to the film industry.
  • Dr Margaret Stuart Smith – of Christchurch. For services to medicine and the community.
  • (William) Kendrick Smithyman – of Auckland. For services to literature.
  • Rex George Stewart – of Christchurch. For services to the wool industry.
  • Rawson (Ross) Wright JP – of Wellsford. For services to the Māori people and the community.
  • Professor Frederick John Lenane Young – of Raumati South. For services to industrial relations.
Military division
  • Colonel Joseph James Walker – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army.

Member (MBE)

Civil division
  • Tamati (Thomas) Pawa Bailey JP – of Motueka. For services to the community.
  • Vera Esther Burt – of Auckland. For services to sport, especially women's hockey, and the community.
  • Ewen John Chatfield – of Lower Hutt. For services to cricket.
  • Terence John Dunleavy – of Auckland. For services to the wine industry and the community.
  • Geoffrey Millis Findley JP – of Invercargill. For services to agriculture.
  • George McMurray Fuller – of New Plymouth. For services to horticulture.
  • Alfred William Gallagher – of Hamilton. For services to the community.
  • Frank Jackson Lamont Gurr – of Wellington. For services to music.
  • Iranui Teaonohoriu Haig – of Tokomaru Bay. For services to the Māori people.
  • John Esmond Hartstonge JP – of Upper Hutt. For services to tourism and the community.
  • Joseph John Hinton JP – of Auckland. For services to local-body and community affairs.
  • Elizabeth Mary Ann Jackson – of Dunedin. For services to the Order of St John and the community.
  • Elspeth Cantlie Kennedy – of Nelson. For services to tourism.
  • Kenneth William Kersley – of Lower Hutt; counsel to the Parliamentary Counsel Office.
  • Alistair George Malcolm – of Christchurch. For services to the fruitgrowing industry and the community.
  • John Wardell Malcolmson – of Plimmerton. For services to engineering.
  • Margharet Norma Matenga – of Rarotonga, Cook Islands (formerly of Wellington). For services to netball.
  • Mata Te Hoturoa Morehu JP – of Rotorua. For services to the Māori people.
  • Basil David Parkes – of Tuamarina. For services to farming.
  • Ivor Rudolph Powell JP – of Dunedin. For services to trade-union affairs.
  • Kathleen Priscilla Rangi – of New Plymouth. For services to the community.
  • Colin Harry Russell – of Christchurch. For services to tertiary education and the community.
  • Maureen Mary Seipolt JP – of Tokoroa. For services to the community.
  • Norman Anthony Thorn – of Alexandra. For services to brass bands.
  • Alexander Reid Veysey – of Raumati Beach. For services to journalism.
  • Nesslea Quentin Wright – of Sheffield. For services to agriculture.
Military division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military division
  • Chief Petty Officer Lyndsay Alan Fletcher – Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Chief Petty Officer William Arthur Peacock – Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Staff Sergeant (now Acting Warrant Officer Class II) Bryan James McKenzie – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

For public services

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

  • Kerry John Everson – fire force commander, No. 4 Region (Wellington), New Zealand Fire Service.
  • Harry Sim Greenyer – divisional officer (fire safety), Dunedin, New Zealand Fire Service.
  • Jock Primmer – chief fire officer, Motueka Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service
  • Raymond William Rook – lately chief fire officer, Ōkato Volunteer Fire Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Air Force Cross (AFC)

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