The1989 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments byElizabeth II on the advice of the New Zealand government tovarious orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1988 and the beginning of 1989, and were announced on 31 December 1988.^[1][2]

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

• The Venerable ArchdeaconKīngi Matutaera ĪhakaMBE JP – ofAuckland. For services to theMāori people.
• DrRobin Orlando Hamilton Irvine – ofDunedin; vice-chancellor,University of Otago.

• 
  Sir Robin Irvine

Military division

• Rear Admiral Douglas Brian DomettCBE –Royal New Zealand Navy;Chief of Naval Staff.

• Brian Hall Picot – of Auckland. For public and community service.
• Thomas Graeme Shadwell – ofSilverstream; latelyCommissioner of Works.

Civil division

• Barbara GoodmanQSOJP – of Auckland. For services to the community.

• 
  Dame Barbara Goodman

Civil division

• Roy Allan McKenzie – ofWellington. For services to education and the community.

• 
  Sir Roy McKenzie

Civil division

• ProfessorDonald Ward Beaven – ofChristchurch. For services to medicine and the community.
• David Rendel Kingston Gascoigne – of Wellington. For services to the film industry.
• Clutha Nantes MackenzieOBEJP – ofNorth Canterbury. For services to local government.
• Janetta Mary McStayMBE – of Auckland. For services to music.
• ProfessorAlan Francis Mark – of Dunedin. For services to conservation.
• Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt – of Auckland. For services to literature.
• Margaret Mary Timms (Sister Margaret Timms) – of Auckland. For services to the hospice movement.
• Douglas Owen WalkerOBE JP – of Auckland. For services to business management and the community.
• Rachael Ngeungeu Te Irirangi Beamish ZisterJP – ofClevedon. For services to the Māori people.

Military division

• Brigadier Raymond John AndrewsOBE – Brigadiers' List,New Zealand Army.

• 
  Don Beaven
• 
  David Gascoigne
• 
  Janetta McStay
• 
  Alan Mark
• 
  Maurice Shadbolt
• 
  Ray Andrews

Civil division

• William Harold Bongard – ofTauranga. For services to education.
• James Alexander Boomer – ofNelson. For services to the trade-union movement.
• Leslie Thomas Bradshaw – of Dunedin. For services to athletics.
• Gordon Charles Burgess – of Auckland. For services to cricket.
• Lillian Jessie Chrystall – of Auckland. For public services.
• Sharon Margaret Crosbie – of Wellington. For services to broadcasting.
• Sidney Murray Hurst – ofOamaru. For services to agriculture and education,
• Bernard Kelly – ofNew Plymouth. For services to racing.
• Dr Derek Alexander Larnder – of Christchurch. For services to dermatology.
• Dr James Connell Marshall – of Christchurch. For services to the intellectually handicapped.
• Ivan Gerald MaugerMBE – ofRunaway Island,Queensland, Australia. For services to speedway sport.
• Frederick Kenneth McInerney – ofDannevirke; lately chief executive,Telecom Corporation of New Zealand.
• Brian Spencer Mooney – assistant commissioner,New Zealand Police.
• ProfessorJane Ritchie – ofHamilton. For services to women, education and the community.
• Leslie John Raymond Tucker – ofHastings. For services to local government.

Military division

• Colonel Graeme William Talbot – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army.
• Group Captain (now Air Commodore) John Stuart Hosie –Royal New Zealand Air Force.

• 
  Sharon Crosbie
• 
  Sid Hurst
• 
  Ivan Mauger

Civil division

• Douglas Frank Bond – of New Plymouth. For services to cycling.
• DrKathleen Audrey Bradford – of Nelson. For services to medicine and the community.
• Seton William Clare – ofGisborne. For services to local government.
• Ivan David Cox – of Auckland. For services to returned servicemen.
• Oroya Day – of Wellington. For services to the preservation of local history.
• Clodagh May Flynn – ofFoxton. For services to the community.
• Leonard Fortune – ofPicton. For services to industrial relations.
• Leslie Alexander Hine – ofWanganui; lately superintendent,Auckland Maximum Security Prison, Department of Justice.
• Trevor Milton Inch – ofRangiora. For services to local government.
• Diedre Allison Irons – of Wellington. For services to music.
• John James Patrick Kirwan – of Auckland. For services to rugby.
• Heather McCrostie LittleJP – ofHawarden. For services to local government and the community.
• Patrick Macaskill – of Wellington. For services to education and the community.
• Royce Peter McGlashen – of Nelson. For services to pottery.
• Colin Francis Alexander McLennan – ofParaparaumu. For services to welfare work.
• DrJames Ng – of Dunedin. For services to the community.
• Noela Olwyn Page – of Tauranga. For services to local government and the community.
• Ramesh Bhai Patel – of Auckland. For services to the Indian community.
• Roy Clevedon Purdon – ofTakanini. For services to harness racing.
• John Goodwin Smith – of Auckland. For services to the construction industry.
• The Reverend Dr David Garth Stewart – of Auckland. For services to religious studies.
• Ronald William Ward – ofTaradale. For services to outdoor education and the community.
• Peter Roy WarnockJP – of Wanganui. For services to the community.

Military division

• Lieutenant Commander Gerrard Owen Harvey – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Warrant Officer Radio Supervisor Paul Murray – Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Arthur Davies –Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
• Warrant Officer Kevin Charles Faulkner – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

• 
  Diedre Irons
• 
  John Kirwan

• James Francis KeenanJP – ofHokitika.
• Ian Hamilton Kilgour – of Auckland.
• Georgina Kamiria KirbyJP – of Auckland.
• Frank Donald Robson – of Taradale.
• Brenda Marie Sampson – of Wellington.

• 
  Georgina Kirby

• Jacqueline Nancy Mary Adams – of Wellington; lately scientist,National Museum.
• Emeritus Professor John Alexander Asher – of Auckland.
• Janet Mary ClewsJP – of Auckland.
• Dr Robert Graham Gudex – of Hamilton.
• Ronald Albert Kelly – ofLower Hutt; lately director-general and chairman,Housing Corporation of New Zealand.
• Roderick Macalister Miller – ofWaikanae.
• The Right HonourableAlfred MorrisMP – ofLondon, United Kingdom.
• John Simcock – ofUpper Hutt; latelyCommissioner of Inland Revenue.

• 
  Janet Clews

• Donald Stoneham Bergin – of Auckland.
• Edwin Thomas Brownlee – of Christchurch.
• Enid Annie Evans – of Auckland.
• Joyce Lilian Farmiloe – of Auckland.
• John Barry Fenton – of Auckland.
• Bridget Madge Isabel Francois – of Nelson.
• Major Marjory Jack HardcastleNZWRAC (Retd) – of Lower Hutt.
• Nola Winifred Harrington – of Christchurch.
• Joseph Oscar Hattersley – of Christchurch.
• Carol Mary Hayward – of Christchurch.
• Ida Winifred Henderson – of Dunedin.
• Daphne Doreen Hunt – of Foxton.
• Harry Morgan LewisJP – of Auckland.
• Beryl Doris Lyle – of Gisborne.
• Valerie Joan Minn – of Wellington.
• Frederick Ronald (Jack) Moore – of Lower Hutt.
• Dorothy Kate Mouat – of Christchurch.
• Margery Lois Moyse – of Christchurch.
• Christopher Michael Pickett – of Auckland.
• Mikolaj Jan Stanislaw (Nick) Polaczuk – of Lower Hutt.
• Trevor Lawson Richards – of Wellington.
• Mary Ethna Lockwood Roper – of Auckland.
• Keith Fraser Scott – ofFeatherston.
• Boyce Simiona – ofTokoroa.
• Betty May Stanley – ofLyttelton.
• Dawn Noeline (Donna) Sullivan – ofWhangārei.
• Hugh Henry Thomas Sweeny – ofNapier.
• George Noel Thorne – ofŌpōtiki.
• Wairata Walker – of Ōpōtiki.
• Dan Wilkinson – of New Plymouth.

• Colin Herbert Archer – of Wellington.
• Allan Ward Beck – ofEltham.
• Joyce Bell – ofPaihia.
• Graham Reeves Bracey – sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• Arthur Ernest BuddJP – of Oamaru.
• John ChirnsideJP – of Christchurch.
• George James Christie – ofParemata.
• Alan James Crowther – of Christchurch.
• Gordon Lee Dine – ofMāhia Beach.
• Edith Margaret Dovell – ofThames.
• Raymond Philip Edward Ellis – of Auckland.
• Harry Charles Evison – of Christchurch.
• John Alexander Gray – of Wellington.
• Ronald Stephen Francis Halpin – lately senior sergeant, New Zealand Police.
• James Alexander Hopa – ofGeraldine.
• Colin Clyde McCready – of Christchurch.
• Bernard Trevor Matthews – ofNorwich,Norfolk, United Kingdom.
• Mary Merekatohau Mita – ofMurupara.
• Mary Rei Preston-Thomas – of Rotorua; principal nurse, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Rotorua.
• James Alexander PriceJP – ofTītahi Bay.
• Kenneth Allan Richards – ofPetone.
• Peter Murray Robinson – of Auckland.
• Juliet Christina Ryan – of Auckland.
• Jennifer Mary Seddon – of Tauranga.
• Howard Leslie Shadbolt – of Christchurch.
• Ian Alfred ShawJP – of Auckland.
• Iain Archibald Simpson – ofTaumarunui.
• John William StewartJP – ofPapatoetoe.
• Margaret Rosemary Swarbrick – ofTe Awamutu.
• Robert Owen Vaile – of Te Awamutu.
• David Costello VallelyJP – of Wanganui.

• 
  Allan Beck

• Lieutenant ColonelThursa Margaret Kennedy –Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps.

• Ernest Barry Bridges – chief fire officer,Blenheim Volunteer Brigade,New Zealand Fire Service.
• Evan John Carroll – chief fire officer,Eastbourne Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Clifford John Garrett – senior station officer,Ravensbourne Volunteer Brigade, New Zealand Fire Service.
• Ronald Harry Hartley Smith – fire force commander, No. 3 Region,Palmerston North, New Zealand Fire Service.

• Ian Edward Robson – detective sergeant, New Zealand Police.

• Sergeant Helicopter Crewman John Austin Bray – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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