The 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of Elizabeth II, were appointments made by the Queen in her right as Queen of New Zealand, on the advice of the New Zealand government, to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 17 June 1989.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Knight Bachelor
Robert Edward Jones – of Lower Hutt. For services to business management and the community. Professor Ian Hugh Kāwharu – of Auckland. For services to the Māori people. The Right Honourable (Mr Justice) Edward Jonathan Somers – of Wellington; judge of the Court of Appeal.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Companion (CMG) Malcolm Leitch Cameron – of Wellington; lately director-general, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Denis Bazeley Gordon McLean – of Wellington; lately Secretary of Defence.
Order of the British Empire
Dame Commander (DBE) Civil division Silvia Rose Cartwright – of Wellington. For services to women.
Knight Commander (KBE) Civil division Ross Malcolm Jansen – of Hamilton. For services to local government.
Commander (CBE) Civil division Malcolm Thomas Churches – lately Commissioner of Police, New Zealand Police. Ruth Dallas (Ruth Minnie Mumford) – of Dunedin. For services to literature. John Harold Gray – of Christchurch; general manager and town clerk, Christchurch City Council. Dr Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor – of Auckland. For services to chemistry, education and the community. Professor Thomas Vianney O'Donnell – of Wellington. For services to medicine. Heughan Bassett (Hugh) Rennie – of Wellington; chairman, Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand, 1984–1988. Peter John Trapski – of Wellington; lately chief District Court judge. Gillian Constance Weir – of Tilehurst, Berkshire, United Kingdom. For services to music.
Military division
Air Commodore Robin John Klitscher – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Officer (OBE) Civil division Gordon Harold Brown – of Waimauku. For services to art history. Professor Arthur Derek Campbell – of Dunedin. For services to science. Raymond John Chappell – of Lower Hutt; lately managing director, The Rural Bank. Peter Kerry Clark – of Auckland. For services to bowls. Mervyn Frank Gorringe – of Mangaweka. For services to local government. Dr George Condor Hitchcock – of Auckland. For services to medicine. Olwyn Joan Holland – of Auckland. For services to education. Paul Burbridge Lynch – of Levin. For services to agricultural science. Denford Coll McDonald – of Tawa. For services to the motor-vehicle industry. Francis Graham Milne Parkinson – of Palmerston North; deputy chairman, National Roads Board. Jennifer Lynette Pattrick – of Wellington. For services to the arts. Henry Romanes – of Havelock North. For services to local government. Francis Ryan – of Auckland. For services to local government. Linden Charles Mansell Saunders – of Auckland. For services to music. Tuke Tere Waamu – of Te Kūiti. For services to the community. Kenneth Stewart Thomson – of Dargaville. For services to the veterinary profession. Tennant Edward Wilson – of Lower Hutt. For services to sport. Peter Gerhard Wiersma – assistant commissioner, New Zealand Police. Ronald Wood – of Te Puke. For services to local government.
Military division
Captain Edwin Stanley Eide – Royal New Zealand Navy. Colonel Stuart David Jameson – Colonels' List, New Zealand Army