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1989 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
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. File:Hugh Kawharu (cropped).jpg, Sir Hugh Kāwharu 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 – o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during her lifetime, and was head of state of 15 realms at the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history. Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother Edward VIII, making the ten-year-old Princess Elizabeth the heir presumptive. She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton ( mi, Kirikiriroa) is an inland city in the North Island of New Zealand. Located on the banks of the Waikato River, it is the seat and most populous city of the Waikato region. With a territorial population of , it is the country's fourth most-populous city. Encompassing a land area of about , Hamilton is part of the wider Hamilton Urban Area, which also encompasses the nearby towns of Ngāruawāhia, Te Awamutu and Cambridge. In 2020, Hamilton was awarded the title of most beautiful large city in New Zealand. The area now covered by the city was originally the site of several Māori villages, including Kirikiriroa, from which the city takes its Māori name. By the time English settlers arrived, most of these villages, which sat beside the Waikato River, were abandoned as a result of the Invasion of Waikato and land confiscation (''Raupatu'') by the Crown. Initially an agricultural service centre, Hamilton now has a diverse economy and is the third fastest growing urba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Court Of New Zealand
The District Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti ā Rohe) (formerly the district courts before 2016) is the primary court of first instance of New Zealand. There are 59 District Court locations throughout New Zealand (). The court hears civil claims of up to $350,000 and most criminal cases. It is governed by the District Court Act 2016, which replaced the earlier District Courts Act 1947 (formerly titled the Magistrates' Courts Act 1947) as well as the District Court Rules which are periodically revised by the Rules Committee. The court was established in 1980 to replace magistrates' courts, which had dealt with minor criminal matters and civil claims since 1893. The establishment of the court was the result of the recommendations made in the 1978 report of the Royal Commission on the Courts. It was given an expanded jurisdiction and the Family Court was created as a division of the District Court in 1981. The Youth Court is another specialist division of the District Court, dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Trapski
Sir Peter John Trapski (born 12 October 1935) is a New Zealand jurist. He served as chief District Court judge between 1985 and 1989, and was a member of the Waitangi Tribunal from 1989 until 1993. Early life and family Trapski was born in Ōtorohanga on 12 October 1935, the son of John and Madoline Trapski, and was educated at St Patrick's College, Silverstream. He went on to study law at Victoria University College, graduating LLB in 1959. In 1960, Trapski married Helen Mary Christie, and the couple had five children. Legal career Trapski practised as a barrister and solicitor from 1960 until 1972 when he was appointed as a stipendary magistrate. In 1980, when district courts replaced magistrates' courts, he became a district court judge. In 1981, he was appointed principal Family Court judge, and in 1985 chief District Court judge, serving in that role until 1989. From 1989 to 1993, he was a member of the Waitangi Tribunal. He chaired the War Pensions Appeal Board from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadcasting Corporation Of New Zealand
The New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation (NZBC) was a publicly owned company of the New Zealand Government founded in 1962. The Broadcasting Act 1976 then reformed NZBC as the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand (BCNZ). The corporation was dissolved on 1 April 1975, and replaced by three separate organisations: Radio New Zealand, Television One, and Television Two, later known as South Pacific Television. The television channels would merge again in 1980 to become Television New Zealand, while Radio New Zealand remained unchanged. History At 7:30pm on 1 June 1960, New Zealand's first television channel, AKTV2, started broadcasting in Auckland from the NZBC building at 74 Shortland Street, previously used to broadcast public radio station 1YA and now home to The University of Auckland's Gus Fisher Gallery. Owned and operated by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service. With the passing of the Broadcasting Corporation Act 1961, the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation was establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Rennie
Sir Heughan Bassett Rennie (born 7 April 1945) is a New Zealand lawyer and businessman. In the 1989 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his service as chairman of the Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand between 1984 and 1988. He was made a List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand, Queen's Counsel in 1995. In the 2022 Birthday Honours (New Zealand), 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, Rennie was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to governance, the law, business and the community. References 1945 births Living people New Zealand King's Counsel New Zealand businesspeople New Zealand Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Knights Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit People from Whanganui {{NewZealand-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom O'Donnell (physician)
Thomas Vianney O'Donnell (23 July 1926 – 25 December 2014) was a New Zealand medical practitioner and academic. Early life and family O'Donnell was born in Wellington in 1926, the only son of Scottish-born Annie (née Welsh) and Irish-born Patrick Joseph O'Donnell, a railway clerk. The O'Donnell family moved to Hunterville in 1938 when Patrick was appointed stationmaster there, and the following year Thomas was sent to board at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, situated in Ponsonby at that time. In 1943 he began medical studies at the University of Otago, graduating Bachelor of Medical Science in 1947 and MB ChB in 1950. While carrying out research in San Francisco in 1959 he met and married Mary Jean Lynch. The couple went on to have three daughters and one son. Medical and academic career After working as a house surgeon and registrar at Dunedin Hospital between 1950 and 1953, O'Donnell was a medical research officer at the University of Otago from 1954 to 1955. Awarded a Nuf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian O'Connor
Dame Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor (née Bishop, born 4 August 1937) is a New Zealand physical organic chemist. She became the first female professor of chemistry at the University of Auckland in 1986, and retired in 2004. Early life and education Born in Woodville on 4 August 1937, the daughter of Cecil and Kathrene Bishop, O'Connor was educated at Hastings High School and Auckland Girls' Grammar School. She went on to study chemistry at Auckland University College, graduating Bachelor of Science in 1957, Master of Science with first-class honours in 1958, and completing a PhD in physical organic chemistry in 1963 at what by that time had become the University of Auckland. In 1963, she married Peter Selwyn O'Connor, and the couple had two children. Academic and research career O'Connor was appointed as a lecturer in chemistry at Auckland University College in 1958, rising to the rank of professor in 1986, and becoming Auckland's first female professor of chemistry. When she r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council is the local government authority for Christchurch in New Zealand. It is a territorial authority elected to represent the people of Christchurch. Since October 2022, the Mayor of Christchurch is Phil Mauger, who succeeded after the retirement of Lianne Dalziel. The council currently consists of 16 councillors elected from sixteen wards, and is presided over by the mayor, who is elected at large. The number of elected members and ward boundaries changed prior during the 2016 election. History As a result of the 1989 local government reforms, on 1 November 1989 Christchurch City Council took over the functions of the former Christchurch City Council, Heathcote County Council, Riccarton Borough Council, Waimairi District Council, part of Paparua County Council, and the Christchurch Drainage Board. On 6 March 2006, Banks Peninsula District Council merged with Christchurch City Council. Councillor Yani Johanson campaigned since 2010 to live-strea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunedin
Dunedin ( ; mi, Ōtepoti) is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand (after Christchurch), and the principal city of the Otago region. Its name comes from , the Scottish Gaelic name for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. The city has a rich Scottish, Chinese and Māori heritage. With an estimated population of as of , Dunedin is both New Zealand's seventh-most populous metro and urban area. For historic, cultural and geographic reasons the city has long been considered one of New Zealand's four main centres. The urban area of Dunedin lies on the central-eastern coast of Otago, surrounding the head of Otago Harbour, and the harbour and hills around Dunedin are the remnants of an extinct volcano. The city suburbs extend out into the surrounding valleys and hills, onto the isthmus of the Otago Peninsula, and along the shores of the Otago Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. Archaeological evidence points to lengthy occupation of the area by Māori prior to the ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Dallas
Ruth Minnie Mumford (29 September 1919 – 18 March 2008), better known by her pen name Ruth Dallas, was a New Zealand poet and children's author. Biography Dallas was born in Invercargill, the daughter of Frank and Minnie Mumford. She became blind in one eye at 15, then spent three years at the Southland Technical College and was engaged at 19. But her fiancé broke off the engagement to serve in Great Britain during World War II. During the war she worked at an army office and as a milk tester. Following the war, in 1946, her first published poem, "Morning Mountains" appeared in ''The Southland Times''. She adopted her maternal grandmother's name, Dallas, as a pen name. Her first book of poetry, ''Country Road and Other Poems'', was published in 1953. In 1954 she moved to Dunedin, where she lived for most of her life. In her autobiography, she explains that during her upbringing no person or milieu would have encouraged her to write poetry: ‘I am at a loss to account for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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