The 1974 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours List, published on 3 May and 4 October 1974, in which four judges and a former prime minister received knighthoods.

Knight Bachelor

* The Honourable Mr Justice Alec Leslie Haslam – senior puisne judge of the

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. * The Honourable Mr Justice Ian Hannay Macarthur – puisne judge of the Supreme Court. * The Honourable Mr Justice

Arthur Owen Woodhouse Sir Arthur Owen Woodhouse (18 July 1916 – 15 April 2014) was a New Zealand jurist and chair of government commissions. Biography Woodhouse was born in Napier in 1916 and completed an LL.B. at the University of Auckland in 1940. He served as ...

– judge of the

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. File:Owen Woodhouse (cropped).jpg, Sir Owen Woodhouse

Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross (GBE)

;Civil division * The Right Honourable John Ross Marshall – lately

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

. File:Jack Marshall, 1972.jpg, Sir Jack Marshall

Knight Commander (KBE)

;Civil division * The Right Honourable Sir Thaddeus Pearcey McCarthy – president of the Court of Appeal.

References

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