The 1990 Special Honours in New Zealand were three special honours lists: the first was dated 6 February 1990 and made appointments to the Order of New Zealand and the

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; the second was dated 17 May 1990 made awards of the

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; and the third was dated 27 November 1990, to recognise the incoming governor-general, Dame

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Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

;Additional member * Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. * Dr Thomas Allen Monro Curnow . * The Honourable Michael John Duffy . * Nene Janet Paterson Clutha (Janet Frame) . * Arthur Leslie Lydiard . * Sir Guy Richardson Powles . ;Honorary member * Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal (Sonny Ramphal) . File:Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother portrait.jpg, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother File:Michael Duffy.jpg, Michael Duffy File:Janet Frame 1993 (cropped).jpg, Janet Frame File:Arthur Lydiard.jpg, Arthur Lydiard File:Shridath Ramphal.JPG, Sir Sonny Ramphal

Order of St Michael and St George

Dame Grand Cross (GCMG)

* Dame Catherine Anne Tizard – Governor-General Designate of New Zealand. File:Governor-General Catherine Tizard.jpg, Dame Catherine Tizard

Companion of the Queen's Service Order (QSO)

For community service

;Extra companion * Her Royal Highness

The Princess Royal Princess Royal is a style customarily (but not automatically) awarded by a British monarch to their eldest daughter. Although purely honorary, it is the highest honour that may be given to a female member of the royal family. There have been sev ...

. ;Additional companion * Beverley Gwendolen, Lady Reeves. File:Garter robe Princess Royal.jpg, Anne, Princess Royal File:Beverley Reeves (cropped).jpg, Beverley, Lady Reeves

For public services

;Additional companion * The Most Reverend Sir Paul Alfred Reeves – Principal Companion of the Queen's Service Order and Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand since 1985. ;Ordinary companion * The Right Honourable Sir William (Frederick Payne) Heseltine –

private secretary A private secretary (PS) is a civil servant in a governmental department or ministry, responsible to a secretary of state or minister; or a public servant in a royal household, responsible to a member of the royal family. The role exists in ...

The Queen In the English-speaking world, The Queen most commonly refers to: * Elizabeth II (1926–2022), Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952 until her death The Queen may also refer to: * Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), ...

since 1986. File:Sir Paul Reeves (cropped).jpg, Sir Paul Reeves

Polar Medal

;With clasp "Antarctic 1978–88" * Alexander Richard Pyne – of

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

. For good services as a member of New Zealand expeditions to Antarctica in recent years. * Garth Edwin Varcoe – of

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 Rive ...

. For good services as a member of New Zealand expeditions to Antarctica in recent years. File:The 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prize Winners - Alex Pyne (cropped).jpg, Alex Pyne

References

{{New Zealand honours lists Special honours 1990 awards