Sir Heughan Bassett Rennie (born 7 April 1945) is a New Zealand lawyer and businessman. In the

1989 Queen's Birthday Honours Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supple ...

, he was appointed a

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, in recognition of his service as chairman of the

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between 1984 and 1988. He was made a

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in 1995.

In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, Rennie was appointed a

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of merit in the New Zealand royal honours system. It was established by royal warrant on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II, Queen of New Zealand, "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have ren ...

, for services to governance, the law, business and the community.

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