The 1989 Special Honours in New Zealand was a Special Honours List, dated 6 February 1989, in which two appointments were made to the

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and one judge received a knighthood.

Order of New Zealand (ONZ)

;Ordinary member * The Right Reverend Manuhuia Augustus Bennett . * Henry George Lang .

Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross (GBE)

;Civil division * The Honourable Mr Justice

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