1981 Special Honours (New Zealand)

The 1981 Special Honours were a set of honors conferred in New Zealand in 1981. Unlike the New Year and Queen's Birthday Honours which are awarded semi-annually, Special Honours lists are issued at the discretion of the government for particular occasions or to recognize extraordinary service. The specific reasons for the 1981 Special Honours are not universally detailed as are regular honours lists, and finding comprehensive records of the recipients and their citations can be more challenging. However, generally, these honours acknowledged contributions to public service, community involvement, or other areas of national importance. Recipients would have been formally invested with their honors at Government House in Wellington or Auckland. Records of these honors are typically held at Archives New Zealand and published in the New Zealand Gazette. Detailed information about the exact number of recipients, the specific types of honors awarded, and the specific achievements that led to the awards is often limited to archival sources and may require specific research requests.