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Owens, Robert (Bob) Arthur, 1921-1999 (Person)
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SourcesBay of Plenty Times. (1982, February 23). Granted freedom of city. p. 1.
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Elected member of the Bay of Plenty Harbour Board in 1962. Elected Mayor of Tauranga from 1968-1971 and of both Tauranga and Mount Maunganui from 1971-1977.
Awards and honours:
- 1982: Granted freedom of the city.
- 1991: Made Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to transport industry, local government and community.
- 1996: Inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.
- 1997: Appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.
SourcesBay of Plenty Times. (1982, February 23). Granted freedom of city. p. 1.Photographs
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Tauranga City Libraries - Harley Couper, Owens, Robert (Bob) Arthur, 1921-1999 (Person). Pae Korokī, accessed 04/04/2026, https://paekoroki.tauranga.govt.nz/nodes/view/95291
