Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1986, and a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on 2 March 1986. In 1990 he became a Companion of the Queen's Service Order. Reeves was also made a Companion of the Order of Fiji. There was some concern regarding Reeves' using the title Sir, as members of the clergy in the Church of England do not usually receive this title when knighted, and the same rule presumably applied to the Anglican Church in New Zealand. Moreover, clergy are traditionally not dubbed. To avoid placing the Queen in an awkward situation (governors-general would by tradition be knighted by her in person at Buckingham Palace), the prime minister of the time, David Lange, made Reeves a Knight Bachelor before meeting her. Consequently, when Reeves went to receive the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George from the Queen, he was already Sir Paul. On Waitangi Day 2007 Reeves was awarded New Zealand's highest honour, being admitted to the Order of New Zealand. The University of Oxford conferred on him the degree of Doctor of Civil Law in 1985 and his college, St Peter's, appointed him an Honorary Fellow in 1981 and a Trustee in 1994. A Fellowship of St John's College, Auckland followed in 1989. He has received other honorary degrees, including an LLD of Victoria University of Wellington (1989), a DD of the General Theological Seminary, New York (1992), and the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Edinburgh (1994). Changes to the rules in 2006 allowed him to use the style The Honourable for life. Arms References External links Biography at Holy Trinity Cathedral website Official biographies of former Governors–General of New Zealand Radio NZ interview, 8 May 2011 Sir Paul talks extensively about his life and work with interviewer Chris Laidlaw. (Listen directly or download options) 1932 births 2011 deaths Alumni of St Peter's College, Oxford Primates of New Zealand Anglican bishops of Auckland Anglican bishops of Waiapu Honorary Fellows of St Peter's College, Oxford People educated at Wellington College (New Zealand) Governors-General of New Zealand Knights of Justice of the Order of St John New Zealand republicans 20th-century Anglican archbishops in New Zealand Victoria University of Wellington alumni New Zealand Māori religious leaders Te Āti Awa people Members of the Order