Editing Howard Morrison (section)

==Honours and achievements==
[[File:Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre 157.jpg|thumb|The Civic Theatre in Rotorua was renamed the Sir Howard Morrison Performing Arts Centre]]
In 1970, he received the [[Benny Award]] from the [[Variety Artists Club of New Zealand|Variety Artists Club of New Zealand Inc]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vacnz.com/bennyaward/|title=Variety Artists Club of NZ Benny Award Information and Recipients|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016033941/http://www.vacnz.com/bennyaward/|archive-date=16 October 2013}}</ref>

Morrison's profile in the [[Pacific Rim|Pacific Rim area]] was used by the [[New Zealand Trade and Enterprise|New Zealand Trade Commission]] to help promote the region.<ref name="NZ History" /> As a result, in the [[1976 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1976 New Year Honours]], Morrison was appointed an officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]], for services to entertainment,<ref>{{London Gazette |issue= 46778 |date=5 June 1964 |page=36 |supp=2}}</ref> and he was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[1990 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)|1990 Queen's Birthday Honours]], also for services to entertainment.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=52174 |date=16 June 1990 |page=29 |suppl=2 |nolink=y}}</ref>

In March 2006, Morrison was awarded an [[honorary doctorate]] by the [[University of Waikato]], joining such alumni as [[Janet Frame]], Dame [[Malvina Major]], Hare Puke, Tui Adams, Dame [[Kiri Te Kanawa]], [[Neil Finn|Neil]] and [[Tim Finn]], [[Michael King (historian)|Michael King]], [[Margaret Mahy]] and Rotorua historian Don Stafford in receiving the award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/local/news/sir-howard-outsells-michael-jackson/3903982/|title=Sir Howard outsells Michael Jackson!|work=[[Rotorua Daily Post]]|first=Cherie|last=Taylor|date=10 September 2009|access-date=30 March 2010}}</ref>

At the 2007 [[Creative New Zealand]] [[Te Waka Toi awards]] Morrison received the Te Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi Award for Maori Artists.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Howard Morrison |url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/howard-morrison/awards |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=NZ On Screen |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

On 14 October 2009, Morrison was selected by [[Te Aute College]] to be a part of its ''1st XV leaders group'' at a function at [[Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa|Te Papa]] in [[Wellington]]. The honour is given to former pupils over the age of 55 who have made a significant contribution to Māori society. Morrison attended Te Aute College from 1949 to 1952.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2964803/Lady-Morrison-says-thanks|title=Lady Morrison says thanks|work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]]|publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|first=Tim|last=Donoghue|date=15 October 2009|access-date=30 March 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2961243/Sir-Howard-in-old-schools-special-Ist-XV|title=Sir Howard in old school's special Ist XV|work=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|The Dominion Post]]|publisher=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|first=Tim|last=Donoghue|date=14 October 2009|access-date=30 March 2010}}</ref>

=== Other awards ===

* 1966 Entertainer of the Year<ref name=":0" />
* 1982 [[Variety Artists Club of New Zealand]], Golden Microphone<ref name=":0" />
* 1983 Feltex Awards (New Zealand) Best Television Entertainer<ref name=":0" />
* 1986 Nominated for Best Performer in an Entertainment Programme: for ''Now is the Hour'' - [[Universal Music New Zealand|HMV Entertainer of the Year]]<ref name=":0" />
* 1994 [[New Zealand film and television awards|New Zealand Film and Television Award]] for the Best Entertainment Programme for ''Howard Morrison: Now Is The Hour''<ref name=":0" />