Donald Kent Hunn CNZM (born Wellington 26 December 1934) is a senior New Zealand diplomat and civil servant.
During the 1960s and 1970s, he had diplomatic postings in Washington, D.C., Suva, Kuala Lumpur and Brussels, and opened New Zealand's embassy in Chile.
In 1986, Hunn succeeded Roderick Deane as chief commissioner, and head of New Zealand's public service.
During his time as SSC, Hunn was responsible for a major reorginatisation of the public service with the introduction of the State Sector Act 1988.
[3] In August 2007, State Services Commissioner Mark Prebble appointed Hunn to investigate the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Madeleine Setchell from the Ministry for the Environment, following allegations that Environment Minister David Benson-Pope used political influence to have her removed from her position.