Sir Peter John Hunter KNZM FRS FRSNZ is a New Zealand bioengineer, whose work includes the computer modelling of human organs.

[1] In 1994, Hunter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand,[2] and in 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.

[1] In 2009, he received the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's highest science award.

[1] In the 2010 New Year Honours, Hunter was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science.

[3] In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical science.