Sir Robert Arthur Owens KNZM CBE (26 August 1921 – 5 September 1999) was a New Zealand businessman and local politician.
He was chief officer holding a Master Mariner's Certificate and on Royal Navy transport tankers in the Mediterranean from 1942 to 1944.
The Owens Group expanded into travel and insurance, covered 38 companies, and represented the Mitsui OSK Lines in New Zealand.
[4] In the 1991 Queen's Birthday Honours, Owens was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to transport industry, local government and community.
[8] In the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business and the community.