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To be an Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand:, Her Majesty The Queen Camilla, LG, GCVO, PC, For services to New Zealand Her Majesty The Queen Camilla has helped support The King’s relationship with New Zealand and has promoted various charitable…

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, BRACEFIELD, Mr Rodney Keith, For services to Search and Rescue and aviation Mr Rodney Bracefield has been contributing to New Zealand Search and Rescue and aviation for more than 60 years. Mr…

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Medal:, GOWTHORPE, Group Captain Glenn, For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Group Captain Glenn Gowthorpe has served 34 years in the New Zealand Defence Force in a range of command and leadership positions…

The Order of New Zealand, Additional The King has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday and Coronation, to make the following Additional appointment to The Order of New Zealand:, ONZ, To be an Additional Member of the…

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:, Captain Matthew Gordon Carey, (For security reasons relating to the New Zealand Defence Force the identity of the recipient was not made public until 8 March 2023.) For services to the New Zealand Defence…

The New Zealand Order of Merit, The King has been pleased, on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit:, DNZM, To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Ms Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt,…

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, HARCOURT, Ms Miranda Catherine Millais, ONZM, For services to the screen industry and theatre Ms Miranda Harcourt has made award-winning contributions to the theatre and screen industries as an…

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, BLOOMFIELD, Dr Ashley Robin, For services to public health Dr Ashley Bloomfield was the Director-General of Health from 2018 until 2022 and led the health sector and the successful management of…

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, BARNETT, Mr Michael Francis, ONZM, For services to business Mr Michael Barnett has been Chief Executive of the Auckland Business Chamber since 1988 and is Director of the 30 New Zealand Chambers of…

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, A'COURT, Ms Michèle Edith, For services to the entertainment and comedy industries Ms Michèle A’Court is a multi-award-winning New Zealand comedian who has performed for 30 years nationally and…

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, AHMED, Dr Hafsa, For services to ethnic communities and women Dr Hafsa Ahmed has held board positions in different organisations in the not-for-profit sector over the past decade and is co-founder and…

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order:, DOBSON, Mr John Robert, For services to people with disabilities Mr John Dobson has been a driving force behind Life Unlimited, originally the Disabled Living Centre (Waikato) Trust, as a founding Trustee…

The Queen’s Service Medal:, BAKER-WENLEY, Mrs Naomi Ruth, For services to opera Mrs Naomi Baker-Wenley has been contributing to opera in New Zealand for several decades. Mrs Baker-Wenley founded the Hawke’s Bay Opera in 1986, holding positions of…

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal:, WATSON, Mr Nigel John, For services to Antarctic heritage preservation Mr Nigel Watson has been Executive Director of the Antarctic Heritage Trust (AHT) since 2000 and was Secretary General of the International Polar…

The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration:, CLARK, Captain Brendon John, For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Captain Brendon Clark has served with the Royal New Zealand Navy since 1992 and trained as a Seaman Officer, serving…

The purpose of the New Zealand Royal Honours system is to recognise those who have served and achieved. Honours are administered by the Honours Unit , which is part of the Cabinet Office .

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal (obverse) New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal (reverse) New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (obverse) New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (reverse) Campaign Medals Commemoration Medals Long Service…

Queen Elizabeth II approved the following rules relating to the acceptance and wearing of Commonwealth, foreign and international honours by New Zealand citizens. These rules were signed by Prime Minister Helen Clark on 23 July 2007., Interpretation, For…

The New Zealand Gallantry Awards recognise those military, and certain other categories of support personnel, who perform acts of gallantry while involved in war and warlike operational service (including peacekeeping). The New Zealand Bravery Awards…

Background Design of awards Design and manaufacture of Gallantry and Bravery Awards Other issues relating to Gallantry and Bravery Awards, Background, The New Zealand Gallantry Awards are designed to recognise those military, and certain other categories…

Background Eligibility Precedence Royal warrant and regulations Design and manufacture Other issues, Background, The New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration has been instituted as a New Zealand Royal Honour to recognise distinguished military service…

Honours can be taken away from people who have done something to damage the honours system’s reputation. Taking an honour away is called ‘forfeiture’., Can honours be removed?, Yes. It is possible to remove an honour on the advice of the Prime Minister…

New Zealand Bravery Awards, Queen Elizabeth II was pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards, prior to the date of her death:, The New Zealand Bravery Star, For an act of outstanding bravery in a situation of danger: Mr Robert Mark Law…

The New Zealand Bravery Star:, LAW, Mr Robert Mark (Mark), Citation, On Monday 9 December 2019, at 2.11pm, an explosive volcanic eruption occurred on Whakaari/White Island in the Bay of Plenty, shooting a massive column of steam into the air and blowing a…

The Office, The office of New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary to Queen Elizabeth II was established by Royal Warrant on 6 February 1978 and Mr Phillip O'Shea is the first appointee and is now the New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary to The King…

To be a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, HOHEPA, Dr Patrick Wahanga (Patu), For services to Māori culture and education Dr Patu Hohepa is a kaumātua whose leadership and advocacy for Māori cultural recognition and development has…

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, MACCORMICK, Dr Alastair, For services to tertiary education and the community Dr Alastair MacCormick is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Auckland, holding a range of roles between 1973 and…

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, ADHIKARY, Mr Uddhav Prasad, JP, For services to the Nepalese community Mr Uddhav Adhikary has been promoting Nepali culture and contributing to the Nepalese community in New Zealand since 1996. Mr…

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit:, AH SAM, Mrs Melegalenuu, For services to Pacific language education Mrs Melegalenuu Ah Sam has held several roles with Mangere College since 1990, currently as Deputy Principal from 2017. Beginning in the…

To be a Companion of the Queen’s Service Order:, AHMED, Mrs Fadumo Abdulkadir, For services to ethnic communities, women and social entrepreneurship Mrs Fadumo Ahmed has been a community development worker and social entrepreneur for more than 20 years,…

The Queen’s Service Medal:, ANDERSON, Mr William Michael (Bill), For services to Māori education and the community Mr Bill Anderson (Te Ihingarangi-Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou) has contributed 50 years to Māori education, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Narrative…

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal:, HAWES, Dr Ian, For services to Antarctic science and conservation Professor Ian Hawes specialises in the biodiversity and ecosystem function of inland and coastal waters and has made significant contributions to knowledge…