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Special Honours List – 1 October 2011   NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards:   NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY STAR (NZGS) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star:...

THE ORDER OF NEW ZEALAND The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Mr Hone Papita Raukura Hotere, of Dunedin....

Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Monday, 10 June 1996 – Issue No. 59 (1487 – 1490)  The Queen's Service Order The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the New Zealand celebration of Her...

Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Wednesday, 15 January 1997 – Issue No. 3 (79 - 82) The Queen’s Service Order The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of the New Year, to...

Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, 7 March 1996, No. 23, p. 718  Honours and Awards Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointment to The Queen’s Service Order: THE QUEEN’S SERVICE...

Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, Wellington: 26 September 1996, No. 130,  p. 3198 The New Zealand Order of Merit His Excellency the Governor-General, Chancellor of The New Zealand Order of Merit, has advised that the Queen has been...

Note: Text as published in the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Friday, 19 January 1996 – Issue No. 4 (pp.121 - 124) Her Excellency The Governor-General has announced that The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the...

Text from the New Zealand Gazette (Special), Wellington: Friday, 23 June 1995 – Issue No. 62 (pp.1567 - 1600) Her Excellency The Governor-General has announced that The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty...

Note: Extract from the New Zealand Gazette, 16 November 1995, No. 134, p. 4364 ROYAL VISIT Honours and Awards The Queen has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of Her Majesty’s visit to New Zealand, to make the following promotion in, and...

Special Honours List – 20 April 2013 NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards:   NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY DECORATION (NZGD) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry...

The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Emeritus Professor Albert Wendt,...

NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards: THE NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY DECORATION NZBD Georgina Rose LANGFORD  Citation On the night of 21 April 2011 Ms Georgina Langford, aged 21...

The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen 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 Trelise Pamela Cooper, MNZM, of...

The Royal Victorian Order His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand wishes to record that The Queen has been pleased on the celebration of the New Year, to make the following promotion in the Royal Victorian Order: CVO To be a Commander:...

The Queen’s Service Order The Order of New Zealand The New Zealand Order of Merit  His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, Principal Companion of The Queen’s Service Order, and Chancellor of The New Zealand Order of Merit...

The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, to make the following appointment to The Order of New Zealand: ONZ To be a Member of the said Order: Sir Ronald Powell Carter, KNZM, of...

SPECIAL HONOURS LIST NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards: THE NEW ZEALAND BRAVERY DECORATION (NZBD) Dr Bryce CURRAN Citation On 22 February 2011 a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck...

SPECIAL HONOURS LIST - 9 December 2014 NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY AWARDS The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Gallantry Awards. NEW ZEALAND GALLANTRY STAR (NZGS) To receive the New Zealand Gallantry Star: NEW ZEALAND...

1. Postnominal Letters Postnominals (abbreviations after a name) may be shown with or without points (full stops); e.g. K.N.Z.M. or KNZM. Knights A knight of an Order of Chivalry may use the appropriate postnominal letters after his name; e.g. Sir...

Rolls of the New Zealand Gallantry Awards (established 1999). The Victoria Cross for New Zealand For most conspicuous gallantry, or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy...

The insignia of orders of chivalry, orders and certain decorations are usually accompanied by information cards which detail how the individual insignia should be worn. These notes are a guide on how the various insignia should be mounted for...

ASKEW, Mrs Hazel For services to the community Mrs Hazel Askew has been a volunteer for Onehunga Ladies Benevolent Society since 1980, and from 1985 she served for a time as Treasurer and President and continues to serve as current Secretary. Mrs...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BAIN, Mr John Walker, JP For services to the community and sport Mr John Bain has contributed to the Northland community for more than 35 years. Mr Bain has been closely involved in sports committees...

To be a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ADAMS, Mrs Janet Elspeth (Jan) For services to education Mrs Jan Adams has been working for more than 40 years in education, first as a teacher and Associate Principal, as a public servant in the...

To be an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit: ALLAN, Dr Simon Gardiner For services to palliative care Dr Simon Allan has been Director of Palliative Care at Arohanui Hospice since 2005, having started as Acting Medical Director in 1995. Dr...

To be a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: BURROWS, Emeritus Professor John Frederick, ONZM, QC For services to the State Emeritus Professor John Burrows is a law lecturer, author, former member of the Law Commission, and was co-chairman of...

To be a Knight Grand Companion of the said Order: KEY, The Right Honourable John Phillip For services to the State The Right Honourable John Key was New Zealand’s 38th Prime Minister, holding the office from November 2008 until stepping down in...

To be a Dame Companion of the said Order: CHRISTIE, Mrs Julie Claire Molloy, ONZM For services to governance and the television industry Mrs Julie Christie was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2007 for her services to film and...

To be a Knight Companion of the said Order: DINGLE, Mr Graeme, ONZM, MBE For services to youth Mr Graeme Dingle was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to youth in 2001. Mr Dingle established the first Outdoor Pursuits...

To be a Companion of the said Order: AMA, Ms Mary Tupai For services to the arts and the Pacific community Ms Mary Ama is a New Zealand-Pacific artist, educator, cultural and community leader. Ms Ama founded and is lead artist and mentor for Pacifica...

To be an Officer of the said Order: ASHTON, Mr Desmond Albert (Des) For services to the New Zealand Defence Force and aviation Mr Des Ashton was Deputy Secretary Acquisition with the Ministry of Defence from 2008 to 2016, during which time he had...

To be a Member of the said Order: AITKEN, Mr Ross Alexander For services to conservation Mr Ross Aitken has been a member of the Auckland Conservation Board for the past five years, the last four as Chairperson. During this time the Board has...

The Queen's Service Medal ANDERSON, Mrs Clarice Lee For services to the blind and seniors Mrs Clarice Anderson has had a longstanding involvement with the Royal New Zealand Blind Foundation at a local level. Mrs Anderson helped establish the Central...

HEKE, Mr Randal Murray For services to New Zealand interests in Antarctica and historic preservation Mr Randal Heke was Chief Building Superintendent with the Ministry of Works and Development and oversaw the construction of a base headquarters (Scott...

GRANT, Staff Sergeant Tina Kathleen For services to the New Zealand Defence Force Staff Sergeant Tina Grant is the New Zealand Army’s liaison for families that have lost family members whilst in the service of the New Zealand Defence Force, whether it...