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THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: Mrs...

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...

The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen has been pleased on the occasion of 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: The Honourable Justice...

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,...

The Order of New Zealand The Queen has been pleased, on 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 Richard Hugh McCaw, of Christchurch. For services to New...

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...

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: GNZM To be a Knight Grand Companion of the said Order: Professor Murray Frederick...

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: Professor Sir Peter David Gluckman...

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 Defence Force Major Geoffrey Michael FARADAY...

The New Zealand Order of Merit The Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday, to make the following appointments to The New Zealand Order of Merit: DNZM To be Dames Companion of the said Order: The...

Special Honours List 27 June 2016 THE NEW ZEALAND ORDER OF MERIT The Queen has been pleased to make the following appointment to The New Zealand Order of Merit: GNZM To be an Additional Dame Grand Companion of the said Order: Dame Patricia Lee...

New Zealand Bravery Awards The Queen has been pleased to approve the following New Zealand Bravery Awards: The New Zealand Bravery Decoration (NZBD) Christopher Mark FOOT Citation In Dunedin on the evening of 15 January 2014, Mr Chris Foot and his...

The Queen's Service Order The Queen has been pleased to make the following Additional appointment to The Queen's Service Order: QSO To be an Additional Companion of the said Order: Lady Janine Elizabeth MATEPARAE Dated at Wellington this 24th day of...

If any policy changes need to be made to a bill after it has been through the policy and legislative Cabinet committee stages and been introduced, this is usually done through a Supplementary Order Paper (SOP). An SOP that serves a mechanical purpose (e...

The Template International Treaty Action Paper is included in the section of template papers. Template international treaty action paper Refer to the following pages for more information International treaties Arrangements When is Cabinet’s...

Appointments made by the Governor-General outside Executive Council Templates are available for appointments made by the Governor-General or appointments made by the Administrator of the Government outside of Executive Council. The Administrator fulfils...

It has been the practice for governments to exercise restraint in making significant appointments in the pre-election period (the period immediately before a general election, usually about three months). The question of which appointments are “...

As a general rule, Ministers should put before their colleagues the sorts of issues on which they themselves would wish to be consulted.  Ministers should keep their colleagues informed about matters of public interest, importance, or controversy...

Some items go directly to EC without first being approved by Cabinet. These items are usually drafted in a department, rather than by PCO, and: will not be included in the Legislative Instruments series (but are published in the Gazette in the normal...

EC meetings are held on most Mondays at 4pm in the Executive Council meeting room on level 10 of the Beehive, and are presided over by the Governor-General or, in the Governor-General’s absence overseas, by the Administrator of the Government. From time...

General The requirements for papers that are submitted to Cabinet and Cabinet committees have been set by Cabinet so that the papers are of a consistently high standard, and include the information that Ministers require for taking decisions. The...