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The Queen’s Service Medal: AGNEW, Mrs Jennifer (Jenny) For services to historical research and the Chinese community Mrs Jenny Agnew was a secondary school teacher for more than 40 years in Darfield, Winton and Christchurch and has contributed...

To be an Additional Member of the Order of New Zealand: CARTWRIGHT, The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ For services to New Zealand The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright has dedicated more than 40 years to the law and became the...

To be a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit: AITKEN, Ms Ruth Ellina, ONZM For services to netball Ms Ruth Aitken is an internationally acclaimed netball coach who was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2011, having...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Who can nominate someone for an honour Anyone can nominate someone for an honour. Nominate someone for a New Zealand honour Read the nomination guidelines and complete an honours nomination form. If you nominate someone for an honour The...

“The primary emphasis in determining the award of honours should be on service to the community or nation, and on merit and achievement, in whatever field, going beyond the normal requirements of duty or office.” (Report of the Prime Minister's...

To open either a PDF or a Word version of the nomination form, click one of the links below. Honours nomination formpdf244.63 KB Honours nomination formdocx36.57 KB Printed copies of the nomination form are available from Members...

Background The New Zealand Bravery Awards are designed to recognise the actions of those persons who save or attempt to save the life of another person and in the course of which they place their own safety or life at risk. The awards are primarily for...

Welcome to the Honours Unit. The Honours Unit is a small team within the Cabinet Office, which is part of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. What do we do? We are responsible for administering a range of New Zealand Royal honours and...

This website contains the Honours lists from 1995 to the present day, including the regular King's Birthday, Queen's Birthday and New Year Honours Lists, and a number of special lists which are published as required.  A historical...

The Right Honourable (PC) New Zealand Members of His Majesty’s Privy Council Current members Listed in order of precedence Appointed PALMER,...

Order of wear Life saving awards Wearing of decorations and medals by next of kin or family members Commonwealth and foreign honours Awards made by non-governmental and private organisations Occasions on which to wear insignia...

The New Zealand Royal Honours system is a uniquely New Zealand system.  Honours are administered by the Honours Unit, which is part of the Cabinet Office. The final honours lists are approved by The King of New Zealand on the Prime Minister's advice...

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...

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 list of those who have been awarded a New Zealand Bravery Award. In order of level of award, then alphabetical by surname. THE NEW ZEALAND CROSS For acts of great bravery in situations of extreme danger.  ...

Our honours system is a way for New Zealand to say thanks and well done to those who have served and those who have achieved. We believe that such recognition is consistent with the egalitarian character of New Zealand society and enlivens and enriches...

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...

Since the late 1840s, the Royal Honours System in New Zealand has evolved along with changes in the country’s constitution, from Crown Colony to Dominion, and from Dominion to a fully independent monarchy or realm. Between 1848 and 1996, New Zealanders...

Badge of the Order of New Zealand, pictured on a bow. Overview The Order of New Zealand is New Zealand’s most senior honour. The Order was instituted by Royal Warrant - dated 6 February (Waitangi Day) 1987 - "to recognise outstanding service...

History Structure of the Order The Queen’s Service Medal Royal warrants Insignia History The Queen’s Service Order (QSO) was instituted by Royal Warrant dated 13 March 1975 and in an amending Royal Warrant dated 15 October 1981, as a...

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...

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...

Background Insignia Background The New Zealand Order of Merit was instituted by Royal Warrant dated 30 May 1996. The Order is awarded to those “who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and...

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)...

In New Zealand, in the past, the service of senior Ministers and members of the judiciary has been given recognition by their appointment to the Privy Council, and the consequent right to use the title "The Right Honourable" (abbreviated to "The Rt Hon...

In August 2010, the Queen approved the following rules for the grant, use and retention of the title "The Honourable" in New Zealand. Rules for the grant, use and retention of the title "The Honourable" in New Zealand Her Majesty the Queen has approved...

In the United Kingdom, there is a body called His Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. It exercises a range of executive and other powers, advising the King on British matters of state. Persons appointed to the Privy Council have usually...

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...