Order Of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest locally awarded honour in the New Zealand Honours System . Queen Elizabeth II instituted the Order by Royal Warrant significantly dated February 6 , 1987 ( Waitangi Day ) "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was deliberately and explicitly modelled after the Order Of Merit and the Order Of The Companions Of Honour {Link without Title} .

The order is limited to the Sovereign and twenty members; however, there are also additional and honorary members which are not counted towards the limit. The order confers no knighthood or other status, but members of this one-class order are entitled to use the Post-nominal Letters "ONZ".

The Badge of the Order comprises an oval medallion, with the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel. Members wear the badge on a red ochre ribbon with white stripes on each edge.

The Order has two officers: the Registrar and Secretary.

CURRENT MEMBERS

DECEASED MEMBERS

(name followed by date of appointment and date of death)

Members:

--- The Hon. Sir Arnold Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG ( 6 February 1987 ) (d. 2 February 1989 )

--- Walter Knox ONZ ( 6 February 1988 ) (d. 1 December 1991 )

--- Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE JP ( 15 June 1991 ) (d. 26 March 1994 )

--- Frederick Turnovsky ONZ OBE ( 6 February 1988 ) (d. 12 December 1994 )

--- Professor Richard Matthews ONZ ( 6 February 1988 ) (d. 19 February 1995 )

--- Henry Lang ONZ CB ( 6 February 1989 ) (d. 17 April 1997 )

--- Dr C.E. (Clarence Edward) Beeby ONZ CMG (February, 1987) (d. 10 March 1998 )

--- The Very Revd John Somerville ONZ CMG MC ChStJ ( 15 June 1991 ) (d. 5 October 1999 )

--- The Rt Hon. Sir Thaddeus McCarthy ONZ KBE ( 6 February 1994 ) (d. 11 April 2001 )

--- Professor Douglas Lilburn ONZ ( 6 February 1988 ) (d. 6 June 2001 )

--- The Rt Revd Manuhuia Bennett ONZ CMG ( 6 February 1989 ) (d. 20 December 2001 )

--- Sonja Davies ONZ JP ( 6 February 1987 ) (d. 12 June 2005 )

--- The Rt Hon. David Lange ONZ CH ( 2 June 2003 ) (d. 13 August 2005 )

Additional Members:

--- Sir Guy Powles ONZ KBE CMG ED ( 6 February 1990 ) (d. 24 October 1994 )

--- Dr Allen Curnow ONZ CBE ( 6 February 1990 ) (d. 23 September 2001 )

--- HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother LG LT ONZ GCMG GBE CC CD ( 6 February 1990 ) (d. 30 March 2002 )

--- Janet Frame ONZ CBE ( 6 February 1990 ) (d. 29 January 2004 )

--- Dame Ann Ballin ONZ DBE ( 3 June 2002 ) (d. 2 September 2003 )

--- Arthur Lydiard ONZ OBE ( 6 February 1990 ) (d. 11 December 2004 )

Honorary Members:

--- Dr William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (USA) ( 2 June 2003 ) (d. 17 March 2004 )

EXTERNAL LINKS

Buckingham Palace page on the Order of New Zealand

Honours Secretariat page on the Order of New Zealand

New Zealand Legislation . The statutes of the Order can be found as SR 1987/67 of New Zealand regulations.

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