Order of New Zealand

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The Order of New Zealand is the country’s highest civilian honour, awarded for outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand national honour
order of merit
additionalMembersCondition may be appointed on significant national occasions
administeredBy Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
surface form: Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand)
advisoryBody Cabinet Honours Committee
awardingAuthority Crown in right of New Zealand
surface form: King in Right of New Zealand
chancellor Governor-General of New Zealand
country New Zealand
dateOfEstablishment 1987-02-06
eligibility New Zealand citizens
non-New Zealand citizens (honorary)
establishedBy Elizabeth II
establishedOn Waitangi Day 1987
firstAppointmentsNumber 12 ordinary members
firstAppointmentsYear 1988
foundedByTitle Queen of New Zealand
gradeStructure single class
gradeTitle Member
hasCategory Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand
hasLanguage English
Māori
highestCivilianHonourOf New Zealand
honoraryMembersCondition may be non-New Zealand citizens
honoursSystemPartOf New Zealand honours system
surface form: New Zealand Royal Honours System
insigniaFeature Royal Crown
inscribed ONZ within a medallion
stylised kowhai flower design
legalBasis Letters Patent 1987
membershipType additional member
honorary member
ordinary member
motto For outstanding service
namedAfter New Zealand
ordinaryMembershipLimit 20 living persons
postNominalLetters ONZ
postNominalsUsage members may use the letters ONZ after their name
precedesInOrderOfWear all other New Zealand orders and decorations
purpose to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand
recommendationsMadeBy Prime Minister of New Zealand
ribbonColour red ochre with a central white stripe
sovereign Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
status currently constituted
symbolises recognition of exceptional national service
typeOfServiceRecognised service to the Crown
service to the people of New Zealand
wearingStyle bow on the left shoulder for women
neck decoration for men

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Input
Subject: Order of New Zealand
Description of subject: The Order of New Zealand is the country’s highest civilian honour, awarded for outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edmund Hillary awardReceived Order of New Zealand
Richie McCaw honour Order of New Zealand
John Key awardReceived Order of New Zealand
this entity surface form: Member of the Order of New Zealand
Prime Minister David Lange honor Order of New Zealand
subject surface form: David Lange
this entity surface form: Member of the Order of New Zealand
Helen Clark awardReceived Order of New Zealand
Helen Clark awardReceived Order of New Zealand
this entity surface form: Member of the Order of New Zealand
Kiri Te Kanawa awardReceived Order of New Zealand
New Zealand honours system component Order of New Zealand
New Zealand honours system hasTopHonour Order of New Zealand
New Zealand honours system hasPostnominals Order of New Zealand
this entity surface form: ONZ for Order of New Zealand
Sir Michael Hardie Boys memberOfOrder Order of New Zealand
McCaw honor Order of New Zealand
subject surface form: Richie McCaw
Janet Frame awardReceived Order of New Zealand