New Zealand Order of Merit
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The New Zealand Order of Merit is a national honor that recognizes outstanding service and achievement by individuals in New Zealand across a wide range of fields.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand Order of Merit canonical | 14 |
| Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369214 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand Order of Merit Context triple: [Fran Walsh, awardReceived, New Zealand Order of Merit]
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A.
Order of New Zealand
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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B.
New Zealand honours system
The New Zealand honours system is the framework by which New Zealand formally recognizes and rewards individuals’ achievements, service, and contributions to the nation through orders, decorations, and medals.
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C.
Order of the Star of Melanesia
The Order of the Star of Melanesia is a high-level Papua New Guinean order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service to the nation and the broader Melanesian region.
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D.
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
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E.
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service to the Crown and nation, conferring the title "Sir" or "Dame" on its recipients.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand Order of Merit Target entity description: The New Zealand Order of Merit is a national honor that recognizes outstanding service and achievement by individuals in New Zealand across a wide range of fields.
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A.
Order of New Zealand
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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B.
New Zealand honours system
The New Zealand honours system is the framework by which New Zealand formally recognizes and rewards individuals’ achievements, service, and contributions to the nation through orders, decorations, and medals.
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C.
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals who have rendered outstanding service or achievement in their field, contributing significantly to the nation.
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D.
Order of the Star of Melanesia
The Order of the Star of Melanesia is a high-level Papua New Guinean order of chivalry awarded for distinguished service to the nation and the broader Melanesian region.
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E.
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand national honour
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order of merit ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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surface form:
Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand
|
| awardingBody | King of New Zealand ⓘ |
| chancellorTitle | Chancellor of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1996-05-30 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
New Zealand citizens
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other persons who have given meritorious service to New Zealand ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Elizabeth II
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surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
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| fieldOfRecognition |
arts
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business ⓘ community service ⓘ military service ⓘ public service ⓘ sciences ⓘ sport ⓘ |
| hasGrade |
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| hasInsignia |
badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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neck ribbon or sash depending on grade ⓘ star of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| headOfOrder | monarch of New Zealand ⓘ |
| headOfOrderTitle | Sovereign ⓘ |
| honoursList |
New Zealand honours system
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Birthday Honours in New Zealand
New Year Honours ⓘ
surface form:
New Year Honours in New Zealand
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Zealand honours system
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Royal Honours System
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| motto | For Merit ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand honours system
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surface form:
New Zealand Royal Honours System
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| postNominalForGrade |
CNZM
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DNZM ⓘ GNZM ⓘ KNZM ⓘ MNZM ⓘ ONZM ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognise merit in military, civil, or any other field of endeavour
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to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand ⓘ |
| replaced | use of many British state honours in New Zealand ⓘ |
| ribbonColour | red with white stripes ⓘ |
| shortName | NZOM ⓘ |
| status | currently constituted ⓘ |
| type | order of chivalry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Zealand Order of Merit Description of subject: The New Zealand Order of Merit is a national honor that recognizes outstanding service and achievement by individuals in New Zealand across a wide range of fields.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
this entity surface form:
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form)
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hasOrder
→
New Zealand Order of Merit
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subject surface form:
New Zealand
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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establishedAsPartOf
→
New Zealand Order of Merit
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Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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usesInsigniaOf
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New Zealand Order of Merit
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