Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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The Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service and achievement in the nation’s public, professional, or cultural life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | 2 |
| Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5071168 — 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: Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Context triple: [Sam Neill, awardReceived, Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]
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A.
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest female rank within New Zealand’s national honours system, awarded for extraordinary service to the Crown and nation.
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B.
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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C.
New Zealand Order of Merit
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Target entity description: The Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service and achievement in the nation’s public, professional, or cultural life.
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A.
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest female rank within New Zealand’s national honours system, awarded for extraordinary service to the Crown and nation.
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B.
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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C.
New Zealand Order of Merit
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand honour
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grade of order of chivalry ⓘ |
| above | Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
eminence, distinction and merit in public, professional or cultural life
ⓘ
outstanding service to the Crown ⓘ outstanding service to the nation ⓘ |
| below | Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferredBy | monarch of New Zealand ⓘ |
| conferredOnAdviceOf | New Zealand Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionOfferedIn | 2009 ⓘ |
| conversionOption |
eligible holders could accept redesignation as Dame Companion
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eligible holders could accept redesignation as Knight Companion ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdAsPartOf | creation of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| discontinuedBy | Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discontinuedOn | 2009-03-30 ⓘ |
| eligibility | New Zealand and Commonwealth citizens ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1996-05-30 ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
cultural achievement
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professional achievement ⓘ public service ⓘ |
| gradeLevel | distinguished companion grade ⓘ |
| hasGenderNeutralTitle | yes ⓘ |
| hasPostNominal | DCNZM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoursSystem | New Zealand royal honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaType | insignia of the New Zealand Order of Merit with distinctive ribbon and badge for the grade ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| order | New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orderPrecedence | high-ranking honour in the New Zealand royal honours system ⓘ |
| originallyWithoutTitle | knighthood or damehood not conferred with this grade ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters | DCNZM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to recognise outstanding service in cultural life
ⓘ
to recognise outstanding service in professional life ⓘ to recognise outstanding service in public life ⓘ to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and nation ⓘ |
| rankInOrder | second-highest grade of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| region | Realm of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedHonour |
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
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Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | DCNZM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | discontinued as a grade for new appointments ⓘ |
| styleGranted | The Honourable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit Description of subject: The Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service and achievement in the nation’s public, professional, or cultural life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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hasHigherRank
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Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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this entity surface form:
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit