Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

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New Zealand national honour grade of order of chivalry

The Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest ordinary grade of this national honour, typically reserved for individuals who have rendered outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand.

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Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealand national honour ⓘ grade of order of chivalry ⓘ
abbreviation	PCNZM NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardingBody	King of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ
conferredFor	pre-eminent contribution in any field of endeavour ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
eligibility	individuals who have rendered outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand ⓘ
establishedBy	Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedByInstrument	Royal Warrant NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishedIn	1996 ⓘ
gradeAbove	Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ
gradeAlsoUsedFor	Governor-General of New Zealand (ex officio, at times depending on statutes) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEquivalentInUKSystem	Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (approximate equivalence) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRankInNewZealandHonoursSystem	above Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ below additional and honorary appointments to the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
highestOrdinaryGradeOf	New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ
honourCategory	orders, decorations and medals of New Zealand ⓘ
honoursSystem	New Zealand Royal Honours System NERFINISHED ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ star of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	left breast (star) ⓘ sash ⓘ
isCivilOrMilitary	primarily civil ⓘ
isTitleOf	recipient of the highest ordinary grade of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
mottoOfOrder	FOR MERIT (of the New Zealand Order of Merit) ⓘ
order	New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED ⓘ
postNominalLetters	PCNZM ⓘ
purpose	to recognise outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand ⓘ
region	Realm of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	highest ordinary grade ⓘ
style	The Right Honourable (for some office-holders, by separate entitlement) ⓘ
type	order of merit grade ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit → hasHigherRank → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → higherRank → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ