Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

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The Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor awarded to women for outstanding service or achievement, conferring the title "Dame."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealand honour
grade of order of chivalry
abbreviation DNZM NERFINISHED
aboveGrade Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
administeredBy Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
appointmentsMadeBy monarch of New Zealand on the advice of the New Zealand government
awardedFor high achievement in any field of endeavour
outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand
belowGrade Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
confersTitle Dame
country New Zealand
dateIntroduced 2000
eligibility New Zealand citizens and, in special cases, other persons
equivalentGrade Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
establishedBy Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
establishedUnder New Zealand royal warrant NERFINISHED
genderRestriction female recipients
hasChancery Chancery of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
hasFemaleFormOf Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
honoursList King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
New Year Honours (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
honourSystem New Zealand Royal Honours System NERFINISHED
honourType state order of merit
insigniaType badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit
insigniaWornOn sash or bow
languageOfTitle English
nominationsBy Prime Minister of New Zealand NERFINISHED
orderMottoLanguage English and Māori (for the New Zealand Order of Merit)
partOf New Zealand Order of Merit NERFINISHED
postNominalLetters DNZM
postNominalUsage used after the recipient’s name
precedence above Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in New Zealand order of wear
below Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in New Zealand order of wear
rankInOrder second-highest grade of the New Zealand Order of Merit
relatedOrder New Zealand Bravery Decoration NERFINISHED
Order of New Zealand NERFINISHED
Queen’s Service Order NERFINISHED
replacedGrade Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
restorationYear 2009
restoredTitularHonours yes
sovereign monarch of New Zealand
styleOfAddress Dame [forename] [surname]

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Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit genderedForm Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit hasEquivalentFemaleTitle Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
New Zealand Order of Merit hasGrade Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit hasHigherRank Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit higherThan Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit