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The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in the New Zealand Royal Honours System. Queen Elizabeth II instituted the Order by Royal Warrant dated February 6, 1987 "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It is modelled after the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour <ref>[1]</ref>.

The order is limited to the Sovereign and twenty members; however, there are also additional and honorary members which are not counted towards the limit. The order confers no knighthood or other status, but members of this one-class order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "ONZ."

The Badge of the Order comprises an oval medallion, with the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel. Members wear the badge on a red ochre ribbon with white stripes on each edge.

The Order is administered by a Secretary and Registrar.

[edit] Current members

• Sovereign: HM The Queen
• Members:
  • Sir Edmund Hillary KG ONZ KBE (6 February 1987)
  • June, Lady Blundell ONZ QSO GCStJ (6 February 1987)
  • Dame Miriam Dell ONZ DBE JP (6 February 1993)
  • Margaret Mahy ONZ (6 February 1993)
  • The Hon. Tini Whetu Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan ONZ (6 February 1993)
  • Sir Roy McKenzie ONZ KBE (17 June 1995)
  • Dame Kiri Te Kanawa ONZ AC DBE (17 June 1995)
  • Sir Miles Warren ONZ KBE (17 June 1995)
  • Sir James Fletcher ONZ (2 June 1997)
  • Dr Ivan Lichter ONZ (2 June 1997)
  • The Rt Hon. Jim Bolger ONZ (31 December 1997)
  • Ken Douglas ONZ (31 December 1998)
  • Dr Clifford Whiting ONZ (31 December 1998)
  • The Rt Hon. Mike Moore ONZ (31 December 1999)
  • His Eminence Cardinal Thomas Stafford Williams ONZ (5 June 2000)
  • Professor Alan MacDiarmid ONZ (31 December 2001)
  • The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt ONZ (31 December 2004)
  • 3 vacancies
• Additional Members:
  • The Hon. Michael Duffy ONZ (6 February 1990)
  • Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ (3 June 2002)
• Honorary Members:
  • Sir Shridath Ramphal ONZ OE GCMG OM AC QC (6 February 1990)
• Officers:
  • Registrar: Diane Morcom (Clerk of the Executive Council of New Zealand)
  • Secretary: Diane Morcom (ditto)

[edit] Deceased members

(name followed by date of appointment and date of death)

• Members:
  • The Hon. Sir Arnold Nordmeyer ONZ KCMG (6 February 1987) (d. 2 February 1989)
  • Walter Knox ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 1 December 1991)
  • Dame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE JP (15 June 1991) (d. 26 March 1994)
  • Frederick Turnovsky ONZ OBE (6 February 1988) (d. 12 December 1994)
  • Professor Richard Matthews ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 19 February 1995)
  • Henry Lang ONZ CB (6 February 1989) (d. 17 April 1997)
  • Dr C.E. (Clarence Edward) Beeby ONZ CMG (February, 1987) (d. 10 March 1998)
  • The Very Revd John Somerville ONZ CMG MC ChStJ (15 June 1991) (d. 5 October 1999)
  • The Rt Hon. Sir Thaddeus McCarthy ONZ KBE (6 February 1994) (d. 11 April 2001)
  • Professor Douglas Lilburn ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 6 June 2001)
  • The Rt Revd Manuhuia Bennett ONZ CMG (6 February 1989) (d. 20 December 2001)
  • Sonja Davies ONZ JP (6 February 1987) (d. 12 June 2005)
  • The Rt Hon. David Lange ONZ CH (2 June 2003) (d. 13 August 2005)
  • Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ DBE (6 February 1987) (d. 15 August 2006)
• Additional Members:
  • Sir Guy Powles ONZ KBE CMG ED (6 February 1990) (d. 24 October 1994)
  • Dr Allen Curnow ONZ CBE (6 February 1990) (d. 23 September 2001)
  • HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother LG LT ONZ GCMG GBE CC CD (6 February 1990) (d. 30 March 2002)
  • Janet Frame ONZ CBE (6 February 1990) (d. 29 January 2004)
  • Dame Ann Ballin ONZ DBE (3 June 2002) (d. 2 September 2003)
  • Arthur Lydiard ONZ OBE (6 February 1990) (d. 11 December 2004)
  • The Rt Hon. The Lord Cooke of Thorndon ONZ KBE PC (3 June 2002) (d. 30 August 2006)
  • Professor Sir Hugh Kawharu ONZ (3 June 2002) (d. 19 September 2006)

• Honorary Members:
  • Dr William Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE (USA) (2 June 2003) (d. 17 March 2004)

[edit] External links

• Buckingham Palace page on the Order of New Zealand
• Honours Secretariat page on the Order of New Zealand
• Order of New Zealand at New Zealand Defence Force
• New Zealand Legislation. The statutes of the Order can be found as SR 1987/67 of New Zealand regulations.

Orders in the New Zealand Royal Honours System

Order of New Zealand - New Zealand Order of Merit - Queen's Service Order