New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence
Order of Wear
    
Order of wear for decorations and awards within New Zealand's honours system.
Medals in bold are distinctly New Zealand awards.
Special awards
    
 The Victoria Cross and the Victoria Cross for New Zealand VC - The New Zealand Cross (1869) and 
 the New Zealand Cross (1999)  NZC  
 George Cross GC 
Orders
    
 Knight Companion/Lady Companion of the Garter KG/LG
 Knight/Lady of the Thistle KT/LT
 Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB
 Order of Merit OM
 Order of New Zealand ONZ
 Baronet/Baronetess's badge (Bt., Bart. or Btss.)
 Knight/Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit GNZM  (formerly Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – PCNZM)
 Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
 Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
 Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
 Companion of Honour CH
 Knight/Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit KNZM/DNZM (formerly Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – DCNZM)
 Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB
 Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG
 Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO
 Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE
 Knight Bachelor Confers the title of Sir with no postnominals
 Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit CNZM
 Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
 Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
 Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
 Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
 New Zealand Gallantry Star NZGS
 New Zealand Bravery Star NZBS
 Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO
 Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO
 Companion of The Queen’s Service Order QSO
 Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM
 Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
 Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
 Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
 Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM
 Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
Decorations
    
 New Zealand Gallantry Decoration NZGD
 New Zealand Bravery Decoration NZBD
 Royal Red Cross (Member) RRC
 Distinguished Service Cross DSC
 Military Cross MC
 Distinguished Flying Cross DFC
 Air Force Cross AFC
 Royal Red Cross (Associate) ARRC
 Order of St John
- Grade I – Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross GCStJ
 - Grade II – Knight or Dame of Justice or Grace KStJ or DStJ
 - Grade III – Chaplain ChStJ
 - Grade III – Commander CStJ
 - Grade IV – Officer OStJ
 - Grade V – Member MStJ
 - Grade VI – Esquire EsqStJ
 
Medals for Gallantry and Bravery
    
 Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM
 Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM
 George Medal GM
 Distinguished Service Medal DSM (Imperial)
 Military Medal MM
 Distinguished Flying Medal DFM
 Air Force Medal AFM
 Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM
 New Zealand Gallantry Medal NZGM
 New Zealand Bravery Medal NZBM
Medals for Meritorious Service
    
 Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) RVM
 Queen's Service Medal QSM
 New Zealand Antarctic Medal NZAM
 New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration DSD
 British Empire Medal BEM
 Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM
 Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service QFSM
Campaign medals
    
(Worn in order of date of participation in campaign or operation for which awarded.)
Other service medals
    
Jubilee, Coronation and New Zealand Commemoration medals
    
 King George V Coronation Medal, 1911
 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935
 King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937
 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, 1953
 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977
 Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002 (Only for personnel who were awarded the medal while a member of the British forces)[1]
             Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012[2]
 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
 New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993
Efficiency and Long Service Decorations and medals
    
 New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal (formerly the Medal for Meritorious Service awarded only to members of the New Zealand Army)
 New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal
 New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal
 New Zealand Public Service Medal
 New Zealand Armed Forces Award
 New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (formerly the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Military)
 Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 New Zealand Prison Service Medal
 New Zealand Traffic Service Medal
 New Zealand Customs Service Medal
 Efficiency Decoration ED
 Efficiency Medal
 Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration RD
 Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration VRD
 Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 Air Efficiency Medal AE (post-nominal used only when awarded to an officer)
 Queen's Medal For champion shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces
 Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Military Forces
 Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Air Force
 NZ Cadet Forces Medal
Service Medals
    
Commonwealth Independence Medals
    
Instituted by the Sovereign. Worn in order of date of award.
Miscellaneous medals
    
Commonwealth Awards
    
Instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than in right of New Zealand or the United Kingdom. Worn in order of date of award. At the discretion of the holder, a Commonwealth award may be worn in a position comparable to, but following, the equivalent New Zealand or British Order, Decoration or Medal.
 International Force East Timor Medal
 Australian Defence Medal (for ex-members of the ADF)
Other Commonwealth Awards
    
Instituted by Commonwealth countries of which the Sovereign is not Head of State. Instituted since 1949, otherwise than by the Sovereign, and awards by the states of Malaysia and the State of Brunei. Worn in order of date of award. These awards may only be worn when The Sovereign’s permission has been given.
 Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal
United States Awards and Decorations
    
These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given.
 United States Bronze Star Medal
 United States Army Commendation Medal
 United States Army Achievement Medal
 United States Antarctica Service Medal
Foreign Medals
    
 Korean War Service Medal
 South Vietnamese Campaign Medal
 Zimbabwe Independence Medal (Approved for restricted wear only)
 Kuwait Liberation Medal (Approved for restricted wear only)
 Multinational Force and Observers Medal
 Timor Leste Solidarity Medal
United Nations Medals[3]
    
 United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Medal (UNTSO)
 United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal (UNMOGIP)
 United Nations Service Medal for Korea
 United Nations Emergency Force Medal
 United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL)
 United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)
 United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)
 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
 United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)
 Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) – Middle East
 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) – Golan Heights
 United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
 United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
 United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) – Namibia
 United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II and UNAVEM III) / United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC)
 United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) /United Nations Military Liaison Team (UNMLT)
 United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II)
 United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) – Former Yugoslavia / United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) – Croatia
 United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
 United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)
 United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)
United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) / United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
 United Nations Medal for East Timor (UNAMET) (UNTAET) (UNMISET)
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
 United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
 United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS)
 United Nations Special Service Medal
NATO Medals
    
 NATO Medal for the Former Yugoslavia
 NATO Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans
 NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan
 NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Africa
 NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Resolute Support
References
    
- "Frequently Asked Medallic Questions". medals.nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
 - "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
 - UN Medal ribbons on NZDF site, for which New Zealand personnel have served
 - FOREIGN CAMPAIGN MEDALS AWARDED TO NEW ZEALANDERS – THE EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY (ESDP) SERVICE MEDAL, New Zealand Defence Force, date accessed 2011-07-06.