Order of New Zealand
Encyclopedia
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted on 6 February 1987.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted on 6 February 1987.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted on 6 February 1987.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a British dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture...
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles or designatory letters, are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of...
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted on 6 February 1987.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a British dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture...
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles or designatory letters, are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of...
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted on 6 February 1987.
Modelled on the British Order of Merit
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit is a British dynastic order recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture...
and the Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of the Companions of Honour
The Order of the Companions of Honour is an order of the Commonwealth realms. It was founded by King George V in June 1917, as a reward for outstanding achievements in the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry or religion....
, the order has a maximum ordinary membership of 20 and its Sovereign, though there are also "additional" and "honorary" members not counted in the numerical limit. Members are entitled to the post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles or designatory letters, are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of...
"ONZ". The insignia is made up of an oval medallion of the Arms of New Zealand in gold and coloured enamel, worn on a white and ochre ribbon around the neck.
Current members
- Sovereign: The Queen of New Zealand
- Members:
- June, Lady BlundellJune BlundellJune, Lady Blundell, ONZ, QSO, GCStJ is the widow of Sir Denis Blundell , known for her community and welfare work....
ONZ QSO GCStJ (6 February 1987) - Dame Miriam DellMiriam DellDame Miriam Patricia Dell, ONZ, DBE was a founding member of the Hutt Valley Branch of the National Council of Women . Dell became National President of the Council in 1970....
ONZ DBE JP (6 February 1993) - Margaret MahyMargaret MahyMargaret Mahy ONZ is a well-known New Zealand author of children's and young adult books. While the plots of many of her books have strong supernatural elements, her writing concentrates on the themes of human relationships and growing up.Her books The Haunting and The Changeover: A Supernatural...
ONZ (6 February 1993) - Dame Kiri Te KanawaKiri Te KanawaDame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC is a New Zealand / Māori soprano who has had a highly successful international opera career since 1968. Acclaimed as one of the most beloved sopranos in both the United States and Britain she possesses a warm full lyric soprano voice, singing a wide array...
ONZ AC DBE (17 June 1995) - Sir Miles WarrenMiles WarrenSir Miles Warren, ONZ, KBE, FNZIA is New Zealand's foremost modern architect. He apprenticed under Cecil Wood before studying architecture at the University of Auckland, eventually working at the London County Council where he was exposed to British New Brutalism...
ONZ KBE (17 June 1995) - Jim BolgerJim BolgerJames Brendan "Jim" Bolger, ONZ was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997. Bolger was elected on the promise of delivering a "Decent Society" following the previous Labour government's economic reforms, known as Rogernomics...
ONZ (31 December 1997) - Ken DouglasKen DouglasKen Douglas, ONZ is New Zealand's best known contemporary trade union leader.As President of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions until 1999 Douglas led the union movement in New Zealand for over fifteen years. His union career started in the Driver's Union...
ONZ (31 December 1998) - Cliff WhitingCliff WhitingDr Cliff Whiting, ONZ is a New Zealand Maori artist, heritage advocate and teacher. Whiting was born and raised in Te Kaha, New Zealand and is a member of the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui tribe.-Career:...
ONZ (31 December 1998) - Mike Moore ONZ (31 December 1999)
- Cardinal Thomas Williams ONZ (5 June 2000)
- Jonathan HuntJonathan Hunt (New Zealand)Jonathan Lucas Hunt, ONZ is a New Zealand politician, and was New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 2005 to March 2008. He formerly served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives. He is a member of the Labour Party, and was until recently the longest-serving MP...
ONZ (31 December 2004) - Sir Lloyd GeeringLloyd GeeringSir Lloyd George Geering, ONZ, GNZM, CBE, born 26 February 1918, is a New Zealand theologian, who faced charges of heresy in 1967 for his controversial views. He considers Christian and Muslim fundamentalism to be "social evils"...
ONZ GNZM CBE (30 December 2006) - Sir Kenneth KeithKenneth KeithSir Kenneth James Keith, ONZ, KBE, QC is a New Zealand judge appointed to the International Court of Justice in November 2005....
ONZ KBE QC (4 June 2007) - Sir Don McKinnonDon McKinnonSir Donald Charles "Don" McKinnon, ONZ, GCVO is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand. He was the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2000 until 2008.-Early life:...
ONZ GCVO (31 December 2007) - Sir Murray HalbergMurray HalbergSir Murray Gordon Halberg, ONZ, MBE is a former New Zealand middle distance runner who won the gold medal in the 5000 metres event at the 1960 Olympics. He also won gold medals in the 3 miles events at the 1958 and 1962 Commonwealth Games...
ONZ MBE (2 June 2008) - Helen ClarkHelen ClarkHelen Elizabeth Clark, ONZ is a New Zealand political figure who was the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand for three consecutive terms from 1999 to 2008...
ONZ SSI (31 December 2009) - Sir Bob CharlesBob Charles (golfer)Sir Robert James Charles, ONZ, KNZM, CBE is a New Zealand professional golfer whose achievements over five decades rank him among the most successful left-handed golfers of all time, being the first lefty to win a golf major, winning more than 70 titles, and beating his age twice during a...
ONZ KNZM CBE (31 December 2010) - 3 vacancies
- June, Lady Blundell
- Additional Members:
- Michael DuffyMichael Duffy (politician)Michael John Duffy, ONZ , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Holt from 1980 to 1996...
ONZ (6 February 1990) - Dame Catherine TizardCatherine TizardDame Catherine Anne Tizard, was Mayor of Auckland City and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand, the first woman to hold either office.-Early life:...
ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO DStJ (3 June 2002) - Sir Brian LochoreBrian LochoreSir Brian James Lochore, ONZ, KNZM, OBE is a former rugby union footballer and coach who represented and captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times...
ONZ KNZM OBE (6 February 2007) - Karl SteadC. K. SteadChristian Karlson Stead, ONZ, CBE is a New Zealand writer whose works include novels, poetry, short stories, and literary criticism....
ONZ CBE (6 February 2007) - Sir Owen WoodhouseOwen WoodhouseArthur "Owen" Woodhouse, ONZ, KBE, DSC is a New Zealand jurist and chair of government commissions.He was born in Napier and graduated from the University of Auckland with an LL.B. in 1940. During the World War II he served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve...
ONZ KBE DSC (6 February 2007)
- Michael Duffy
- Honorary Members:
- Sir Shridath RamphalShridath RamphalSir Shridath Surendranath "Sonny" Ramphal, GCMG, AC, ONZ, OE, OM, QC, FRSA served as the second Commonwealth Secretary-General from 1975-1990. Ramphal previously served as the Foreign Minister of Guyana from 1972-1975...
ONZ OE GCMG OM AC QC (6 February 1990)
- Sir Shridath Ramphal
- Officers:
- Secretary and Registrar: Rebecca Kitteridge (Clerk of the Executive Council of New ZealandExecutive Council of New ZealandThe Executive Council of New Zealand is the body which legally serves the functions of the Cabinet. It has a function similar to that served by the Privy Council in the United Kingdom...
)
- Secretary and Registrar: Rebecca Kitteridge (Clerk of the Executive Council of New Zealand
Deceased members
(name followed by date of appointment and date of death)- Members:
- Sir Arnold NordmeyerArnold NordmeyerSir Arnold Henry Nordmeyer, ONZ, KCMG , born Heinrich Arnold Nordmeyer, was a New Zealand politician. He was leader of the Labour Party for three years while it was in Opposition.-Early life:...
ONZ KCMG (6 February 1987) (d. 2 February 1989) - Jim Knox ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 1 December 1991)
- Dame Whina CooperWhina CooperDame Whina Cooper ONZ DBE , was born Hohewhina Te Wake, daughter of Heremia Te Wake of the Te Rarawa iwi, at Te Karaka, Hokianga,...
ONZ DBE JP (15 June 1991) (d. 26 March 1994) - Frederick Turnovsky ONZ OBE (6 February 1988) (d. 12 December 1994)
- Richard Matthews ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 19 February 1995)
- Henry Lang ONZ CB (6 February 1989) (d. 17 April 1997)
- C.E. (Clarence Edward) Beeby ONZ CMG (February, 1987) (d. 10 March 1998)
- John Somerville ONZ CMG MC ChStJ (15 June 1991) (d. 5 October 1999)
- Sir Thaddeus McCarthyThaddeus McCarthy (jurist)Sir Thaddeus Pearcey McCarthy, ONZ, KBE was a New Zealand jurist.McCarthy was educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch, and then studied law at Victoria University College, New Zealand and graduated in 1928. He was admitted as a solicitor only in 1929, completed an LLM degree , and in 1931 was...
ONZ KBE (6 February 1994) (d. 11 April 2001) - Douglas LilburnDouglas LilburnDouglas Gordon Lilburn ONZ FRCM was a New Zealand composer.-Early life:Lilburn was born in Wanganui. He attended Waitaki Boys' High School from 1930 to 1933, before moving to Christchurch to study journalism and music at Canterbury University College...
ONZ (6 February 1988) (d. 6 June 2001) - Manuhuia BennettManuhuia BennettThe Rt Rev. Manuhuia Augustus Bennett was a New Zealand Anglican Suffragan Bishop in the second half of the 20th century.He was born into an ecclesiastical family in Rotorua on February 10, 1916. Educated at the University of Hawaii and ordained in 1940, he was a Curate in the Diocese of Waiapu...
ONZ CMG (6 February 1989) (d. 20 December 2001) - Sonja Davies ONZ JP (6 February 1987) (d. 12 June 2005)
- David LangeDavid LangeDavid Russell Lange, ONZ, CH , served as the 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. He headed New Zealand's fourth Labour Government, one of the most reforming administrations in his country's history, but one which did not always conform to traditional expectations of a...
ONZ CH (2 June 2003) (d. 13 August 2005) - Te Arikinui Dame Te AtairangikaahuTe AtairangikaahuDame Te Atairangikaahu, ONZ, DBE, OStJ was the Māori queen for 40 years, the longest reign of any Māori monarch. Her full name and title was Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu...
ONZ DBE (6 February 1987) (d. 15 August 2006) - Alan MacDiarmidAlan MacDiarmidAlan Graham MacDiarmid ONZ was a chemist, and one of three recipients of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2000.-Early life:He was born in Masterton, New Zealand as one of five children - three brothers and two sisters...
ONZ (31 December 2001) (d. 7 February 2007) - Sir James Fletcher ONZ (2 June 1997) (d. 29 August 2007)
- Sir Roy McKenzieRoy McKenzieSir Roy Allan McKenzie ONZ KBE was a New Zealand horse breeder and racer, and was well known for his philanthropy....
ONZ KBE (17 June 1995) (d. 1 September 2007) - Sir Edmund HillaryEdmund HillarySir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE , was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest – see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest...
KG ONZ KBE (6 February 1987) (d. 11 January 2008) - Ivan LichterIvan LichterIvan Lichter, ONZ, FRCS was a thoracic surgeon and a pioneer in the field of palliative care in New Zealand.He was appointed to the Order of New Zealand on 2 June 1997.Among the organisation that he belonged to:...
ONZ (2 June 1997) (d. 15 June 2009) - Dame Doreen BlumhardtDoreen BlumhardtDame Doreen Blumhardt, ONZ, DNZM, CBE was a New Zealand potter, ceramicist and arts educator.-Career:...
ONZ DNZM CBE (30 December 2006) (d. 19 October 2009) - Tini Whetu Marama Tirikatene-SullivanWhetu Tirikatene-SullivanTini "Whetu" Marama Tirikatene-Sullivan, ONZ was a New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1967 to 1996, representing the Labour Party. At the time of her retirement, she was the second longest-serving MP in Parliament, being in her tenth term of office...
ONZ (6 February 1993) (d. 20 July 2011)
- Sir Arnold Nordmeyer
- Additional Members:
- Sir Guy PowlesGuy PowlesSir Guy Richardson Powles, ONZ, KBE, CMG . New Zealand diplomat, last Governor of Western Samoa and architect of Samoan independence, and first Ombudsman.-Early life:...
ONZ KBE CMG ED (6 February 1990) (d. 24 October 1994) - Allen CurnowAllen CurnowThomas Allen Munro Curnow ONZ CBE was a New Zealand poet and journalist. Curnow was born in Timaru and educated at Christchurch Boys' High School, Canterbury University, and Auckland University...
ONZ CBE (6 February 1990) (d. 23 September 2001) - Queen Elizabeth The Queen MotherElizabeth Bowes-LyonElizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon was the queen consort of King George VI from 1936 until her husband's death in 1952, after which she was known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, to avoid confusion with her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II...
LG LT ONZ GCMG GBE CC CD (6 February 1990) (d. 30 March 2002) - Janet FrameJanet FrameJanet Paterson Frame, ONZ, CBE was a New Zealand author. She wrote eleven novels, four collections of short stories, a book of poetry, an edition of juvenile fiction, and three volumes of autobiography during her lifetime. Since her death, a twelfth novel, a second volume of poetry, and a handful...
ONZ CBE (6 February 1990) (d. 29 January 2004) - Dame Ann Ballin ONZ DBE (3 June 2002) (d. 2 September 2003)
- Arthur LydiardArthur LydiardArthur Leslie Lydiard, ONZ, OBE, was a New Zealand runner and athletics coach. He has been lauded as one of the outstanding athletics coaches of all time and is credited with popularizing the sport of running and making it commonplace across the sporting world...
ONZ OBE (6 February 1990) (d. 11 December 2004) - The Lord Cooke of ThorndonRobin Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon-External links:*, The Times, 22 September 2006*, The Daily Telegraph, 26 September 2006* House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 9 October 2006*, 4 September 2006...
ONZ KBE PC (3 June 2002) (d. 30 August 2006) - Sir Hugh KawharuHugh KawharuSir Ian "Hugh" Kawharu, ONZ, FRSNZ was a distinguished academic and paramount chief of the Ngāti Whātua Māori tribe.Born in Ashburton, New Zealand, he attended Auckland Grammar School...
ONZ (3 June 2002) (d. 19 September 2006) - Sir Paul ReevesPaul ReevesSir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990...
ONZ GCMG GCVO QSO (6 February 2007) (d. 14 August 2011)
- Sir Guy Powles
- Honorary Members:
- William Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward PickeringWilliam Hayward Pickering ONZ KBE was a New Zealand born rocket scientist who headed Pasadena, California's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for 22 years, retiring in 1976...
ONZ KBE (USA) (2 June 2003) (d. 17 March 2004)
- William Hayward Pickering
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.