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.) see New Zealand campaign medals
Other service medals
New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing) New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) Polar Medal (In order of date of award.) Imperial Service Medal
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) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993