Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest locally awarded honour in the New Zealand Honours System. Queen Elizabeth II instituted the Order by Royal Warrant significantly dated February 6, 1987 (Waitangi Day) "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was deliberately and explicitly modelled after the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/overview/onz.html.

Current members

• Sovereign: HM The Queen
• Members:
• Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu ONZ DBE (6 February 1987)
• Sir Edmund Hillary KG ONZ KBE (6 February 1987)
• Lady Blundell ONZ QSO (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 DBE AC (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 Thomas Cardinal Williams ONZ (5 June 2000)
• Professor Alan MacDiarmid ONZ (31 December 2001)
• The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt ONZ (31 December 2004)
• 2 vacancies
• Additional Members:
• The Hon. Michael Duffy ONZ (6 February 1990)
• The Rt Hon. The Lord Cooke of Thorndon ONZ KBE PC (3 June 2002)
• Sir Hugh Kawharu ONZ (3 June 2002)
• Dame Catherine Tizard ONZ GCMG GCVO DBE QSO (3 June 2002)