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.

Deceased members

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

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• 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 Clarence Beeby ONZ CMG (February, 1987) (d. 10 March 1998)
• The Very Revd John Somerville ONZ CMG MC (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)
• Dr Thomas Curnow ONZ CBE (6 February 1990) (d. 23 September 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)
• Additional Members:
• Sir Guy Powles ONZ KBE CMG ED (6 February 1990) (d. 24 October 1994)
• 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)