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/></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KSO_badge_with_ribbon_(crop).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg/150px-KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg/225px-KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg/300px-KSO_badge_with_ribbon_%28crop%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1169" data-file-height="2272" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The badge of a Companion of the King's Service Order</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Awarded by the <a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of New Zealand">Monarch of New Zealand</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">13 March 1975</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">New Zealand</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sovereign Head</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Post-nominals</th><td class="infobox-data">QSO / KSO</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Last induction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Birthday_Honours_(New_Zealand)" title="2024 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)">3 June 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total inductees</th><td class="infobox-data">226<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DAEFFF">Precedence</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (higher)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Bravery_Star" title="New Zealand Bravery Star">New Zealand Bravery Star</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next (lower)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Related</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Service_Medal" title="King's Service Medal">King's Service Medal</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg/100px-Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg/150px-Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg/200px-Ribbon_bar_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span><br />Ribbon of the King's Service Order<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>King's Service Order</b> (created as the <b>Queen's Service Order</b> in 1975 and renamed in 2024), established by <a href="/wiki/Royal_warrant_(document)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal warrant (document)">royal warrant</a> of <a href="/wiki/Queen_regnant" title="Queen regnant">Queen</a> <a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> on 13 March 1975, is used to recognise "valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or appointed office". This order was created after a review of <a href="/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand">New Zealand's honours system</a> in 1974. The King's Service Order replaced the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Service_Order" title="Imperial Service Order">Imperial Service Order</a> in New Zealand.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original title of the Order recognised the fact that <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> was the first <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_monarch" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand monarch">New Zealand monarch</a> to be officially titled <i>Queen of New Zealand</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 May 2024, following the ascension of <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">Charles III</a> to the throne on the <a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_Elizabeth_II" title="Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II">death of Elizabeth II</a>, the order was renamed the <b>King's Service Order</b> (KSO). The change in name will not apply retrospectively to previously awarded badges, or affect the associated <a href="/wiki/Post-nominals" class="mw-redirect" title="Post-nominals">post-nominals</a> of the recipients.<sup id="cite_ref-dpmc-faq_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dpmc-faq-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:QSO_composite-v2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/QSO_composite-v2.jpg/220px-QSO_composite-v2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/QSO_composite-v2.jpg/330px-QSO_composite-v2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/QSO_composite-v2.jpg/440px-QSO_composite-v2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1966" data-file-height="1254" /></a><figcaption>The badge of a Companion of the Queen's Service Order from the reign of Elizabeth II</figcaption></figure> <p>The King's Service Order (KSO), then known as the Queen's Service Order (QSO), was instituted by <a href="/wiki/Warrant_(law)#United_Kingdom" title="Warrant (law)">royal warrant</a> dated 13 March 1975 and in an amending royal warrant dated 15 October 1981, as a single fourth-level Order sub-divided into two divisions: "For Community Service" and "For Public Services". Instituted under the same royal warrant was an associated Medal of the Order, designated The Queen's Service Medal (QSM), which ranks as a sixth level honour and, like the Order, had the same two sub-divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The title of the Order recognised the fact that <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> was the first New Zealand monarch to be officially titled <i>Queen of New Zealand</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Order and Medal arose out of the 1974–1975 review of the honours system at a time when only traditional British honours were available. It met the need for an honour to recognise voluntary service to the community and service through elected and appointed office. Both the Order and Medal are for civilians only and military service is not eligible.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, the honours system was reviewed by the Prime Minister's Honours Advisory Committee. In its report, the Committee recommended that the Order and associated Medal be retained, but reconstituted without the sub-divisions should a new <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">New Zealand Order of Merit</a> be instituted. The New Zealand Order of Merit was subsequently instituted in 1996 and after 10 years of operation side by side, it was decided that the time had come to disestablish the two sub-divisions.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2007, The Queen signed a new royal warrant cancelling the 1975 and 1981 Warrants and instituting the Order and its associated Medal without sub-divisions. Also confirmed was the status of the Governor-General as both Principal Companion of the Order and as an "Additional Companion" in his or her own right.<sup id="cite_ref-qso_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-qso-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The monarch of New Zealand is the Sovereign Head of the order and those who are appointed as members are "Companions". Companions are classified into Ordinary, Extra, Additional, and Honorary members. Ordinary Companions are those being New Zealand citizens or citizens of Commonwealth realms. Ordinary membership is limited to 50 appointments per annum. Members of the Royal Family can be named "Extra Companions". Those citizens of countries not sharing the monarch of New Zealand as their head of state may be appointed as "Honorary Companions". "Additional Companions" may be appointed in honour of important royal, state or national occasions. </p><p>The Governor-General of New Zealand is an additional companion of the order in her own right and is also the order's "Principal Companion". Former Governors-General or their spouses, may also be appointed as an "Additional Companion". The clerk of <a href="/wiki/Executive_Council_of_New_Zealand" title="Executive Council of New Zealand">New Zealand's Executive Council</a>, or another person appointed by the Sovereign Head, is the “Secretary and Registrar” of the Order. </p><p>Companions are entitled to use the <a href="/wiki/Post-nominal_letters" title="Post-nominal letters">post-nominal letters</a> "QSO". Before 2007, awards were distinguished between those made for "public" and "community service". Appointments to the order are made by <a href="/wiki/Royal_warrant_(document)" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal warrant (document)">royal warrant</a> under the monarch's <a href="/wiki/Royal_sign-manual" title="Royal sign-manual">royal sign-manual</a> and countersigned by the Principal Companion or the Secretary and Register in his or her place. Appointments are announced in the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Gazette" title="New Zealand Gazette">New Zealand Gazette</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Insignia">Insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Queen_Elizabeth_II_of_New_Zealand_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1338" data-file-height="1784" /></a><figcaption>Elizabeth II wearing the badge of the Queen's Service Order (middle) with, above it, the badge of the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_New_Zealand" title="Order of New Zealand">Order of New Zealand</a>, and the Grand Companion's riband and breast star of the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" title="New Zealand Order of Merit">New Zealand Order of Merit</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The insignia of the order is a stylised <a href="/wiki/Leptospermum_scoparium" title="Leptospermum scoparium">mānuka</a> flower with five petals, which contains the effigy of the reigning monarch surrounded by a red circle inscribed <i>FOR SERVICE — MŌ NGA MAHI NUI,</i> crowned at the top. The ribbon has a traditional <a href="/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people" title="Māori people">Māori</a> <i>Poutama</i> motif of black, white and red ochre (<span title="Māori-language text"><i lang="mi">kōkōwai</i></span>) diagonal 'steps' (signifying the growth of man, striving ever upwards)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the centre with red ochre stripes along each edge of the ribbon.<sup id="cite_ref-warrant_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-warrant-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The insignia is worn on the left lapel of the coat for men or from a ribbon tied in a bow at the left shoulder for women. As with other ribbon-born medals, women wear the QSO in the male fashion when in uniform. Women have been known to wear it thus, even in civilian attire, such as <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">Anne, Princess Royal</a> in the otherwise male procession behind <a href="/wiki/Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh" title="Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh">her father</a>'s coffin. The <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General of New Zealand</a> additionally wears the badge on a thin gold chain. </p><p>With the change in name from the Queen's Service Order to the King's Service Order the insignia of the order has been updated accordingly.<sup id="cite_ref-dpmc-faq_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dpmc-faq-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the <a href="/wiki/2024_Birthday_Honours" title="2024 Birthday Honours">2024 Birthday Honours</a>, the postnominal letters "KSO" are now conferred. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Medal">Medal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Medal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is also a related <a href="/wiki/King%27s_Service_Medal" title="King's Service Medal">King's Service Medal</a>, which is a silver circular medal bearing the effigy of the reigning monarch on the obverse, and the <a href="/wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Coat of Arms of New Zealand">Coat of Arms of New Zealand</a> on the reverse. The ribbon or bow pattern is the same as the Queen's Service Order. The medal, before 2005, was also awarded for "public" and "community service". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Important_members_and_officers">Important members and officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Important members and officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Sovereign Head</b>: <a href="/wiki/Charles_III" title="Charles III">His Majesty The King</a></li> <li><b>Principal Companion</b>: The <a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_New_Zealand" title="Governor-General of New Zealand">Governor-General</a></li> <li><b>Extra Companion</b>: <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Princess_Royal" title="Anne, Princess Royal">The Princess Royal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_of_the_Order_of_the_Garter" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of the Order of the Garter">KG</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Thistle" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle">KT</a>, <a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order">GCVO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bailiff_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_St_John" class="mw-redirect" title="Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John">GCStJ</a>, <a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grand_Companion_of_the_Order_of_Logohu" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu">GCL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_Military_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of Military Merit">CMM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Forces%27_Decoration" title="Canadian Forces' Decoration">CD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Personal_aide-de-camp" title="Personal aide-de-camp">ADC</a> (1990)</li> <li><b>Additional Companions</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Reeves" title="Paul Reeves">Beverley, Lady Reeves</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span></span> (1990) – Former Viceregal Consort of New Zealand</li> <li>Dame <a href="/wiki/Silvia_Cartwright" title="Silvia Cartwright">Silvia Cartwright</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_New_Zealand" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of New Zealand">ONZ</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Principal_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">PCNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_Commander_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">DBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_of_Justice_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">DStJ</a></span></span> (2006) – Former Governor-General of New Zealand</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/Anand_Satyanand" title="Anand Satyanand">Anand Satyanand</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">GNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">KStJ</a></span></span> (2007) – Former Governor-General of New Zealand</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Satyanand" class="mw-redirect" title="Susan Satyanand">Susan, Lady Satyanand</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span></span> (2011) – Former Viceregal Consort of New Zealand</li> <li>Lieutenant General Sir <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae" title="Jerry Mateparae">Jerry Mateparae</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">GNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_of_Justice_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">KStJ</a></span></span> (2011) – Former Governor-General of New Zealand and former <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(New_Zealand)" title="Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand)">Chief of Defence Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae#Personal_life" title="Jerry Mateparae">Janine, Lady Mateparae</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span></span> (2016) – Former Viceregal Consort of New Zealand</li> <li>Dame <a href="/wiki/Patsy_Reddy" title="Patsy Reddy">Patsy Reddy</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">GNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Royal_Victorian_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Royal Victorian Order">CVO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_of_Justice_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">DStJ</a></span></span> (2016) – Former Governor-General of New Zealand</li> <li>Dame <a href="/wiki/Cindy_Kiro" title="Cindy Kiro">Cindy Kiro</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Grand_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">GNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Dame_of_Justice_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Dame of Justice of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">DStJ</a></span></span> (2021) – Governor-General of New Zealand</li> <li>Sir <a href="/wiki/David_Gascoigne" title="David Gascoigne">David Gascoigne</a>, <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Knight_Companion_of_the_New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit" class="mw-redirect" title="Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit">KNZM</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Companion_of_the_Queen%27s_Service_Order" class="mw-redirect" title="Companion of the Queen's Service Order">QSO</a></span>, <span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Most_Venerable_Order_of_the_Hospital_of_Saint_John_of_Jerusalem" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem">CStJ</a></span></span> (2021) – Former Viceregal Consort of New Zealand</li></ul></li> <li><b>Secretary and Registrar</b>: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rachel_Hayward_(public_servant)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rachel Hayward (public servant) (page does not exist)">Rachel Hayward</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=King%27s_Service_Order&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Garter_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" title="Order of the Garter">Order of the Garter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_Thistle_UK_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Thistle" title="Order of the Thistle">Order of the Thistle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/35px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_Bath_UK_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, 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data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit" title="Order of Merit">Order of Merit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png/35px-Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png/53px-Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png/70px-Order_of_New_Zealand_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_New_Zealand" title="Order of New Zealand">Order of New Zealand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Order_St-Michael_St-George_ribbon.svg" 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height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/53px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg/70px-Order_of_the_British_Empire_%28Civil%29_Ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="215" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lint_van_de_Orde_Compaions_of_Honour.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Lint_van_de_Orde_Compaions_of_Honour.jpg/35px-Lint_van_de_Orde_Compaions_of_Honour.jpg" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gallantry</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/35px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/53px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg/70px-UK_Victoria_Cross_ribbon_bar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross_for_New_Zealand" title="Victoria Cross for New Zealand">Victoria Cross for New Zealand</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gallantry_Star_(NZ)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/35px-Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/53px-Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/70px-Gallantry_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Gallantry_Star" title="New Zealand Gallantry Star">New Zealand Gallantry Star</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gallantry_Decoration_(NZ)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/35px-Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/53px-Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/70px-Gallantry_Decoration_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Gallantry_Decoration" title="New Zealand Gallantry Decoration">New Zealand Gallantry Decoration</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gallantry_Medal_(NZ)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/35px-Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/53px-Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/70px-Gallantry_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Gallantry_Medal" title="New Zealand Gallantry Medal">New Zealand Gallantry Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bravery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png/35px-New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png/53px-New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png/70px-New_Zealand_Cross_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Cross_(1999)" title="New Zealand Cross (1999)">New Zealand Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bravery_Star_(NZ)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Bravery_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/35px-Bravery_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Bravery_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/53px-Bravery_Star_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Bravery_Decoration" title="New Zealand Bravery Decoration">New Zealand Bravery Decoration</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bravery_Medal_(NZ)_ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/35px-Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="35" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/53px-Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png/70px-Bravery_Medal_%28NZ%29_ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Bravery_Medal" title="New Zealand Bravery Medal">New Zealand Bravery Medal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Meritorious 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