New Zealand Meritorious & Long Service Awards

Prior to 1985 the New Zealand armed forces received the same Meritorious and Long Service Awards awarded in the United Kingdom. Since the end of World War 2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system. This has resulted in a new system of New Zealand honours, gallantry and bravery awards, and campaign medals.

The following are a list, in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those Meritorious and Long Service medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces are in bold.

Commemoration Medals

 * [[Image:New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal ribbon.png|80px]] New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal (for Sesquicentennial)
 * [[Image:New Zealand Womens Suffrage Cenntenial Medal.gif|80px]] New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (for Women's suffrage)

Meritorious & Long Service Medals

 * [[Image:New Zealand Territorial Service Medal.gif|80px]] New Zealand Territorial Service Medal
 * [[Image:New Zealand Long & Eff Svc Medal (Vol. & Perm Militia).gif|80px]] New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
 * Meritorious Service Medal (NZ).png New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal
 * New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal.png New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal
 * New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal.png New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal
 * New Zealand Public Service Medal ribbon.png New Zealand Public Service Medal
 * New Zealand Armed Forces Award ribbon.png New Zealand Armed Forces Award
 * New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png NZ Fire Brigades Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
 * New Zealand Prison Service Medal ribbon.png NZ Prison Service Medal
 * New Zealand Traffic Service Medal ribbon.png New Zealand Traffic Service Medal
 * NZ Customs Service Medal ribbon.png New Zealand Customs Service Medal
 * Efficiency Decoration (NZ) ribbon.png Efficiency Decoration
 * Territorial Efficiency Medal.PNG Efficiency Medal
 * [[Image:Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration ribbon.png|80px]] RNZN Reserve Decoration
 * Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration.PNG RNZN Volunteer Reserve Decoration
 * Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.PNG RNZN Volunteer Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
 * Air Efficiency Award ribbon.png Air Efficiency Award
 * Cadet Forces Medal ribbon.png Cadet Forces Medal
 * New Zealand Defence Service Medal ribbon.svg New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Other awards

 * [[Image:Queen's Medal - Army.JPG|80px]] Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Army)
 * [[Image:Queen's Medal for Champion Shots (Navy).gif|80px]] Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Navy)
 * [[Image:Queens Medal for Champion Shots - Air Force.jpg|80px]] Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Air Force)