New Zealand honours order of wearing

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

 * UK Victoria Cross ribbon bar.svg Victoria Cross and Victoria Cross for New Zealand VC
 * New Zealand Cross ribbon.png New Zealand Cross  NZC
 * George Cross UK ribbon.png George Cross GC

Orders

 * Order of the Garter UK ribbon.svg Knight/Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter KG/LG
 * Order of the Thistle UK ribbon.svg Knight/Lady of Order of the Thistle KT/LT
 * Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg Knight/Dame Grand Cross of Order of the Bath GCB
 * Order of Merit (Commonwealth realms) ribbon.svg Member of the Order of Merit OM
 * Order of New Zealand ribbon.png Member of the Order of New Zealand ONZ
 * Baronet's Badge ribbon.png Baronet/Baronetess (Bt., Bart. or Btss.)
 * New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon.svg Knight/Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit GNZM (formerly Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – PCNZM)
 * Ord.St.Michele-Giorgio.png Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Knight/Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
 * Lint van de Orde Compaions of Honour.jpg Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH
 * New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon.svg Knight/Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit KNZM/DNZM (formerly Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit – DCNZM)
 * Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB/DCB
 * Ord.St.Michele-Giorgio.png Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG/DCMG
 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Knight/Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO/DCVO
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Knight/Dame Commander Order of the British Empire KBE/DBE
 * Knight-Bachelor.ribbon.png Knight Bachelor Confers the title of Sir with no postnominals
 * New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon.svg Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit CNZM
 * Order of the Bath UK ribbon.svg Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
 * Ord.St.Michele-Giorgio.png Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
 * Gallantry Star (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Gallantry Star NZGS
 * Bravery Star (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Bravery Star NZBS
 * Dso-ribbon.png Companion of the Distinguished Service Order DSO
 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order LVO
 * Ribbon bar of the Queen's Service Medal.svg Companion of the King's Service Order KSO
 * New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon.svg Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
 * Ribbon Imperial Service Order.jpg Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
 * New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon.svg Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE

Decorations

 * Gallantry Decoration (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Gallantry Decoration NZGD
 * Bravery Decoration (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Bravery Decoration NZBD
 * Royal Red Cross (UK) ribbon.png Member of the Royal Red Cross RRC
 * UK Distinguished Service Cross BAR.svg Distinguished Service Cross DSC
 * Military Cross ribbon.png Military Cross MC
 * United Kingdom Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg Distinguished Flying Cross DFC
 * UK AFC ribbon.svg Air Force Cross AFC
 * Royal Red Cross (UK) ribbon.png Associate of the Royal Red Cross ARRC
 * Order of St John (UK) ribbon -vector.svg (Insert membership grade) of the 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

 * DCM UK ribbon.png Distinguished Conduct Medal DCM
 * CGM (Flying) UK ribbon.png Conspicuous Gallantry Medal CGM
 * George Medal (UK) ribbon.png George Medal GM
 * Distinguished Service Medal UK ribbon.png Distinguished Service Medal DSM (Imperial)
 * Military Medal UK ribbon.png Military Medal MM
 * Distinguished Flying Medal ribbon.svg Distinguished Flying Medal DFM
 * AFM (UK) ribbon.png Air Force Medal AFM
 * Queens Gallantry Medal UK ribbon.png Queen's Gallantry Medal QGM
 * Gallantry Medal (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Gallantry Medal NZGM
 * Bravery Medal (NZ) ribbon.png New Zealand Bravery Medal NZBM

Medals for meritorious service

 * Royal Victorian Order UK ribbon.png Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) RVM
 * Ribbon bar of the Queen's Service Medal.svg King's Service Medal KSM
 * Polar Medal (UK) ribbon.png New Zealand Antarctic Medal NZAM
 * NZ Distinguished Service Decoration.svg New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration DSD
 * Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png British Empire Medal BEM
 * Queens Police Medal for Merit.png Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service QPM
 * Queens Fire Service Medal UK.png 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) ribbon.png New Zealand Special Service Medal (Nuclear Testing)
 * New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami) ribbon.png New Zealand Special Service Medal (Asian Tsunami)
 * New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus) ribbon.png New Zealand Special Service Medal (Erebus)
 * Polar Medal (UK) ribbon.png Polar Medal (In order of date of award.)
 * Ribbon Imperial Service Order.jpg Imperial Service Medal

Jubilee, Coronation and New Zealand Commemoration medals

 * King George V Coronation Medal ribbon.svg King George V Coronation Medal, 1911
 * King George V Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg King George V Silver Jubilee Medal, 1935
 * GeorgeVICoronationRibbon.png King George VI Coronation Medal, 1937
 * UK Queen EII Coronation Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal, 1953
 * UK Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977
 * UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002 (Only for personnel who were awarded the medal while a member of the British forces)
 * QEII Diamond Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
 * UK Queen EII Platinum Jubilee Medal ribbon.svg Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal, 2022
 * UK King Charles III Coronation Medal BAR.svg King Charles III Coronation Medal, 2023
 * New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal ribbon.png New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal
 * New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 ribbon.png New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993

Efficiency and long service decorations and medals

 * Meritorious Service Medal (NZ).png New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal (formerly the Medal for Meritorious Service awarded only to members of the New Zealand Army)
 * 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 (formerly the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Military)
 * 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 New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * New Zealand Prison Service Medal ribbon.png New Zealand 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 ED
 * Efficiency Medal (NZ) ribbon.png Efficiency Medal
 * Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration ribbon.png Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration RD
 * Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration ribbon.png Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration VRD
 * [[File:Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal ribbon.png|80px]] Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
 * Air Efficiency Award ribbon.png Air Efficiency Medal AE (post-nominal used only when awarded to an officer)
 * Queen's Medal for Champion Shots (Navy).gif Queen's Medal For champion shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces
 * Queen's Medal for Champion Shots of the Military Forces ribbon.png Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Military Forces
 * Queens Medal for Champion Shots - Air Force.jpg Queen's Medal For champion shots of the Air Force
 * Cadet Forces Medal ribbon.png Cadet Forces Medal

Service medals

 * New Zealand Defence Service Medal ribbon.svg New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Commonwealth Independence medals
Instituted by the Sovereign. Worn in order of date of award.
 * PNG Independence Medal.png Papua New Guinea Independence Medal

Miscellaneous medals

 * Service Medal of the Order of St John Ribbon.svg The Service Medal of the Order of St John

Commonwealth awards
Instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than in right of New Zealand or the United Kingdom. Worn in order of date of award. At the discretion of the holder, a Commonwealth award may be worn in a position comparable to, but following, the equivalent New Zealand or British Order, Decoration or Medal.
 * INTERFET Medal ribbon.png International Force East Timor Medal
 * Australian Defence Medal (Australia) ribbon.png Australian Defence Medal (for ex-members of the ADF)

Other Commonwealth awards
Instituted by Commonwealth countries of which the Sovereign is not Head of State. Instituted since 1949, otherwise than by the Sovereign, and awards by the states of Malaysia and the State of Brunei. Worn in order of date of award. These awards may only be worn when The Sovereign’s permission has been given.
 * Pingat Jasa Malaysia ribbon.png Pingat Jasa Malaysia Medal

United States awards and decorations
These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given.
 * Bronze Star Medal ribbon.svg United States Bronze Star Medal
 * Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg United States Army Commendation Medal
 * Army Achievement Medal ribbon.svg United States Army Achievement Medal
 * Antarctica Service Medal ribbon.svg United States Antarctica Service Medal

Foreign medals

 * RoK Replace.jpg Korean War Service Medal
 * Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon with 60- clasp.svg South Vietnamese Campaign Medal
 * Zimbabwe Independence medal.gif Zimbabwe Independence Medal (Approved for restricted wear only)
 * Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia) ribbon.svg Kuwait Liberation Medal (Approved for restricted wear only)
 * MFO Medal ribbon.png Multinational Force and Observers Medal
 * TLSM.jpeg Timor Leste Solidarity Medal

United Nations medals

 * UN Truce Supervision Organisation Medal ribbon.png United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation Medal (UNTSO)
 * UNMOGIP Medal ribbon.png United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan Medal (UNMOGIP)
 * United Nations Service Medal Korea ribbon.svg United Nations Service Medal for Korea
 * UN Medal UNEF ribbon bar.svg United Nations Emergency Force Medal
 * UNOGIL ribbon bar.svg United Nations Observation Group in Lebanon (UNOGIL)
 * ONUC Medal bar.svg United Nations Operation in the Congo (ONUC)
 * UNYOM Medal bar.gif United Nations Yemen Observation Mission (UNYOM)
 * UNFICYP Medal bar.svg United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
 * UNMOGIP Medal ribbon.png United Nations India-Pakistan Observation Mission (UNIPOM)
 * ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNEF BAR.svg Second United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF II) – Middle East
 * ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNDOF BAR.svg United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) – Golan Heights
 * UNIFIL Ribbon bar.gif United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
 * UNIIMOG Ribbon bar.gif United Nations Iran/Iraq Military Observer Group (UNIIMOG)
 * UNTAG.gif United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) – Namibia
 * UNAVEM Medal ribbon.gif United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II and UNAVEM III) / United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA)
 * UNAMIC Medal bar.gif United Nations Advance Mission in Cambodia (UNAMIC)
 * UNTAC Medal bar.gif United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) / United Nations Military Liaison Team (UNMLT)
 * UNOSOM Medal bar.gif United Nations Operations in Somalia (UNOSOM and UNOSOM II)
 * ONZ Medal w Służbie Pokoju UNPROFOR BAR.svg United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) – Former Yugoslavia / United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation (UNCRO) – Croatia
 * UNMIH.svg United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH)
 * ONUMOZ Medal bar.gif United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ)
 * UNPREDEP.png United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) – Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
 * UNTAES.png United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES)
 * UNMOP Medal bar.gif United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP)
 * UNOMSIL Medal bar.gif United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL) / United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
 * Transitional Administration in East Timor Medal ribbon.png United Nations Medal for East Timor (UNAMET) (UNTAET) (UNMISET)
 * UNMIK Medal bar.gif United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
 * UN Mission in Sudan ribbon.png United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
 * UNMIT.png United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
 * UNMISS Ribbon bar.svg United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
 * UNSMIS Ribbon bar.svg United Nations Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS)
 * Special Service Medal Medal.png United Nations Special Service Medal

NATO medals

 * NATO Medal Yugoslavia ribbon bar.svg NATO Medal for the Former Yugoslavia
 * NATO Medal Non-Article 5 - Operations in the Balkans.png NATO Medal for Non-Article 5 Operations in the Balkans
 * NATO Medal ISAF ribbon bar v2.svg NATO Medal for the Non-Article 5 ISAF Operation in Afghanistan
 * NATO Medal AFRICA ribbon bar.svg NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Africa
 * NATO Non-Article 5 medal for Operation Resolute Support.png NATO Non-Article 5 Medal for Operation Resolute Support

CSDP medals

 * ESDP Medal ALTHEA ribbon bar.png Common Security and Defence Policy Service Medal