New Zealand order of precedence

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Orders of precedence

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The Order of Precedence in New Zealand was approved by the Queen Elizabeth II on 9 January 1974, and amended to include former Governors-General on 10 September 1981.

1. The Governor-General (His Excellency the Honourable Anand Satyanand), or (whilst acting in the place of the Governor-General) the deputy of the Governor-General or the officer administering the Government
2. The Prime Minister (The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark)
3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives (The Hon. Margaret Wilson)
4. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (Dr. Liana Marolla, Italy)
5. The Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers of the Crown (ordered by ministerial rank; list as of 15 August 2005)
   • The Hon. Dr. Michael Cullen (Deputy Prime Minister)
   • The Hon. Jim Anderton (Progressive Party)
   • The Hon. Steve Maharey
   • The Hon. Phil Goff
   • The Hon. Annette King
   • The Hon. Trevor Mallard
   • The Hon. Pete Hodgson
   • The Hon. Parekura Horomia
   • The Hon. Mark Burton
   • The Hon. Ruth Dyson
   • The Hon. Chris Carter
   • The Hon. Rick Barker
   • The Hon. David Benson-Pope
   • The Hon. Lianne Dalziel
   • The Hon. Damien O'Connor
   • The Hon. David Cunliffe
   • The Hon. David Parker
   • The Hon. Nanaia Mahuta
   • The Hon. Clayton Cosgrove
   • The Hon. Jim Sutton
   • The Hon. Judith Tizard (outside cabinet)
   • The Hon. Dover Samuels (outside cabinet)
   • The Hon. Harry Duynhoven (outside cabinet)
   • The Hon. Mita Ririnui (outside cabinet)
   • The Hon. Winnie Laban (outside cabinet)
   • The Hon. Mahara Okeroa (outside cabinet)
   • The Rt. Hon. Winston Peters (outside official coalition)
   • The Hon. Peter Dunne (outside official coalition)
6. Former Governors-General
   • The Most Rev. Sir Paul Reeves, 1985 - 1990
   • Dame Catherine Tizard, 1990 - 1996
   • The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, 1996 - 2001
   • The Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright, 2001 - 2006
7. The Chief Justice (The Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias)
8. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand for Her Majesty's Governments elsewhere, according to date of presentation of Letters of Credence or of assumption of duty, and Foreign Ministers and Envoys. See the Ministry of Foreign Affairs order of precedence page for a list.
9. The Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New Zealand (John Key)
10. Privy Counsellors. In New Zealand, Privy Council appointees are former Prime Ministers, Deputy Prime Ministers, other cabinet ministers who were both senior and long-serving, Chief Justices and senior Court of Appeal justices. The following list is in rough order of membership:
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Brian Talboys, 1977
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Ivor Richardson, 1978
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Duncan McMullin, 1980
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1986 (former Prime Minister)
    • The Rt. Hon. Bob Tizard, 1986
    • The Rt. Hon. Fraser Colman, 1986
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Maurice Casey, 1986
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Gordon Bisson, 1987
    • The Rt. Hon. Jonathan Hunt, 1990
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys, 1990
    • The Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, 1990
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, 1990
    • The Rt. Hon. Mike Moore, 1990 (former Prime Minister)
    • The Rt. Hon. Jim Bolger, 1991 (former Prime Minister)
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir William Birch, 1992
    • The Rt. Hon. Donald McKinnon, 1992
    • The Rt. Hon. Thomas Gault, 1992
    • The Rt. Hon. Ian McKay, 1992
    • The Rt. Hon. John Henry, 1996
    • The Rt. Hon. Edmund Thomas, 1996
    • The Rt. Hon. Peter Blanchard, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Paul East, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Douglas Graham, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Sir Kenneth Keith, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Jenny Shipley, 1998 (former Prime Minister)
    • The Rt. Hon. Andrew Tipping, 1998
    • The Rt. Hon. Dame Sian Elias, 1999
    • The Rt. Hon. Wyatt Creech, 1999
    • The Rt. Hon. Simon Upton, 1999
11. Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
12. Judges of the Supreme Court
13. President and puisne judges of the Court of Appeal
14. Chief High Court Judge and other judges of the High Court
15. "Mayors of cities and boroughs and chairmen of counties while in their own districts." In 1989, boroughs and counties were amalgamated into district councils. District mayors, and the Chatham Islands mayor could expect to be accorded this same precedence.
16. Charges d'Affaires
17. Former Prime Ministers (all living former Prime Ministers are members of the Privy Council and thus have higher precedence)
18. Former Ministers of the Crown in New Zealand
    • The Hon. John Tamihere (2002 – 3 November 2004)
    • and others
19. The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand, Controller and Auditor-General and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Investigations (the Chief Ombudsman)
20. The Chief of Defence Staff, the Chairman of the State Services Commission, the Solicitor-General and Permanent Heads of Civil Departments of State
    • Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, ONZM (Chief of Defence Force since 1st May 2006)
    • and others
21. Chiefs of Staff of the Defence Forces
    • Rear Admiral David Ledson, ONZM (Chief of Navy)
    • Major General Louis Gardiner, ONZM (Chief of Army)
    • Air Vice-Marshal Graham Lintott, ONZM,(Chief of Air Force)
22. Consuls-General & Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand
23. Heads of religious denominations in New Zealand
24. Knights of the various orders and Knights Bachelor, according to their precedence in the United Kingdom

Main Source: NZ Gazette 1974 vol I pp5-6 and NZ Gazette 1981 vol II p2575