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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. While the Queen herself is not listed in the order of precedence, as Queen of New Zealand she holds the highest precedence in New Zealand. No express precedence is accorded to members of the Royal Family, and their precedence when they visit New Zealand is generally derived from the practice in the United Kingdom. An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Australia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Canada. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Hong_Kong. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_India. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_New_Zealand. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Wales_2. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... The Order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Northern_Ireland. ... The Order of precedence in Northern Ireland: Gentlemen The Sovereign (Queen Elizabeth II) HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Prince of Wales HRH The Duke of York HRH The Earl of Wessex HRH Prince William of Wales HRH Prince Harry of Wales The Sovereigns brothers, where such exist... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people; it is used by many organizations and governments. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... New Zealands Head of State is currently Queen Elizabeth II, and is given the title Queen of New Zealand. ... Members of the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Trooping the Colour ceremony The British Royal Family is a group of people closely related to the British monarch. ...

1. The Governor-General, or (whilst acting in the place of the Governor-General) the deputy of the Governor-General or the officer administering the Government
   • Her Excellency Dame Silvia Cartwright
2. The Prime Minister
   • Rt Hon Helen Clark
3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
   • Hon Margaret Wilson
4. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
   • Mr Richard Fell (United Kingdom)
5. The Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers of the Crown (ordered by ministerial rank; list as of 15 August 2005)
   • Hon Dr Michael Cullen (Deputy Prime Minister)
   • Hon Jim Anderton (Progessive Party)
   • Hon Steve Maharey
   • Hon Phil Goff
   • Hon Annette King
   • Hon Trevor Mallard
   • Hon Pete Hodgson
   • Hon Parekura Horomia
   • Hon Mark Burton
   • Hon Ruth Dyson
   • Hon Chris Carter
   • Hon Rick Barker
   • Hon David Benson-Pope
   • Hon Lianne Dalziel
   • Hon Damien O'Connor
   • Hon David Cunliffe
   • Hon David Parker
   • Hon Nanaia Mahuta
   • Hon Clayton Cosgrove
   • Hon Jim Sutton
   • Hon Judith Tizard (outside cabinet)
   • Hon Dover Samuels (outside cabinet)
   • Hon Harry Duynhoven (outside cabinet)
   • Hon Mita Ririnui (outside cabinet)
   • Hon Winnie Laban (outside cabinet)
   • Hon Mahara Okeroa (outside cabinet)
   • Rt Hon Winston Peters (outside official coalition)
   • Hon Peter Dunne (outside official coalition)
6. Former Governors-General
   • Most Rev Sir Paul Reeves, 1985 - 1990
   • Dame Catherine Tizard, 1990 - 1996
   • Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys, 1996 - 2001
7. The Chief Justice
   • 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
   • An E. de Bijll Nachenius, 2 December 1999, (Netherlands)
   • Gennady I. Shabannikov, 9 February 2000, (Russia)
   • Sylvie Matteucci, 27 April 2000, (Switzerland)
   • Carlos Appelgren, 13 June 2000, (Chile)
   • Hima Takelesi, 24 February 2001, (Niue)
   • Chen Mingming, 15 March 2001, (People's Republic of China)
   • Charles J. Swindells, 12 October 2001, (United States)
   • Richard Fell, 10 December 2001, (United Kingdom)
   • Javier Leon Olavarria, 31 January 2002, (Peru)
   • Bal Ram, 8 March 2002, (Fiji)
   • Lucy Bogari, 6 June 2002, (Papua New Guinea)
   • Sergio Barbosa Serra, 2 October 2002, (Brazil)
   • Erich Riedler, 11 December 2002, (Germany)
   • Norachit Sinhaseni, 4 February 2003, (Thailand)
   • Masaki Saito, 24 July 2003, (Japan)
   • Dr Allan Hawke, 4 August 2003, (Australia)
   • Tran Hai Hau, 23 September 2003, (Vietnam)
   • Jean-Michel Marlaud, 23 September 2003, (France)
   • Dr Liana Marolla, 30 October 2003, (Italy)
   • Kambiz Sheikh Hassani, 9 December 2003, (Iran)
   • Primo Alui Joelianto, 3 February 2004, (Indonesia)
   • Evangelos Damianakis, 3 February 2004, (Greece)
   • Seetoh Hoy Cheng, 3 February 2004, (Singapore)
   • Jung-seung Shin, 29 March 2004, (South Korea)
   • María Angélica Arce-Mora, 7 May 2004, (Mexico)
   • Sir Thomas Davis, 1 June 2004, (Cook Islands)
   • Ms Penny B. Reedie, 31 August 2005, (Canada)
9. The Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of New Zealand
   • Dr Don Brash
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:
    • Rt Hon Lord Cooke of Thorndon, 1977
    • Rt Hon Sir Brian Talboys, 1977
    • Rt Hon Sir Ivor Richardson, 1978
    • Rt Hon Sir Duncan McMullin, 1980
    • Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1986 (former Prime Minister)
    • Rt Hon Sir Edward Somers, 1981
    • Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer, 1986
    • Rt Hon Bob Tizard, 1986
    • Rt Hon Fraser Colman, 1986
    • Rt Hon Sir Maurice Casey, 1986
    • Rt Hon Sir Gordon Bisson, 1987
    • Rt Hon Jonathan Hunt, 1990
    • Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys, 1990
    • Rt Hon Helen Clark, 1990
    • Rt Hon Sir Thomas Eichelbaum, 1990
    • Rt Hon Mike Moore, 1990 (former Prime Minister)
    • Rt Hon Jim Bolger, 1991 (former Prime Minister)
    • Rt Hon Sir William Birch, 1992
    • Rt Hon Donald McKinnon, 1992
    • Rt Hon Thomas Gault, 1992
    • Rt Hon Ian McKay, 1992
    • Rt Hon John Henry, 1996
    • Rt Hon Edmund Thomas, 1996
    • Rt Hon Peter Blanchard, 1998
    • Rt Hon Paul East, 1998
    • Rt Hon Sir Douglas Graham, 1998
    • Rt Hon Sir Kenneth Keith, 1998
    • Rt Hon Winston Peters, 1998
    • Rt Hon Jenny Shipley, 1998 (former Prime Minister)
    • Rt Hon Andrew Tipping, 1998
    • Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, 1999
    • Rt Hon Wyatt Creech, 1999
    • Rt Hon Simon Upton, 1999
11. Members of the Parliament of New Zealand: there is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
12. President and Members of the Court of Appeal and Puisne Judges (judges of the High Court)
13. "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.
14. Charges d'Affaires
15. Former Prime Ministers
    • all living former prime ministers are members of the Privy Council
16. Former Ministers of the Crown in New Zealand.
    • Hon John Tamihere (2002 – 3 November 2004)
    • and others
17. The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand, Controller and Auditor-General and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Investigations (the Chief Ombudsman)
18. The Chief of Defence Staff, the Chairman of the State Services Commission, the Solicitor-General and Permanent Heads of Civil Departments of State
    • Air Marshal Bruce Ferguson, OBE, AFC (Chief of Defence Force since 25 February 2002)
    • and others
19. Chiefs of Staff of the Defence Forces (by rank)
    • Rear Admiral David Ledson, ONZM (Chief of Navy)
    • Major General Jerry Mateparae, ONZM (Chief of Army)
    • Air Vice-Marshal John Hamilton, ONZM, MVO (Chief of Air Force)
20. Consuls-General & Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand
21. Heads of religious denominations in New Zealand
22. Knights of the various orders and Knights Bachelor, according to their precedence in the United Kingdom

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