New Zealand order of precedence

New Zealand order of precedence

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.

  1. The Governor-General (Sir Jerry Mateparae) 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 (Rt Hon John Key)
  3. The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Dr the Rt Hon Lockwood Smith)
  4. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps (His Excellency Mr Anthony Le Clerk Kgwadu Mongalo, South Africa)
  5. The Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers of the Crown (ordered by ministerial rank; list as of 19 November 2008)
  6. Former Governors-General
  7. The Chief Justice (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 (Hon Phil Goff)
  10. Privy Counsellors
    Until 1999 it was traditional for the Prime Minister, senior and long-serving Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Appeal to be appointed to the Privy Council. No appointments were made during the term of the Fifth Labour Government. [1].
  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
  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 Rhys Jones (Chief of Defence Force since 24th January 2011)
    • and others
  21. Chiefs of Staff of the Defence Forces
    • Rear Admiral Jack Steer, ONZM (Vice Chief of Defence Force)
    • Rear Admiral Tony Parr, MVO (Chief of Navy)
    • Major General -- (Chief of Army)
    • Air Vice-Marshal Peter Stockwell, AFC, (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


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