Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, MNZM,
Instituted in 1996, the New Zealand Order of Merit
has five levels [GNZM, KNZM/DNZM, CNZM,
ONZM, and MNZM.
This award was discontinued in 2000, and
reinstated in 2009.
Appointments to the new Order of Merit are made for
“meritorious service to the Crown or Nation,
and to those who have become distinguished in their
field of endeavour”.
Appointments to the Order are limited to:
15 Knight/Dame Commanders,
40 Companions,
80 Officers and
140 Members per year.
Prior to the creation of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 1996,
the Order of the British Empire was the common honour
awarded to New Zealand Military Personnel.
RNZAF Awardees
1 June 1996
Warrant Officer John Hector D’ROSE (Q84240),
1 January 1997
Squadron Leader Peter Dennis WOODING (E91866),
Warrant Officer Kevin John FARLEY (F81126),
1 June 1997
Wing Commander Michael George POBOG-JAWOROWSKI (H88672),
Flying Officer Sarah Lee HODGES (A993416),
Warrant Officer Gary Maurice PORTAS (W86960),
1 January 1998
Group Captain Murray James HEYRICK (B82226),
Wing Commander Stephen John MOORE (M87043),
Wing Commander Athol James FORREST (S89762),
Warrant Officer Graeme Victor ALDRIDGE (C89012),
1 June 1998
Wing Commander Neil Lloyd HYGATE (P88034),
Flight Sergeant Keith Anthony GELL (A86894),
Sergeant Brad Michael GRAY (D92141),
1 January 1999
Wing Commander Kevin John McKENNA (E90808),
Squadron Leader Helen Jessie WEBBER (M89021),
Squadron Leader Robert Featherston LITTLE (G134487),
Flight Lieutenant Kevin James HOPKINS (K88122), (Retired).
1 June 1999
Wing Commander Peter Lawrence GUY (W85695),
Squadron Leader Tony DAVIES (G91247),
Squadron Leader Dennis Joseph Paul O'CONNOR (M88952),
1 January 2000
Master Air Loadmaster Gareth Frederick SHAW (B90322),
1 June 2000
Squadron Leader Ian Edward DAVIE-MARTIN (R93188),
Flight Sergeant Craig Douglas HUGHAN (X88893), (Retired).
Flying Officer Jane Louise DAVIES (Y1002822),
Warrant Officer Patrick Joseph SMITH (K87938),
Flight Sergeant Richard James SINCLAIR (X87536),
1 January 2001
Warrant Officer John Paul FLEMING (U85785),
Squadron Leader Mark David COOK (X91768),
1 June 2001
Flight Sergeant Peter Alexander WILSON (D87380),
1 January 2002
Flight Lieutenant Nathan John MacDONALD (N996625),
Flight Sergeant Brigitte Lee TROUGHTON (Q91646),
1 June 2002
Wing Commander John Richard BADDOCK (R90819), (Retired).
Master Air Electronics Operator Peter Allan HILLIARD (Q86103),
Flying Officer Jade Ann STREETER (S996675),
Flight Sergeant Martyn Leigh STACEY (Y89285),
Info From
1 January 2003
Wing Commander Stephen Craig John BASHER (K92423),
Flight Sergeant David James MILNE (A92184),
Corporal Mark Lawrence SOPER (V1001347),
1 June 2003
Squadron Leader Russell John MARDON (C990704),
1 January 2004
Squadron Leader Llanwyn Andrew SMITH (J91134), (Retired).
Flight Sergeant Michael Stephen HENNESSY (E92349),
Flight Sergeant Michael John BANKS (S91234),
Sergeant Craigh Walter ROSS (F93845),
1 June 2004
Squadron Leader Frank Verran DYER, (Y910100),
This award will surely be difficult to earn as it requires one to be distinguished in one's field of endeavor.
Yet soon these fields of endeavor will not exist anymore. A happy thing for the most
"He will render judgment among the nations And set matters straight respecting many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares And their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Nor will they learn war anymore." - Isaiah 2:4
It's possible, yes but how? You may wonder.
don't believe all that they write.
each Base puts up a couple of names, they go into a hat, and the lucky
“meritorious service to the Crown or Nation,
and to those who have become distinguished in their
field of endeavour”.
is found.
NZ is in the "Nor will they learn war any more." state, we only have Transport, Maritime, and Helicopters
left, all the Strike Aircraft were sold at the turn of the century.
You said "don't believe all that they write"
Please, Who's the 'they'?
Somebody sees something, thinks that it was good/brave/great and fills out a form.
They send the form to the Government department that deals with awards.
The Department rates the act by their standards, what they are I don't know, and then decide what the Hero is awarded with.
Of course the better the report is written the more chance of an Award
If there is a lot of heroes, the lesser acts miss out.
If nobody else has been nominated, you could get a top award for helping an old lady across the road.
It is all in the writing, have a read of the Citations of the next few posts,
and these are the second to lowest awards.
Ok, You're right with 'what they write'. watching out for the next few posts
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