New Zealand Meritorious & Long Service Awards

Prior to 1985 the New Zealand armed forces received the same Meritorious and Long Service Awards awarded in the United Kingdom. Since the end of World War 2 there have been constant moves towards an independent New Zealand honours system. This has resulted in a new system of New Zealand honours, gallantry and bravery awards, and campaign medals.

The following are a list, in order of precedence as defined in references below. Those Meritorious and Long Service medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces are in bold.

Commemoration Medals

• New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal (for Sesquicentennial)
• New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 (for Women's suffrage)

Meritorious & Long Service Medals

• New Zealand Territorial Service Medal
• New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
• New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal
• New Zealand Defence Meritorious Service Medal
• New Zealand Police Meritorious Service Medal
• New Zealand Public Service Medal
• New Zealand Armed Forces Award
• New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
• Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
• Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
• New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
• NZ Fire Brigades Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
• NZ Prison Service Medal
• New Zealand Traffic Service Medal
• New Zealand Customs Service Medal
• Efficiency Decoration
• Efficiency Medal
• RNZN Reserve Decoration
• RNZN Volunteer Reserve Decoration
• RNZN Volunteer Reserve Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
• Air Efficiency Award
• Cadet Forces Medal
• New Zealand Defence Service Medal

Other awards

• Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Army)
• Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Navy)
• Queens Medal for Champion Shots (Air Force)

External links

• New Zealand Honours overview on DPMC website
• New Zealand medals on NZDF website (see NZDF)