New Zealand order of precedence


The Order of precedence in New Zealand is a guide to the relative seniority of constitutional office holders and certain others, to be followed, as appropriate at State and official functions. The previous order of precedence was revoked and Queen Elizabeth II approved the following Order of Precedence in New Zealand effective 20 September 2018:
  1. Monarch of New Zealand.
  2. * King Charles III
  3. Governor-General or, while acting in the place of the Governor-General, the officer administering the Government
  4. * Dame Cindy Kiro
  5. Prime Minister
  6. * Christopher Luxon
  7. Speaker of the House of Representatives
  8. * Gerry Brownlee
  9. Chief Justice
  10. * Helen Winkelmann
  11. Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
  12. * Alfredo Rogerio Pérez Bravo of Mexico
  13. [Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand|Prime Minister of New Zealand|Deputy Prime Minister]
  14. * David Seymour
  15. Ministers of the Crown
  16. * National Party ministers
  17. ** Nicola Willis
  18. ** Chris Bishop
  19. ** Simeon Brown
  20. ** Erica Stanford
  21. ** Paul Goldsmith
  22. ** Louise Upston
  23. ** Judith Collins
  24. ** Dr Shane Reti
  25. ** Mark Mitchell
  26. ** Todd McClay
  27. ** Tama Potaka
  28. ** Matt Doocey
  29. ** Simon Watts
  30. ** National Party ministers outside of Cabinet
  31. *** Chris Penk
  32. *** Penny Simmonds
  33. *** Nicola Grigg
  34. *** James Meager
  35. *** Scott Simpson
  36. * ACT ministers
  37. ** Brooke van Velden
  38. ** Nicole McKee
  39. ** ACT ministers outside of Cabinet
  40. *** Andrew Hoggard
  41. *** Karen Chhour
  42. * New Zealand First ministers
  43. ** Winston Peters
  44. ** Shane Jones
  45. ** Casey Costello
  46. ** New Zealand First ministers outside of Cabinet
  47. *** Mark Patterson
  48. Former Governors-General
  49. * Dame Silvia Cartwright
  50. * Sir Anand Satyanand
  51. * Sir Jerry Mateparae
  52. * Dame Patsy Reddy
  53. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires accredited to New Zealand.
  54. The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
  55. * Chris Hipkins
  56. Leaders, including co-leaders and joint leaders, of political parties represented in the House of Representatives, other than Ministers of the Crown.
  57. * Marama Davidson – Co-leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
  58. * Debbie Ngarewa-Packer – Co-leader, Te Pāti Māori
  59. * Rawiri Waititi – Co-leader, Te Pāti Māori
  60. * Chlöe Swarbrick – Co-leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
  61. Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
  62. Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of New Zealand.
  63. Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of the Privy Council.
  64. : 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 from 2000, and in 2010 steps were taken to discontinue such appointments.
  65. * Former Prime Ministers
  66. ** Sir Geoffrey Palmer
  67. ** Dame Jenny Shipley
  68. ** Helen Clark
  69. ** Sir John Key
  70. ** Sir Bill English
  71. ** Dame Jacinda Ardern
  72. ** Chris Hipkins
  73. * Former Speakers of the House of Representatives
  74. ** Sir Kerry Burke
  75. ** Sir Doug Kidd
  76. ** Margaret Wilson
  77. ** Sir Lockwood Smith
  78. ** Sir David Carter
  79. ** Sir Trevor Mallard
  80. ** Adrian Rurawhe
  81. * Former Chief Justices
  82. ** Dame Sian Elias
  83. * Members of the Privy Council
  84. ** Sir Don McKinnon
  85. ** Sir Bill Birch
  86. ** Sir John Henry
  87. ** Sir Ted Thomas
  88. ** Winston Peters
  89. ** Sir Doug Graham
  90. ** Sir Kenneth Keith
  91. ** Sir Peter Blanchard
  92. ** Sir Andrew Tipping
  93. ** Wyatt Creech
  94. ** Dame Sian Elias
  95. ** Simon Upton
  96. Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils, while in their own cities, districts and regions. 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.
  97. Public Service Commissioner, Chief of Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, and Officers of Parliament.
  98. * Public Service Commissioner – Sir Brian Roche
  99. * Chief of Defence Force – Air Marshal Tony Davies
  100. * Commissioner of Police – Richard Chambers
  101. * Officers of Parliament
  102. ** Controller and Auditor-General – John Ryan
  103. ** Chief Ombudsman – Peter Boshier
  104. ** Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Simon Upton
  105. The Solicitor-General, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Clerk of the Executive Council when attending a function involving the exercise of the position’s specific responsibilities.
  106. * The Solicitor-General – Una Jagose
  107. * The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand – David Wilson
  108. * The Clerk of the Executive Council – Rachel Hayward
  109. Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments.
  110. The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of [Chief of Chief of Navy (New Zealand)|Navy (New Zealand)|Navy], [Chief of Chief of Army (New Zealand)|Army (New Zealand)|Army] and [Chief of Chief of Air Force (New Zealand)|Air Force (New Zealand)|Air Force], and other statutory office holders.
  111. * Vice Chief of Defence Force – Commodore Mat Williams
  112. * Chief of Navy – Rear Admiral Garin Golding
  113. * Chief of Army – Major General Rose King
  114. * Chief of Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Darryn Webb
  115. Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand.
  116. Members of New Zealand and British orders, and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand.