New Zealand order of precedence

1. The Queen of New Zealand.
2. * Her Majesty Elizabeth II
3. The Governor-General or, while acting in the place of the Governor-General, the officer administering the Government
4. * Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy
5. The Prime Minister.
6. * The Rt Hon. Jacinda Ardern
7. The Speaker of the House of Representatives
8. * The Rt Hon. Trevor Mallard
9. The Chief Justice
10. * The Rt Hon. Dame Helen Winkelmann
11. The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
12. * His Excellency Leasi Papali'i Tommy Scanlan of Samoa
13. The Deputy Prime Minister
14. * The Rt Hon. Winston Peters
15. Ministers of the Crown
16. * The Hon. Kelvin Davis
17. * The Hon. Grant Robertson
18. * The Hon. Phil Twyford
19. * The Hon. Dr Megan Woods
20. * The Hon. Chris Hipkins
21. * The Hon. Andrew Little
22. * The Hon. Carmel Sepuloni
23. * The Hon. David Parker
24. * The Hon. Nanaia Mahuta
25. * The Hon. Stuart Nash
26. * The Hon. Jenny Salesa
27. * The Hon. Damien O'Connor
28. * The Hon. Kris Faafoi
29. * The Hon. Ron Mark
30. * The Hon. Tracey Martin
31. * The Hon. Shane Jones
32. * Ministers Outside of Cabinet
33. ** The Hon. Peeni Henare
34. ** The Hon. Willie Jackson
35. ** The Hon. Aupito William Sio
36. ** The Hon. Poto Williams
37. * Support Party Ministers
38. ** The Hon. James Shaw
39. ** The Hon. Julie Anne Genter
40. ** The Hon. Eugenie Sage
41. Former Governors-General
42. * The Hon. Dame Catherine Tizard 1990–1996
43. * The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys 1996–2001
44. * The Hon. Dame Silvia Cartwright 2001–2006
45. * The Rt Hon. Sir Anand Satyanand 2006–2011
46. * The Rt Hon. Sir Jerry Mateparae 2011–2016
47. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires accredited to New Zealand.
48. The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
49. * The Hon. Judith Collins
50. Leaders, including co-leaders and joint leaders, of political parties represented in the House of Representatives, other than Ministers of the Crown.
51. * Marama Davidson – Co-Leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
52. * David Seymour – Leader, ACT New Zealand
53. 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.
54. Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of New Zealand.
55. Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of the Privy Council.
56. : 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.
57. * Former Prime Ministers
58. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Geoffrey Palmer
59. ** The Rt Hon. Jim Bolger
60. ** The Rt Hon. Dame Jenny Shipley
61. ** The Rt Hon. Helen Clark
62. ** The Rt Hon. Sir John Key
63. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Bill English
64. * Former Speakers of the House of Representatives
65. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Kerry Burke
66. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Robin Gray
67. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Doug Kidd
68. ** The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt
69. ** The Hon. Margaret Wilson
70. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Lockwood Smith
71. ** The Rt Hon. David Carter
72. * Former Chief Justices
73. ** The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias
74. * Members of the Privy Council
75. ** The Rt Hon. Jonathan Hunt
76. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Michael Hardie Boys
77. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Don McKinnon
78. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Bill Birch
79. ** The Rt Hon. Sir John Henry
80. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Ted Thomas
81. ** The Rt Hon. Winston Peters
82. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Doug Graham
83. ** The Rt Hon. Paul East
84. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Kenneth Keith
85. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Blanchard
86. ** The Rt Hon. Sir Andrew Tipping
87. ** The Rt Hon. Wyatt Creech
88. ** The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias
89. ** The Rt Hon. Simon Upton
90. 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.
91. The State Services Commissioner, Chief of Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, and Officers of Parliament.
92. * The State Services Commissioner – Peter Hughes
93. * Chief of Defence Force – Air Vice Marshal Kevin Short
94. * Commissioner of Police – Andrew Coster
95. * Officers of Parliament
96. ** Controller and Auditor-General – John Ryan
97. ** Chief Ombudsman – Peter Boshier
98. ** The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Rt Hon. Simon Upton
99. 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.
100. * The Solicitor-General – Una Jagose
101. * The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand – David Wilson
102. * The Clerk of the Executive Council – Michael Webster
103. Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments.
104. The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force, and other statutory office holders.
105. * Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies
106. * Chief of Navy – Rear Admiral David Proctor
107. * Chief of Army – Major General John Boswell
108. * Chief of Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Andrew Clark
109. Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand.
110. Members of New Zealand and British orders, and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand.