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  Order of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Elizabeth II instituted the Order by Royal Warrant significantly dated February 6, 1987 (Waitangi Day) "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".
It was deliberately and explicitly modelled after the Order of Merit and the Order of the Companions of Honour [1].
The order is limited to the Sovereign and twenty members, however there are also additional and honorary members which are not counted towards the limit.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_New_Zealand   (248 words)

  
 New Zealand Order of Merit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II.
This was criticised by opposition parties, with Richard Prebble of the ACT New Zealand party deriding the PCNZM's initials as standing for 'a Politically Correct New Zealand that used to be a Monarchy'.
The central disc has the Coat of Arms of New Zealand, surrounded by a ring in green enamel bearing the Motto of the Order, and topped by a royal crown.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit   (439 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: New Zealand Order of Merit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand.
Herald: New Zealand Herald Extraordinary Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, born 21 April 1926), styled Her Majesty The Queen, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and...
The New Zealand Herald Extraordinary is a herald responsible for the regulation of heraldry in New Zealand.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/New-Zealand-Order-of-Merit   (948 words)

  
 DPMC - New Zealand Honours: NZ Order of Merit
The Collar (chain) of the Order is composed of links of the central medallion of the badge and gold Koru (in the form of the letter S) with, in the centre (or front) a representation of the New Zealand Coat of Arms from which the badge of the Order hangs.
All the insignia of The New Zealand Order of Merit are currently made by Thomas Fattorini Ltd., of Birmingham, United Kingdom, gold and silversmiths, and makers of badges, medals and insignia, since 1827.
The motto of the Order is FOR MERIT, in English, and TOHU HIRANGA, in Maori.
www.dpmc.govt.nz /honours/overview/nzom.html   (1035 words)

  
 DPMC - New Zealand Honours: Order of New Zealand
DPMC - New Zealand Honours: Order of New Zealand
The Order is administered by a Secretary and Registrar (Clerk of the Executive Council).
The badge of the Order consists of an oval medallion in gold and coloured enamels, bearing in the centre the design of the shield of the New Zealand Coat of Arms within a Kowhaiwhai rafter pattern.
www.dpmc.govt.nz /honours/overview/onz.html   (455 words)

  
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She said that she had left New Zealand, not to gain an advantage over the husband in custody proceedings, but to remove herself and the children from a situation of violence, fear and terror and that she had her father and extended family to call upon for assistance in Australia.
It also appears that the reference to orders being enforceable in the receiving country was intended to cover the situation where the abducting parent had obtained orders of a similar nature in a country that was not the habitual place of residence of the child and then come to the receiving country.
It is open to her to return to another part of New Zealand where the danger to her may be less and it is, of course, open to her to seek orders from the New Zealand Courts, both for personal protection and interim and final custody immediately upon her arrival in New Zealand.
www.hiltonhouse.com /cases/Murray_aus.txt   (7219 words)

  
 New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Cochrane Centre   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Cochrane Centre
The New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Cochrane Centre was established on the 23rd February 2004.
The New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Cochrane Centre is supported by The New Zealand Ministry of Health, The University of Auckland and The New Zealand Guidelines Group.
www.cochrane.org.nz   (171 words)

  
 Prime Minister Bolger - New Zealand order of merit
The Badge of the Order is a cross with the New Zealand Coat of Arms in the centre encircled by the motto 'For Merit' in English and 'Tohu Hiranga' in Maori and set in green enamel, representing the highly prized pounamu or New Zealand greenstone.
The motto of the Order is "For Merit", in English, and "Tohu Hiranga", in Maori.
The fern frond, in particular the silver fern frond, is to New Zealand what the oak leaves are to England and the laurel leaves to the world at large, ie the symbol of the champion, the winner or the achiever.
www.executive.govt.nz /93-96/minister/pm/pmn0205.htm   (1955 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Cricket - Brittle top order poses problems for New Zealand - Friday January 31, 2003 07:57 AM
While New Zealand gained momentum from a 5-2 series win over India in a one-day series just completed, the low-scoring nature of those matches highlighted a crisis of form among some of the leading players.
New Zealand managed a highest score in seven matches of 254 and averaged only 15.3 runs per wicket.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming, whose own form had been poor until he managed an unbeaten 60 in the last match of the Indian series, said his players had to believe in themselves.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2003/01/22/newzealand_cwc_ap   (817 words)

  
 A loyal servant of capitalism: New Zealand Order of Merit for trade union head   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The award is a recognition of the invaluable services rendered to New Zealand capitalism by Douglas, the CTU and the trade unions over the last decade and a half.
It included a new regime of individualised employment contracts, casualisation and the removal of existing rights, voluntary unionism and the banning of most forms of industrial action, in particular any strikes not connected with contract negotiations.
In her book, The New Zealand Experiment, Auckland University law professor Jane Kelsey cites evidence that in one three month period alone, between the May and August quarters of 1992, average weekly earnings fell by almost $15, due to the elimination of overtime provisions in employment contracts.
www.wsws.org /articles/1999/jan1999/nz-j12.shtml   (1237 words)

  
 New Zealand's Coat of Arms - Ministry for Culture and Heritage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
A traditional expression of national identity, the New Zealand Coat of Arms proclaims the sovereign nature of New Zealand and the authority of the Government.
Although the Royal Warrant of 1911 gave a description of the New Zealand Coat of Arms, by the mid 1940s it was found that there were at least 20 versions of the design in use.
The crown symbolises the fact that Her Majesty is Queen of New Zealand under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act 1953.
www.mch.govt.nz /coat-of-arms.htm   (627 words)

  
 S.I. No. 30/1988: DOUBLE TAXATION RELIEF (TAXES ON INCOME AND CAPITAL GAINS) (NEW ZEALAND) ORDER, 1988.
Such dividends may also be taxed in New Zealand but the tax so charged shall not exceed 15 percent of the gross amount of the dividends.
New Zealand domestic law provides that dividends received from abroad by New Zealand resident companies are exempted from a charge to New Zealand tax.
In the case of dividends paid by a company which is a resident of New Zealand to a resident of Ireland the Convention provides that New Zealand withholding tax is not to exceed 15 per cent of the gross amount of the dividend.
www.irishstatutebook.ie /ZZSI30Y1988.html   (5414 words)

  
 New Zealand schools E-Book   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Figure 1.--This New Zealand prep school boy is checking out one of the new additions in the school library.
New Zealand schools, bith state and preivate, tend to have excellent libraries.
We were able to visit only a small proportion of the schools in New Zealand.
www.angelfire.com /biz/aperturesbps/ebook.html   (534 words)

  
 New Zealand Honours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Order of New Zealand is our highest honour, with only 20 living members at any one time.
Then follows the New Zealand Order of Merit which was instituted in 1996 to replace many of the traditional awards (such as the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) that are also conferred in the United Kingdom.
The Governor-General, as Chancellor of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Principal Companion of the Queen’s Service Order, holds investiture ceremonies at Government House, Wellington, twice a year.
www.gg.govt.nz /honours   (159 words)

  
 Law and order referendum NZ
We would give New Zealanders credit for sufficient intelligence to know that they were answering all the questions in the affirmative simultaneously.
It is the absolute right of every law abiding New Zealander to have safety and peace of mind in their own homes and workplaces, and we should expect no less.
The New Zealand public showed what they thought, by putting their money where their mouth is to the tune of over $200,000 raised in a public appeal to resettle the Lawton family in a safe location see story.
www.laworderreferendum.org.nz   (1729 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Air New Zealand second airline to order new jet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Air New Zealand yesterday became the second airline to order Boeing's 7E7 aircraft.
New Zealand's largest carrier ordered two 7E7s and eight 777-200ERs as part of an $849 million deal to upgrade and expand its long-haul fleet.
Air New Zealand will begin taking delivery of the 777s in September 2005, with the balance to be received by the end of 2006.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/businesstechnology/2001944880_nzorder02.html   (493 words)

  
 XenaNews60704
The award is the third-highest in the New Zealand honours system.
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, were not awarded in this list.
Mrs Muir, made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1983, said her latest honour was shared by family and many
www.charani.org /XenaNews60704.html   (655 words)

  
 ABB wins New Zealand order for advanced gas turbine
The order for the turnkey portion of the project, valued at approximately US$ 150 million, was placed with ABB by independent power project developer Stratford Power Limited of New Zealand.
The plant, to be located near Stratford, some 30 kilometers east of New Plymouth, will deliver electricity to the New Zealand public grid.
A total of fourteen of ABB`s sequential combustion gas turbines have been ordered to date for projects in America, Europe and Asia, all scheduled to be operating commercially by early 1998.
www.abb.com /global/seitp/seitp202.nsf/0/c1256c290031524bc125673100226660?OpenDocument   (400 words)

  
 AEGiS-BKREV: Intimate Details and Vital Statistics: AIDS, Sexuality and the Social Order in New Zealand
It has been a little over 10 years since the first case of AIDS was confirmed in New Zealand.
This was followed with a high level of mobilization in the gay community and a beginning of the government to become very involved.
In order to properly organize and continue to fight AIDS there has to be a partnership among community groups, medical personnel, health agencies and officials, and the education sector.
www.aegis.com /pubs/books/1997/BK970733.html   (543 words)

  
 Toe By Toe Order - New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Order Toe By Toe direct from our New Zealand Distributor.
If you prefer, you can phone, fax or post your order using the details on our contact page, and we will forward the order to the correct person.
You can narrow the results by clicking on 'pages from New Zealand' near the top of the results page and then click the search button.
www.toe-by-toe.co.uk /ordersnz.htm   (123 words)

  
 The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (New Zealand) Order 2004
Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before the House of Commons in accordance with the provisions of section 788(10) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988[1], and an Address has been presented to Her Majesty by that House praying that an Order may be made in the terms of that draft:
The foregoing proposal being acceptable to the Government of New Zealand, I have the honour to confirm that Your Excellency's Note and this reply shall be regarded as constituting an agreement between the two Governments in this matter which shall enter into force at the same time as the entry into force of the Protocol.
Article VI of the Protocol inserts a new Article into the Convention (Article 21A), to provide rules for the taxation of items of income that are not specifically dealt with by preceding articles of the Convention.
www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si2004/20041274.htm   (2624 words)

  
 New Encyclopedia
A reunion was effected in 1813 and the new authority was called the United Grand Lodge of England.
The Grotto is formally known as the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm.
The Order of the Eastern Star is a quasi-Masonic society that initiates women as well as men.
bessel.org /cathnewency.htm   (7570 words)

  
 Order online New Zealand maritime videos and DVD's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
All prices are in New Zealand dollars and include Goods and Services Tax.
To view current exchange rates click here to go to the Bank of New Zealand currency calculator.
Orders are sent by New Zealand Post-airmail or courier
www.gaffrig.co.nz /order.htm   (145 words)

  
 New Zealand Herald   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
New Zealand still way down in rankings for broadband usage ››
New Zealand continues to wallow in the basement of global broadband uptake thanks to Telecom, internet experts say.
New Honda comes in any shape as long as it's sedan ››
www.nzherald.co.nz   (517 words)

  
 Order New Zealand Photos for publications by Andrew Whyte
Order New Zealand Photos for publications by Andrew Whyte
Being registered will also keep you informed on new galleries on the website.
All orders are accompanied by an image license.
www.andrewwhyte.com /photography/commercial_photography.htm   (266 words)

  
 The Order of Saint Stanislas - New Zealand Investiture Ceremony(October 12, 2003)
The Order of Saint Stanislas - New Zealand Investiture Ceremony(October 12, 2003)
On October 12th, on a overcast day in Hamilton the New Zealand Grand Priory of the Order of St. Stanislas held a second Investiture at the Catholic Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
There were five new Postulants from New Zealand and two (husband and wife) from Australia.
www.angelfire.com /realm/StStanislas/NZCeremony4.html   (505 words)

  
 Air New Zealand Orders Boeing Electronic Flight Bag for New Boeing 777s, 787s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The order makes Air New Zealand the first airline to have fully certified, Class 3 EFBs on order for two different aircraft.
"We are delighted to have the introduction of the EFB into Air New Zealand on our 777 aircraft," said ANZ General Manager of Operations, Captain David Morgan.
In addition, the EFB includes an Airport Moving Map application, which combines high-fidelity, geo-referenced airport taxi charts and precise navigational signals to show flight crews exactly where they are on the surface of an airport.
www.boeing.com /news/releases/2005/q1/nr_050322g.html   (446 words)

  
 New Zealand Schools Debating Council
Information on regional competitions run by the New Zealand Schools Debating Council is available in the 2005 brochure.
For more information on the Russell McVeagh Championships go to our Nationals Section and to see how the 2005 New Zealand team progressed and re-live the past glory of previous teams go to the NZ Team Section.
The New Zealand Schools Debating Video features two demonstration debates (one for junior debaters and one for senior students), along with a helpful voiceover commentary and debating information.
www.debating.org.nz   (311 words)

  
 The Press (Canterbury, New Zealand): NEW YEAR HONOURS@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
New Zealanders honoured in the 1996 New Year's honours list, released by Government House, Wellington, are:
New Zealand Order of Merit: Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit:
The above preview is from The Press (Canterbury, New Zealand), December 31, 1996.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:42051018&...   (161 words)

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