New Zealand campaign medals

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Prior to 1946 the New Zealand armed forces received honours of the United Kingdom, including military decorations and campaign medals. 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 campaign medals which have been independently issued by New Zealand to its armed forces are in bold.^[1]^[2]

19th century

New Zealand War Medal

South African War

World War I

21st century

NZGSM 2002 (Solomon Islands)
NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Primary Operations Area
NZGSM 2002 (Afghanistan) – Secondary Operations Area
NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2003)
NZGSM 2002 (Timor-Leste)
NZGSM 2002 (Korea)
NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy)
NZGSM 2002 (Iraq 2015)
NZGSM 2002 (Greater Middle East)

New Zealand Special Service Medals

See also

References

↑ "The Wearing of Medals in New Zealand Table". New Zealand Defence Force. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
↑ "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2026.

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