This Warrant comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

The Order shall be styled and designated “The King’s Service Order”.

The Order shall consist of the Sovereign, a Principal Companion, and 1 level of membership, styled “Companions”.

Companions shall be composed of Ordinary, Extra, Additional, and Honorary Companions.

We, Our Heirs and Successors, Kings and Queens Regnant of New Zealand, are and forever shall be Sovereigns of the Order.

The Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Realm of New Zealand shall be the Principal Companion of the Order.

Persons eligible to be appointed Ordinary Companions of the Order shall be citizens of New Zealand or citizens of Commonwealth nations of which We are Sovereign.

Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal and members of the Royal Family may be appointed to the Order as Extra Companions.

Additional Companions of the Order may be appointed in commemoration of any important Royal, State, or national occasion.

Despite subclause (1), the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Realm of New Zealand, or a former such person, or their spouses, if not already a Companion of the Order, may be appointed an Additional Companion at any time.

Persons who are not New Zealand citizens or citizens of Commonwealth nations of which We are Sovereign are eligible to be appointed Honorary Companions of the Order.

Persons to be admitted as Companions of the Order shall be those who have rendered either or both—

Ordinary, Extra, Additional, and Honorary Companions of the Order shall have the privilege of adding the letters “KSO” after their names.

No more than 50 Ordinary Companions may be appointed in any one year.

Extra, Additional, and Honorary Companions shall be additional to the Ordinary membership of the Order.

When We, Our Heirs or Successors, shall be pleased to appoint any person to be an Ordinary, Extra, Additional, or Honorary Companion of the Order, such appointment shall be made by Warrant under our Sign Manual, sealed with the Seal of the Order and countersigned by the Principal Companion or the Secretary and Registrar acting for the Principal Companion of the Order.

Warrants of Appointments to the Order shall be engrossed in English and Māori.

No person shall be eligible to be appointed an Ordinary, Extra, Additional, or Honorary Companion of the Order unless their name has been laid before Us, Our Heirs or Successors, by Our Prime Minister of New Zealand.

It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, by an Order signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order, and on a recommendation by Our Prime Minister of New Zealand, to cancel and annul the appointment of any person to the Order, and thereupon the name of that person in the Register shall be erased and the badge returned to the Secretary and Registrar of the Order.

It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, on a recommendation by Our Prime Minister of New Zealand, to restore to the Order any person whose appointment may have been cancelled and annulled.

The names of those persons appointed Ordinary, Extra, Additional, and Honorary Companions of the Order shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Associated with the Order there shall be a medal designated “The King’s Service Medal”.

Persons eligible for the award of the medal shall be citizens of New Zealand or citizens of Commonwealth nations of which We are Sovereign.

Persons who are not New Zealand citizens or citizens of nations of which We are Sovereign are eligible to be awarded an Honorary Medal.

The medal shall be awarded to those persons who have rendered either or both—

Recipients of The King’s Service Medal shall have the privilege of adding the letters “KSM” after their names.

There shall be no limit on the number of medals that may be awarded in any one year.

Each person awarded the medal shall receive a Certificate under Our Sign Manual, sealed with the Seal of the Order, and countersigned by the Principal Companion or the Secretary and Registrar acting for the Principal Companion of the Order.

Certificates shall be engrossed in English and Māori.

No person shall be eligible to receive the medal or an Honorary Medal unless their name has been laid before Us, Our Heirs or Successors, by Our Prime Minister of New Zealand.

It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, by an Order signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order, and on a recommendation to that effect by or through Our Prime Minister of New Zealand, to cancel and annul the award to any person of The King’s Service Medal, and thereupon the name of that person in the Register shall be erased and the medal returned to the Secretary and Registrar of the Order.

It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, on a recommendation by Our Prime Minister of New Zealand, to restore The King’s Service Medal to any person whose medal may have been cancelled and annulled.

The names of those persons awarded The King’s Service Medal shall be published in the New Zealand Gazette.

Persons upon whom The King’s Service Medal has been conferred who subsequently are appointed a Companion of the Order may continue to wear the medal and to use the post-nominal letters “KSM”.

The badge to be worn by Companions of the Order shall be circular in shape, consisting of 5 large and 5 small stylised flower petals in frosted silver, superimposed upon which there shall be a silver gilt medallion bearing the effigy of the Sovereign within a circle of red enamel inscribed “For Service • Mō Ngā Mahi Nui” and surmounted by a Royal Crown (St Edward’s Crown) in silver gilt.

The name of the Companion shall be engraved on the reverse of the badge.

Companions shall wear the badge suspended from a ribbon on the left lapel of the coat or from a ribbon tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

The King’s Service Medal shall be of silver and circular in shape, bearing on the obverse the effigy of the Sovereign and on the reverse a representation of the Armorial Bearings of Our Realm of New Zealand surrounded by the inscription “The King’s Service Medal – For Service • Mō Ngā Mahi Nui”.

The name of the recipient shall be engraved or stamped on the rim of the medal.

The medal shall be worn suspended from the ribbon on the left lapel of the coat or from a ribbon tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

The ribbon of the Order from which the Badges of Companions and the medals shall be suspended shall be 38 mm in width, having narrow red ochre (kōkōwai) edges with, in the centre, alternating diagonal steps in red ochre (kōkōwai), white, and black, descending from left to right.

The miniature badge worn by the Companions of the Order shall be a reproduction of the full-size badge, save that it shall not exceed one-half of the size of the full-size badge and shall be suspended from ribbon 16 mm in width.

The miniature medal worn by those awarded the Medal of the Order shall be a reproduction of the full-size of the King’s Service Medal, save that it shall not exceed one-half of the size of the full-size medal and shall be suspended from ribbon 16 mm in width.

Sealed patterns of the miniature badges and medals shall be deposited with and kept by the Secretary and Registrar of the Order.

Lapel badges, to be worn by Companions and holders of the medal on those occasions when it is inappropriate to wear the full-size or miniature insignia, shall not exceed 18 mm in diameter and shall consist of a red ochre disc with, in the centre,—

The Badge of the Sovereign of the Order shall be similar to that prescribed for Companions, that is to say, it shall be circular in shape, consisting of 5 large and 5 small stylised flower petals in frosted silver, superimposed upon which there shall be a silver gilt medallion bearing a representation of a mānuka flower within a circle of red enamel bearing 6 lozenges and that St Edward’s Crown shall be jewelled in coloured enamel.

The badge may be worn around the neck from the ribbon of the Order (either full-size or miniature width), or from the ribbon tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

The Principal Companion shall countersign all Warrants, Certificates, and other instruments of the Order to which the Seal of the Order is affixed.

The Principal Companion may wear on appropriate occasions a distinctive Badge of Office.

The Badge of the Principal Companion of the Order shall be similar to that prescribed for Companions, that is to say, it shall be circular in shape, consisting of 5 large and 5 small stylised flower petals in frosted silver, superimposed upon which there shall be a silver-gilt medallion bearing a representation of a mānuka flower within a circle of red enamel bearing 6 lozenges and that St Edward’s Crown shall be jewelled in coloured enamel.

The badge may be worn around the neck from the ribbon of the Order (either full-size or miniature width), or from the ribbon tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

There shall be a Secretary and Registrar of the Order, who shall be appointed by Us, Our Heirs and Successors, and who shall hold the said office during Our pleasure.

The Secretary and Registrar of the Order, for the time being, shall be the Clerk of Our Executive Council of New Zealand or such other person who shall be appointed by Us, Our Heirs and Successors.

The Secretary and Registrar shall—

The badge of the Secretary and Registrar of the Order shall be similar to that prescribed for the Principal Companion, save that the silver-gilt medallion shall bear a representation of 2 crossed quills within a circle of red enamel.

The badge may be worn around the neck from the ribbon of the Order (either full-size or miniature width), or from the ribbon tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder.

On the resignation, dismissal, or death of the Principal Companion or of the Secretary and Registrar of the Order, their Badge of Office shall be restored to the Sovereign of the Order and each such officer shall, upon receiving their badge, give a written undertaking that their badge will be so restored.

The Principal Companion of the Order shall take precedence over all Companions, and on ceasing to be Principal Companion shall take precedence among other Companions according to the date of their appointment as a Companion of the Order.

Companions of the Order “For Community Service” or “For Public Services”, appointed under the Warrant of 13 March 1975, shall continue to take precedence among other Companions according to the date of their appointment as a Companion of the Order.

It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, to determine from time to time, the precedence and the order of wear of the Badge of the Order and associated medal in relation to Our other Orders of Chivalry, orders, decorations, and medals that have been or may be conferred in Our Realm of New Zealand.

It shall be competent for Our Principal Companion of the Order to perform in Our Name, and on Our behalf, the ceremony of investing those persons admitted to the Order with the badge of their dignity and those persons awarded the Medal of the Order.

It further shall be competent for Our Principal Companion of the Order—

The Seal of the Order shall consist of a representation of the Badge of the Order with, in the centre, a disk bearing the Cypher of the Sovereign and surrounded by a representation of St Edward’s Crown, with the inscription “The Seal of The King’s Service Order, Te Waitohu o te Tohu Whakanui Ratonga a te Kīngi” and all instruments of the Order, except this Warrant, shall be sealed by and with the same.

Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second’s Warrant dated 13 March 1975 (SR 1975/200) shall continue to apply as if this Warrant had not been made, ordained, and established to every member of The Queen’s Service Order who was appointed before the commencement of this Warrant.

Every member of The Queen’s Service Order who was appointed before the commencement of this Warrant—

Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second’s Warrant dated 13 March 1975 (SR 1975/200) shall continue to apply as if this Warrant had not been made, ordained, and established to every recipient of The Queen’s Service Medal whose medal was awarded before the commencement of this Warrant.

Every recipient of The Queen’s Service Medal whose medal was awarded before the commencement of this Warrant—

We reserve to Ourselves, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with this Warrant or any part thereof, by a notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order.