New Zealand Bravery Decoration
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The New Zealand Bravery Decoration is a national honour awarded to individuals who display exceptional acts of bravery in situations of danger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand Bravery Decoration canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5286327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand Bravery Decoration Context triple: [New Zealand, hasDecoration, New Zealand Bravery Decoration]
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A.
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
The New Zealand Gallantry Decoration is a national military award recognizing acts of exceptional bravery and heroism in operational service.
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B.
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
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C.
Cross of Merit
The Cross of Merit is a distinguished grade within Hungary’s national Order of Merit, awarded to individuals for outstanding civil or military service to the Republic of Hungary.
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D.
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is a national honor that recognizes outstanding service and achievement by individuals in New Zealand across a wide range of fields.
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E.
Cross of Merit 1st Class
The Cross of Merit 1st Class is a high-ranking decoration within Germany’s national Order of Merit, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Zealand Bravery Decoration Target entity description: The New Zealand Bravery Decoration is a national honour awarded to individuals who display exceptional acts of bravery in situations of danger.
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A.
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
The New Zealand Gallantry Decoration is a national military award recognizing acts of exceptional bravery and heroism in operational service.
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B.
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
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C.
Cross of Merit
The Cross of Merit is a distinguished grade within Hungary’s national Order of Merit, awarded to individuals for outstanding civil or military service to the Republic of Hungary.
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D.
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is a national honor that recognizes outstanding service and achievement by individuals in New Zealand across a wide range of fields.
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E.
Cross of Merit 1st Class
The Cross of Merit 1st Class is a high-ranking decoration within Germany’s national Order of Merit, awarded for outstanding service to the nation in political, economic, social, or intellectual fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Zealand royal honour
ⓘ
civil bravery decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand) – Honours Unit ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
acts of exceptional bravery in a situation of danger
ⓘ
exceptional acts of bravery in situations of danger ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Governor-General of New Zealand
ⓘ
King of New Zealand ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdByInstrument | Royal Warrant ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1999-09-20 ⓘ |
| domain | civilian honours ⓘ |
| eligibility |
New Zealand and Commonwealth citizens
ⓘ
persons who display bravery in New Zealand ⓘ |
| establishedBy | New Zealand government ⓘ |
| field | bravery recognition ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1999 ⓘ |
| gradeInOrder | single-grade decoration ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
New Zealand bravery awards
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand Bravery Awards
awards established in 1999 ⓘ civil awards and decorations of New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasInsigniaShape | silver cross ⓘ |
| hasObverseDesign | Royal Crown and fern fronds ⓘ |
| hasReverseInscription | FOR BRAVERY – MO TE MAIA ⓘ |
| higherAward | New Zealand Bravery Star ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | military gallantry decorations ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
New Zealand bravery awards
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand Bravery Awards
|
| isWornWith | New Zealand orders and medals ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto |
English
ⓘ
Māori ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
New Zealand Royal Warrants for Bravery Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand Bravery Awards
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| lowerAward | New Zealand Bravery Medal ⓘ |
| monarchAtInstitution | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand royal honours system
ⓘ
linked to:
New Zealand honours system
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| postNominals | NZBD ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| replaced | British honours for bravery in New Zealand ⓘ |
| ribbonDescription | dark blue with crimson and white stripes ⓘ |
| scope | non-operational bravery ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | post-nominal award ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
New Zealand fern
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linked to:
Alsophila dealbata
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Subject: New Zealand Bravery Decoration Description of subject: The New Zealand Bravery Decoration is a national honour awarded to individuals who display exceptional acts of bravery in situations of danger.
Referenced by (4)
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