Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

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New Zealand national honour grade of order of chivalry

The Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest ordinary grade of this national honour, typically reserved for individuals who have rendered outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand.

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Label	Occurrences
Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit canonical	5

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10254110 — 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: Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Context triple: [Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, higherRank, Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit]

A. Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service and achievement in the nation’s public, professional, or cultural life.
B. Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals who have rendered outstanding service or achievement in their field, contributing significantly to the nation.
C. Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service to the Crown and nation, conferring the title "Sir" or "Dame" on its recipients.
D. Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest female rank within New Zealand’s national honours system, awarded for extraordinary service to the Crown and nation.
E. 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.
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: Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Target entity description: The Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest ordinary grade of this national honour, typically reserved for individuals who have rendered outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand.

A. Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service and achievement in the nation’s public, professional, or cultural life.
B. Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand royal honour awarded to individuals who have rendered outstanding service or achievement in their field, contributing significantly to the nation.
C. Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor recognizing outstanding service to the Crown and nation, conferring the title "Sir" or "Dame" on its recipients.
D. Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is the highest female rank within New Zealand’s national honours system, awarded for extraordinary service to the Crown and nation.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealand national honour ⓘ grade of order of chivalry ⓘ
abbreviation	PCNZM ⓘ
awardingBody	King of New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand Crown ⓘ
conferredFor	pre-eminent contribution in any field of endeavour ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
eligibility	individuals who have rendered outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand ⓘ
establishedBy	Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth II
establishedByInstrument	Royal Warrant ⓘ linked to: Royal Warrant of 20 September 1999
establishedIn	1996 ⓘ
gradeAbove	Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
gradeAlsoUsedFor	Governor-General of New Zealand (ex officio, at times depending on statutes) ⓘ linked to: Governor-General of New Zealand
hasEquivalentInUKSystem	Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (approximate equivalence) ⓘ linked to: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
hasRankInNewZealandHonoursSystem	above Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ below additional and honorary appointments to the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
highestOrdinaryGradeOf	New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
honourCategory	orders, decorations and medals of New Zealand ⓘ
honoursSystem	New Zealand Royal Honours System ⓘ linked to: New Zealand honours system
insigniaIncludes	badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ star of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	left breast (star) ⓘ sash ⓘ
isCivilOrMilitary	primarily civil ⓘ
isTitleOf	recipient of the highest ordinary grade of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
mottoOfOrder	FOR MERIT (of the New Zealand Order of Merit) ⓘ
order	New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
postNominalLetters	PCNZM ⓘ
purpose	to recognise outstanding and pre-eminent service to New Zealand ⓘ
region	Realm of New Zealand ⓘ
status	highest ordinary grade ⓘ
style	The Right Honourable (for some office-holders, by separate entitlement) ⓘ
type	order of merit grade ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → higherRank → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit → hasHigherRank → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → below → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → relatedHonour → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → aboveGrade → Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

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