Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

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New Zealand state honour grade of order of chivalry

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a distinguished honor awarded by New Zealand to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the Crown and nation in various fields.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit canonical	11
Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11046723 — 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: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Context triple: [New Zealand Order of Merit, hasGrade, 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. Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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.
C. Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a grade within New Zealand’s royal honours system awarded to individuals for distinguished service to the Crown and nation, ranking above Member and below Companion.
D. Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor awarded to women for outstanding service or achievement, conferring the title "Dame."
E. 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.
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: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Target entity description: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a distinguished honor awarded by New Zealand to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the Crown and nation in various fields.

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. Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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.
C. Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a grade within New Zealand’s royal honours system awarded to individuals for distinguished service to the Crown and nation, ranking above Member and below Companion.
D. Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
The Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit is a high-ranking New Zealand honor awarded to women for outstanding service or achievement, conferring the title "Dame."
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Zealand state honour ⓘ grade of order of chivalry ⓘ
awardedBy	King of New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand Crown ⓘ
conferredBy	New Zealand honours system ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment	1 May 1996 ⓘ
eligibility	New Zealand and Commonwealth citizens ⓘ persons who have rendered outstanding service to New Zealand ⓘ
established	1996 ⓘ
establishedBy	Elizabeth II ⓘ
fieldOfRecognition	arts ⓘ business ⓘ community service ⓘ military service ⓘ public service ⓘ sciences ⓘ sport ⓘ
genderNeutralTitle	Companion ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CNZM ⓘ
hasInsignia	badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
hasMotto	For Merit (of the New Zealand Order of Merit) ⓘ
higherRank	Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
honoursList	King’s Birthday Honours in New Zealand ⓘ linked to: King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours (New Zealand) New Year Honours in New Zealand ⓘ linked to: New Year Honours
insigniaMaterial	silver gilt ⓘ
insigniaWornOn	neck ribbon ⓘ
jurisdiction	Realm of New Zealand ⓘ
lowerRank	Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
monarchAsSovereign	monarch of New Zealand ⓘ
order	third-highest grade of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ
partOf	New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ New Zealand royal honours system ⓘ linked to: New Zealand honours system
postNominalLetters	CNZM ⓘ
purpose	to recognise merit in civil or military service ⓘ to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and nation ⓘ
rankInNewZealandHonours	above Officer and Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ below Knight or Dame Grand Companion and Knight or Dame Companion ⓘ
replaced	some appointments to the Order of the British Empire in New Zealand ⓘ
ribbonColours	red with white stripes ⓘ
status	currently constituted ⓘ
type	order of merit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

New Zealand Order of Merit → hasGrade → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → above → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

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

Kevin Short → awardReceived → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

subject linked to: Air Marshal Kevin Short

Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → gradeAbove → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → belowGrade → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit → higherRank → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

David J. Teece → awardReceived → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

Knight Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → hasPrecedenceOver → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

CNZM → standsFor → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

ONZM → higherRankInSameOrder → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) ⓘ

linked to: Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit

star of the New Zealand Order of Merit → appliesToRank → Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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