TheOrder of precedence in New Zealand is a guide to the relative seniority of constitutional office holders and certain others, to be followed, as appropriate at State and official functions. The previous order of precedence (approved[1] and amended[2]) was revoked and QueenElizabeth II approved the following Order of Precedence in New Zealand effective 20 September 2018:
Rawiri Waititi – Co-leader, Te Pāti Māori (28 October 2020)
Chlöe Swarbrick – Co-leader, Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand (10 March 2024)
Members of the House of Representatives. There is no established order of precedence over members of parliament in general, although each party has its internal ranking.
Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief Justices, and members of thePrivy Council.
Until 1999 it was traditional for the Prime Minister, senior and long-serving Ministers of the Crown, the Chief Justice and Judges of the Court of Appeal to be appointed to the Privy Council. No appointments were made from 2000, and in 2010 steps were taken to discontinue such appointments.[13]
Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils, while in their own cities, districts and regions. In 1989, boroughs and counties were amalgamated into district councils. District mayors, and the Chatham Islands mayor could expect to be accorded this same precedence.
^Members of the Royal Family are accorded precedence appropriate to the occasion.
^In the absence of the Sovereign, the precedence of the Governor-General (or Administrator) is absolute.
^Ministers of the Crown/Members of the Executive Council take precedence according to their relative seniorityas may be prescribed by the Prime Minister from time to time.
^"Ministerial list"(PDF). Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 24 February 2025. Retrieved2 March 2025.
^"Order of Precedence".Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. 6 April 2022. Retrieved30 April 2022.
^All Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal are Judges of the High Court of New Zealand. Apart from the Chief Justice, the seniority of the Judges of the High Court (including Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal) is determined by the seniority of the Court to which they are permanently appointed, and their seniority within that Court.
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