Campaign Stars & Medals
Members of the New Zealand Armed Forces were awarded British Campaign Stars and Medals until 1992, when the New Zealand Government instituted uniquely New Zealand awards.
Campaign Stars and Medals and United Nations medals are worn in order of the date of qualifying for the award. Medals such as The General Service Medals 1915, 1918, 1962 and 2002 are worn in date order of the campaign for which they were awarded. Because such medals are awarded at different times and for different campaigns, the order of wear table needs to be interpreted for each individual medal holder.
An indication of the order of wear for these Campaign Stars and Medals is shown in the Order of Wear Table.
- THE NEW ZEALAND MEDAL
- THE QUEEN’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL
- THE KING’S SOUTH AFRICA MEDAL
- THE 1914 STAR
- THE 1914-15 STAR
- THE BRITISH WAR MEDAL
- THE MERCANTILE MARINE WAR MEDAL
- THE VICTORY MEDAL
- THE 1939-1945 STAR
- THE ATLANTIC STAR
- THE ARCTIC STAR
- THE AIR CREW EUROPE STAR
- THE AFRICA STAR
- THE PACIFIC STAR
- THE BURMA STAR
- THE ITALY STAR
- THE FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR
- THE DEFENCE MEDAL
- THE WAR MEDAL 1939-45
- THE NEW ZEALAND WAR SERVICE MEDAL
- THE NEW ZEALAND OPERATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL
- THE NEW ZEALAND SERVICE MEDAL 1946-49
- THE KOREA MEDAL
- THE NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1915-62
- THE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1918-62
- THE GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL – 1962
- THE VIETNAM MEDAL
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – WARLIKE (NEAR EAST)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – WARLIKE (MALAYA 1960-64)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – WARLIKE (VIETNAM)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – WARLIKE (KUWAIT)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (KOREA 1954-57)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (KOREA 1958-2000)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (THAILAND)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (SINAI)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (INDIAN OCEAN)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (PESHAWAR)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (ARABIAN GULF)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (IRAQ)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (SOMALIA)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (MOZAMBIQUE)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (CAMBODIA)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (RWANDA)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 1992 – NON-WARLIKE (BOUGAINVILLE)
- THE EAST TIMOR MEDAL
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (SOLOMON ISLANDS)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (AFGHANISTAN)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (IRAQ)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (TIMOR-LESTE)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (KOREA)
- THE NEW ZEALAND GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL 2002 (COUNTER-PIRACY)
- THE NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL (NUCLEAR TESTING)
- THE NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL (ASIAN TSUNAMI)
- THE NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL (EREBUS)