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New Zealand Restores Honour System (Video)

Submitted by GregR on August 20, 2009 16 Comments

New Zealand has returned to using titular honours rather than investitures that were introduced in 1996. This means the return of the titles of Knight and Dame Grand Companion (GNZM) and Knight and Dame Companion (KNZM/DNZM).

This has resulted in 72 people gaining the title of Sir or Dame including medium distance runner Sir Peter Snell, All Black Colin Mead and former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley.

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Ronnel says:

July 24, 2010 at 11:53 pm

thats a good news.. i think titular honours is better than investitures.
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