NZ ROYAL HONOURS PROCESS WORKFLOW
NEW YEAR’S HONOURS (NYH) COMMENCES JANUARY
KING’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS (KBH) COMMENCES JUNE
• Call for Nominations
• Briefing to Minister with potential nominees
- NYH by end of March
- KBH by end of August
Minister approves nominees
• Ministry to progress with completing required
documentation
• Final documentation submitted to Minister’s office
• Minister’s Office to submit final documentation
(application forms and supporting documents) to the
Honours Unit, DPMC
- NYH due by June
- KBH due by December
Cabinet Appointments and Honours (APH) Committee
• The following six months, all nominations received will
be reviewed and due diligences completed by the
Honours Unit. Nominations to be presented to the APH
committee
• The APH Committee is chaired by the Prime Minister.
The formal responsibility for making recommendations
to the Queen for the grant of honours rests with the
Prime Minister or a Minister of the Crown acting for the
Prime Minister.
Honours Announcements
• New Year’s Honours publicly announced 30/31 December
• King’s Birthday Honours publicly announced the first
Monday in June
Congratulatory Letters
• Minister to send congratulatory letters to successful
Honours recipients