THE NEW ZEALAND ARMY
LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
ELIZABETH R.
ROYAL WARRANT
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God Queen of New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these presents shall come.
GREETING:
WHEREAS We are desirous of signifying Our appreciation of the long service and good conduct of soldiers of the Regular Force of Our New Zealand Army which has hitherto been recognised by the award of the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct (Military) authorised by a Warrant under Our Sign Manual dated the 27th day of April 1978:
We do by these presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors, institute and create a new Medal.
1 Style
The Medal shall be designated and styled "The New Zealand Army Long Service and Good
Conduct Medal".
2 Description
The Medal shall be of silver and circular in shape, bearing on the obverse the Crowed Effigy of
the Sovereign and on the reverse the inscription "For Long Service and Good Conduct" and 
shall be attached to an ornamental title bar bearing the words "New Zealand" in raised letters.
3 Ribbon
The Medal shall be worn from the left breast suspended from a ribbon, 32 mm in width, of crimson edged white.
4 Eligibility
Those eligible for the Medal shall be soldiers of the Regular Force of Our New Zealand Army
serving on or after the 1st day of December ? whose character and conduct have been
irreproachable and who are recommended by their commanding officer.
5 Service required
The qualifying period requisite for the Medal shall be 15 years full time service, or an aggregate of 15 years full- time service, in the Regular Force of Our New Zealand Army.
6 Clasps
aA Clasp to the Medal, to be attached to the ribbon when the Medal itself is worn, may be awarded for each additional 15 years of full-time service subsequent to those for which the Medal was awarded.
bFor each Clasp awarded a silver rosette shall be added to the ribbon when worn alone.
7 Reckoning of service
aSubject to subclause (ii) of this clause, the following service may be reckoned towards the qualifying period for the award of the medal or any Clasp thereof:
iService in the Regular Force of Our New Zealand Regular Army or other permanent
forces of a country of the Commonwealth of which We are Queen (other than service that
has been recognised by the award of a decoration or medal for long service);
iiWhere a soldier has been appointed to a commission in the Regular Force of Our
New Zealand Army, the qualifying service for the Medal shall be 15 years and those 15
years shall include at least 12 years service in the ranks;
iiiWhere a soldier who has been appointed to a commission in the Regular Force of
Our New Zealand Army has, before being so appointed, been awarded the New Zealand
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, the qualifying service for the award of the
Clasp shall be 15 years from the award of the Medal and those 15 years shall include at
least 7 years service in the ranks;
ivService in any force not involving full-time service, being a force that is a reserve,
militia, territorial, volunteer, or auxiliary military force or other force of New Zealand or of
any other country of the Commonwealth of which We are Queen, if
aThe reserve or militia or force is declared liable or is otherwise liable for
continuous service in an emergency; and
bThe member of the reserve or militia or force actually renders full-time service.
bService before the age of 17½ years shall not be reckonable.
8 Registration
The names of all those to whom the Medal is awarded shall be recorded in a register kept by the Secretary of Defence in Our Realm of New Zealand.
9 Names of recipients
The name of the recipient shall be engraved or stamped on the rim of the Medal.
10 Order of wear
In the official list showing the order in which Orders, Decorations, and Medals shall be worn, the New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal shall in Our Realm of New Zealand be placed immediately after Our New Zealand Armed Forces Award.
11Miniatures
aReproductions of the Medal in miniature, which may be worn on certain occasions by
those to whom the Medal is awarded, shall be approximately half the size of the New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
bA sealed pattern of the miniature Medal shall be deposited with and kept by the Secretary of Defence in Our Realm of New Zealand.
12 Delegated powers
Delegated powers to make awards under the term this our Warrant shall be vested in Our Defence Council in New Zealand which shall be competent to make such orders as to the award of the Medal as may be necessary from time to time in amplification of this Our Royal Warrant.
13 Forfeiture and restoration
It shall be competent for Our Defence Council in New Zealand (a) To cancel and annul the conferment of the Medal or any Clasp thereof on any person; and (b) Where it has cancelled or annulled the conferment of the Medal or any Clasp thereof on any person, to restore the Medal or Clasp to that person.
14 Annulment
We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating,augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with this Our Royal Warrant, or any part thereof, by a notification under Our Sign Manual.
Given at Our Court at Saint James's, this 6th day of May 1985, in the 34th Year of Our Reign.
By Her Majesty's Command,
DAVID LANGE,
Prime Minister of New Zealand.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This note is not part of the warrant, but is intended to indicate the general effect.
The Royal Warrant establishes "The New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal".
Traditionally the long service and good conduct of soldiers of the Regular Force of the New Zealand Army has been recognised by the award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Military).
The new medal (which is of the design traditionally awarded to soldiers of the New Zealand Army is specific to New Zealand and is to be awarded to soldiers of the Regular Force of the New Zealand Army.
The conditions for the award of the new medal are similar to those for the award of the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Military).
