(21 May 1998) The Rt Hon. Sir Kenneth Keith (21 May 1998) The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Blanchard (21 May 1998) The Rt Hon. Sir Andrew Tipping (21 May 1998) The Rt Hon. Wyatt Creech (24 November 1999) The Rt Hon. Dame Sian Elias (24 November 1999) (Former Chief Justice, see above) The Rt Hon. Simon Upton (14 December 1999) 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. The Public Service Commissioner, Chief of Defence Force, Commissioner of Police, and Officers of Parliament (The Controller and Auditor-General, Chief Ombudsman, and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment). The Public Service Commissioner – Peter Hughes (4 July 2016) Chief of Defence Force – Air Vice Marshal Kevin Short (1 July 2018) Commissioner of Police – Andrew Coster (3 April 2020) Officers of Parliament Controller and Auditor-General – John Ryan (2 July 2018) Chief Ombudsman – Peter Boshier (10 December 2015) The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment – Rt Hon. Simon Upton (16 October 2017) (Member of the Privy Council, see above) The Solicitor-General, Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Clerk of the Executive Council when attending a function involving the exercise of the position’s specific responsibilities. The Solicitor-General – Una Jagose (16 February 2016) The Clerk of the Parliament of New Zealand – David Wilson (6 July 2015) The Clerk of the Executive Council – Rachel Hayward (2 November 2022) Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments. The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force, and other statutory office holders. Vice Chief of Defence Force Air Vice Marshal Tony Davies (10 September 2018) Chief of Navy – Rear Admiral David Proctor (29 November 2018) Chief of Army – Major General John Boswell (1 September 2018) Chief of Air Force – Air Vice Marshal Andrew Clark (10 September 2018) Consuls-General and Consuls of countries without diplomatic representation in New Zealand. Members of New Zealand and British orders, and holders of decorations and medals in accordance with the Order of Wear in New Zealand. References Order of precedence Orders of precedence Order of precedence Order of precedence