New Zealand Bravery Star

New Zealand bravery award

Award

New Zealand Bravery Star
Obverse of the medal
Type	Civil decoration
Awarded for	"acts of outstanding bravery in situations of danger"
Description	45 mm, (obverse) faceted silver eight-pointed star with four long and four short points surmounted by the Royal Crown and fern frond wreath emblem; (reverse) inscribed "FOR BRAVERY - MO TE MAIA". With ring suspension.
Presented by	New Zealand
Eligibility	Those performing acts of bravery in, or meriting recognition by, New Zealand
Status	Currently awarded
Established	20 September 1999
First awarded	23 October 1999^[1]
Last awarded	26 October 2022^[1]
Total	18^[1]

Ribbon of the New Zealand Bravery Star

Precedence
Next (higher)	New Zealand Gallantry Star^[2]
Next (lower)	Companion of the Queen's Service Order^[2]

The New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS) is the second-level civil decoration of New Zealand.

It was instituted by Royal Warrant on 20 September 1999^[3] as part of the move to replace British bravery awards with an indigenous New Zealand Bravery system. The medal, which may be awarded posthumously, is granted in recognition of "acts of outstanding bravery in situations of danger". The medal is primarily a civilian award, but it is also awarded to members of the armed forces who perform acts of bravery in non-operational circumstances (given that the New Zealand gallantry awards may only be awarded "while involved in war and warlike operational service (including peacekeeping)".^[4]

Bars are awarded to the NZBS in recognition of the performance of further acts of bravery meriting the award. Recipients are entitled to the postnominal letters NZBS.^[5]

The medal replaced the award of the George Medal in respect of acts of bravery in, or meriting recognition by, New Zealand.

Recipients

This along with a * indicates that the New Zealand Bravery Star was awarded posthumously.

Name	Date of action	Location of action	Honour list
Robert Edwin Hall MBE	10 May 1996*	Mount Everest, Nepal	Special Honours List - 1999 (Bravery Awards)
Andrew Michael Harris	10 May 1996*	Mount Everest, Nepal	Special Honours List - 1999 (Bravery Awards)
Walter Bruce Butler	7 December 1998	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 1999 (Bravery Awards)
Constable Damian Peter John Klavs	16 June 1999	Wellington, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards)
John Bell Fenton Penetana	10 December 1999	Rawene, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards)
Trevor Francis Mokaraka	10 December 1999*	Rawene, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards)
Peter James Deam	9 April 2000	Waihao River, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards)
Detective Jeanette Ruth Park	5 July 2002	Rongotea, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 29 January 2005 (Bravery Awards)
Taufui Aevalu Paea	6 December 2004	Auckland, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 3 May 2008 (Bravery Awards)
Antony McClean	15 April 2008*	Mangatepopo Gorge, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Anthony Walter Mulder	15 April 2008*	Mangatepopo Gorge, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Austin Bernard Hemmings	25 September 2008*	Auckland, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Constable Michael John Burne	7 May 2009	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Leonard Rex Holmwood	7 May 2009	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Senior Constable Dennis Michael Hurworth	7 May 2009	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Detective Sergeant Timothy Nigel Smith	7 May 2009	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Senior Constable Paul Anthony Symonds	7 May 2009	Napier, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 2 April 2011 (Bravery Awards)
Mark Robert Law	9 December 2019	Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand	Special Honours List - 26 October 2022 (Bravery Awards)

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c "New Zealand bravery awards". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". www.honours.govt.nz/honours. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
^ "Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Honours Secretariat - Medal information page". Archived from the original on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2006.
^ New Zealand Defence Force - Text of the Royal warrant for the New Zealand Gallantry awards system - s.5
^ "NZDF Medals - The New Zealand Bravery Star (NZBS)". medals.nzdf.mil.nz. Retrieved 22 June 2020.