New Zealand Antarctic Medal

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New Zealand Antarctic Medal
NZAM-FS-Obverse-Reverse-composite-v3.jpg
Obverse and reverse of the medal
TypeMedal
Description(Obverse) An effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley with the inscription "Elizabeth II Queen of New Zealand"; (reverse) four emperor penguins on an Antarctic landscape with Mount Erebus in the background. [1]
Presented by New Zealand
Eligibilityfor outstanding contribution to exploration, scientific research, conservation, environmental protection, or knowledge of the Antarctic region; or in support of New Zealand’s objectives or operations, or both, in the Antarctic region.
Post-nominalsNZAM
StatusCurrently awarded
Established1 September 2006
First awarded30 December 2006
Last awarded 30 December 2023
Total19 as of 30 December 2023
Total awarded posthumously1
Polar Medal (UK) ribbon.png
Ribbon bar of the medal
Precedence
Next (higher) Queen's Service Medal (QSM)
Next (lower) New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)
Related Polar Medal

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal was created 1 September 2006, as a New Zealand royal honour to replace the British Polar Medal.

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History

The Polar Medal was instituted in 1904 and awarded to those who had made notable contributions to the exploration and knowledge of polar regions and who, in doing so, had undergone the hazards and rigors imposed by the polar environment to life and movement, whether by land, sea or air.

In 1995, the Prime Minister's Honours Advisory Committee recommended that the Polar Medal should be created under a New Zealand royal warrant. It also recommended that it should be renamed as "The Antarctic Medal" to reflect the fact that it is in relation to Antarctica that New Zealand's endeavors and achievements have been made. The New Zealand Antarctic Medal was formally instituted by Queen Elizabeth II on 1 September 2006.

Eligibility

The New Zealand Antarctic Medal may be awarded to those New Zealanders and other persons who either individually or as members of a New Zealand mission in the Antarctic region have made an outstanding contribution to exploration, scientific research, conservation, environmental protection, or knowledge of the Antarctic region; or in support of New Zealand’s objectives or operations, or both, in the Antarctic region. The Medal will not be awarded for acts of bravery, for short-term acts of extreme endurance, for long service or for service in Antarctica generally. [2]

Recipients

As of December 2023, 18 awards and one honorary award have been issued. [3] All recipients are entitled to the post-nominal letters NZAM.

NamePortraitDate awarded
1 John Bradshaw
NZAM
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2 Clive Howard-Williams
NZAM
No image.png 30 December 2006
3 Karl Erb [upper-alpha 1]
NZAM
No image.png 30 December 2006
4 Fred Davey
NZAM
No image.png 4 June 2007
5 Timothy Haskell
NZAM
Tim Haskell wins Thomson Medal at 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa (cropped).jpg 31 December 2007
6 Peter Barrett
NZAM
Peter Barrett 2019 (cropped).jpg 31 December 2009
7 David Harrowfield
NZAM
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8 Tim Naish
NZAM
Tim Naish 2019 (cropped).jpg 31 December 2009
9 Alex Pyne
NZAM
The 2019 Prime Minister's Science Prize Winners - Alex Pyne (cropped).jpg 31 December 2009
10 Allan Green
NZAM
No image.png 3 June 2013
11 Baden Norris
QSO NZAM
Baden Norris NZAM (cropped).jpg 3 June 2013
12 Lou Sanson
QSO NZAM
Lou Sanson QSO (cropped).jpg 31 December 2014
13 Randal Heke
NZAM
Randal Heke NZAM (cropped).jpg 5 June 2017
14 Pat Langhorne
NZAM
Pat Langhorne NZAM (cropped).jpg 31 December 2018
15 Andrew Leachman [upper-alpha 2]
NZAM
Andrew Leachman (cropped).jpg 31 December 2018
16 Brian Fitzgerald
NZAM
No image.png 31 December 2020
17 Ian Hawes
NZAM
Ian Hawes NZAM (cropped).jpg 6 June 2022
18 Nigel Watson
NZAM
Nigel Watson NZAM (cropped).jpg 31 December 2022
19 Megan Balks
NZAM
Megan Balks NZAM (cropped).jpg 30 December 2023
  1. Honorary
  2. Posthumous award, died 16 September 2017

See also

Notes

  1. "Insignia of New Zealand State Awards | The New Zealand Antarctic Medal (obverse and reverse)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. "DPMC - New Zealand Honours: The New Zealand Antarctic Medal". Archived from the original on 7 July 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  3. "The New Zealand Antarctic Medal". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.

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References

  1. Beehive New Zealand Antarctic Medal
  2. New Zealand Defence Force Archived Medal News 2006