न्युजिल्याण्डमा प्रधानमन्त्री जसिन्डा आर्डेनलाई सबैभन्दा शक्तिशाली मानिन्छ । विश्वमा पनि जसिन्डालाई न्युजिल्याण्डको बोल्ड प्रधानमन्त्रीको रुपमा चिनिन्छ । यो आधारमा पनि वरियताक्रम अनुसार न्युजिल्याण्डकी प्रधानमन्त्री सबै भन्दा अगाडि होलिन् भन्ने धेरैको बुझाई छ । तर जसिन्डा न्युजिल्याण्डको वरियताक्रम अनुसार तेस्रो स्थानमा पर्छिन् । सन् २०१८ मा महारानी एलिजाबेथले न्युजिल्याण्डको वरियताक्रमलाई स्विकृति दिएकी थिईन् । सोही वरियताक्रम अनुसार न्युजिल्याण्डमा सबै भन्दा पहिलो नम्बरमा बेलायतकी महारानी एलिजाबेथ छिन् । उनी न्युजिल्याण्डकी पनि रानी हुन् । त्यस्तै दोस्रो स्थानमा न्युजिल्याण्डकी गभर्नर छिन् । न्युजिल्याण्डकी गभर्नर जनरल सिन्डी किरो जसिन्डा भन्दा एक वरियता माथि छिन् । त्यसपछि मात्र प्रधानमन्त्री आउछिन् । चौथोमा संसदका सभामुख र पाचौँमा प्रधानन्यायधिश छन् । यस्तो छ न्युजिल्याण्डको वरियताक्रम:
ORDER OF PRECEDENCE IN NEW ZEALAND
The Sovereign- Queen (Notes 1 and 2)
The Governor-General or, while acting in the place of the Governor-General, the
Administrator of the Government (Note 3)
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the House of Representatives
The Chief Justice
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
The Deputy Prime Minister
Ministers of the Crown/ Members of the Executive Council (Note 4)
Former Governors-General
Ambassadors and High Commissioners in New Zealand and Chargés d’Affaires
accredited to New Zealand (Note 5)
The Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives
Leaders, including co-leaders and joint leaders, of political parties represented in the
House of Representatives, other than Ministers of the Crown
Members of Parliament
Judges of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court of New Zealand
(Note 6)
Former Prime Ministers, former Speakers of the House of Representatives, former Chief
Justices, and members of the Privy Council
Mayors of territorial authorities and chairpersons of regional councils, while in their own
cities, districts and regions
The State Services 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 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
Chief executives of public service and non-public service departments (Note 7)
The Vice Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Navy, Army and Air Force, and other
statutory office holders
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 (Note 8)
