King's Service Order

The King's Service Order (KSO; Māori: Te Tohu Whakanui Ratonga a te Kīngi) established by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975, is used to recognise "valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or appointed office". This order was created after a review of New Zealand's honours system in 1974. The King's Service Order replaced the Imperial Service Order in New Zealand.

The order was created as the Queen's Service Order (Māori: Te Tohu Whakanui Ratonga a te Kuini) in 1975 and renamed in 2024. The original title of the Order recognised the fact that Queen Elizabeth II was the first New Zealand monarch to be officially titled Queen of New Zealand. On 3 May 2024, following the accession of Charles III to the throne on the death of Elizabeth II, the order was renamed the King's Service Order. The change did not apply retrospectively to previously awarded badges, or affect the associated post-nominals of previous recipients.