New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy)

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (Counter-Piracy) is awarded to New Zealand personnel who have served in counter-piracy operations on the Arabian Sea and surrounding areas since 2009, including the deployment of HMNZS Te Mana from November 2013 to February 2014.

The New Zealand General Service Medal 2002 (NZGSM 2002) was established to recognise the service of New Zealand Defence Force and civilian personnel in operations since 1 January 2000. Specific campaign service is denoted by different ribbon designs. The NZGSM 2002 (Counter-Piracy) ribbon is blue with a narrow central white stripe, and edged with narrow red and wide yellow stripes.