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	New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
		New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-Australian Colonies.
		New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players), golf, tennis, rowing, cycling and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
	www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/New_Zealand (2939 words)

	Coat of Arms of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Until 1911, New Zealand used the same national coat of arms as the United Kingdom.
		The shield is topped with the St Edward's Crown, and beneath the shield are two fern leaves and a scroll bearing the words "New Zealand".
		The coat of arms are the basis of the Queen's Royal Standard of New Zealand.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Zealand (304 words)

	Our Coat of Arms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The coat of arms is also the central element in the Reserve Bank's logo and a large-scale casting of it can be seen in the foyer of the Reserve Bank's Wellington office.
		King Tawhiao's profile first appeared on early Bank of New Zealand bank notes, was included on the first issue of Reserve Bank of New Zealand bank notes, and was part of the watermark in bank notes on issue prior to the change to decimal currency in July 1967.
		The application arose from a desire to have an appropriate coat of arms for use on official publications.
	www.rbnz.govt.nz /about/whoweare/0131419.html (348 words)

	New Zealand's Coat of Arms - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
		Coats of Arms are widely used in New Zealand by major institutions, local authorities and even in some cases individuals.
		Although the Royal Warrant of 1911 gave a description of the New Zealand Coat of Arms, by the mid 1940s it was found that there were at least 20 versions of the design in use.
		Surmounting the Arms is the St Edward's Crown which was used in the Coronation ceremony of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.mch.govt.nz /coat-of-arms.htm (627 words)

	New Zealand Order of Merit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II.
		This was criticised by opposition parties, with Richard Prebble of the ACT New Zealand party deriding the PCNZM's initials as standing for 'a Politically Correct New Zealand that used to be a Monarchy'.
		The central disc has the Coat of Arms of New Zealand, surrounded by a ring in green enamel bearing the Motto of the Order, and topped by a royal crown.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit (415 words)

	Massey University Calendar - General Information
		New Zealand and New Zealanders, enhancing access to university study for diverse populations, preparing students for life-long learning, and meeting international standards of excellence in research and teaching.
		This decision was implemented by the passing of the New Zealand Agricultural College Act in 1926 and by the purchase of the Batchelar estate on the south side of the Manawatu River near Palmerston North.
		Gyronny of ten argent and azure a mullet gules fimbriated argent and irradiated or and for the crest on a wreath of the colours issuant from flames proper a ram's head argent horned and ensigned by the horns of the African long-legged ram.
	calendar.massey.ac.nz /information/mu.htm (5034 words)

	About New Zealand - www.govt.nz
		New Zealand was first settled by Maori, then later by migrants who came from other countries.
		The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Sovereign and the House of Representatives.
		New Zealand is a sovereign state with a democratic parliamentary government based on the Westminster system.
	www.govt.nz /aboutnz (2296 words)

	History of Stained Glass
		The subjects, often a family coat of arms, were applied with enamels and silver stain.
		The pent-up demands for new buildings in the United States and Europe after the war proved a fertile ground for the material, which was relatively easy to fabricate, comparatively inexpensive yet produced windows of brilliant color.
		They were increasingly pushed into the new styles and techniques by the competition from smaller studios that had evolved from the hobbyists in stained glass art and craft.
	www.sgaaonline.com /stainedglass.htm (17230 words)

	The Royal Air Force - History Section (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This squadron was, mainly composed of New Zealand personnel and the fact is commemorated by incorporating in the badge a tiki, which is a Maori neck ornament regarded as a lucky emblem, in front of two hammers from the coat of arms of New Zealand.
		Towards the end of 1942 the squadron converted to Stirlings and subsequently contributed to the Battle of the Ruhr, the devastation of Hamburg, and the famous raid against the German V-weapons experimental station at Peenemunde.
		The Squadron number was perpetuated by its reformation as part of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
	www.raf.mod.uk /history/h75.html (445 words)

	Detailed Information for New Zealand banknotes
		The Blechnum fern, or mountain kiokio, is common in New Zealand.
		The Fantail is a bird common to the bush and forests of New Zealand.
		New Zealand was the first country in the world to allow women to vote.
	www.banknotesofnewzealand.com /info.html (4274 words)

	New Zealand Kiwi
		The Kiwi symbol began to be recognised internationally in 1906 when Kiwi Shoe Polish was launched in Melbourne by a man with a New Zealand born wife.
		The Kiwi (New Zealand Army) Football Team which toured the British Isles, France and Germany in 1945-46 also enhanced the emblem's popularity.
		The New Zealand dollar is often referred to as the "The Kiwi" and the kiwi fruit is known as a "Kiwi" in some countries.
	www.nzs.com /about-new-zealand/the-kiwi.html (337 words)

	New Zealand Flag homepage - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The New Zealand Flag is the symbol of the realm government and people of New Zealand.
		As New Zealand's national symbol the New Zealand Flag should be treated in a manner worthy of its high status.
		Within certain guidelines, the New Zealand Flag may be used in a number of ways.
	www.mch.govt.nz /nzflag/index.htm (357 words)

	The Family Coat of Arms Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		egardless of their origins, coats of arms became military status symbols, and their popularity increased along with the popularity of the tournament, which was developed in the mid-eleventh century in France.
		By 1400 A.D., bearing a coat of arms had become a prerequisite to participation in a tournament, and due to the importance of social standing in such pageants, a coat of arms also became a mark of noble status.
		Your family Coat of Arms is reproduced in authentic heraldic colors on a white collared Golf Shirt.
	www.coatofarms-shop.com /coatofarm5.html (653 words)

	New Zealand Royal and Vice Regal Flags
		The Queen's Personal Flag for New Zealand symbolises the fact that Queen Elizabeth II is The Queen of New Zealand.
		New flags were announced in the New Zealand Gazette, Saturday 23rd October 1869, including a Jack with "four five pointed white stars on the red ground of the St George's Cross".
		In 1907, following New Zealand's promotion from "colony" to "dominion", New Zealand ministers asked that the garland of laurels should be replaced by one of fern leaves, [which, of course, is one of NZ's national symbols].
	fotw.fivestarflags.com /nz_gov.html (837 words)

	History of Stained Glass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The realistic potential of the new materials to depict figures within natural settings was quickly realized by La Farge in his Infant Bacchus, done for the Washington Thomas House in Beverly, Massachusetts and by Armstrong in his Annunciation, crated for New York City's Church of the Ascension.
		Regardless of whether Maurice Denis took the new ideas from Switzerland to France, he collaborated with Marguerite Hure on windows in a landmark church, Notre Dame du Raincy, 1922-23, a concrete church with walls constructed of colored glass.
		In his maturity, he had the courage to travel in new directions and has achieved new heights in his window wall in a railroad station in Omiya, Japan, which was fabricated by Oidtmann.
	www.stainedglass.org /main_pages/sgaa/historySG.html (17221 words)

	ipedia.com: New Zealand Order of Merit Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The New Zealand Order of Merit was founded in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their...
		The New Zealand Order of Merit was founded in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."
		The Badge is a cross with the Coat of Arms of New Zealand in the centre, surrounded by the Motto of the Order, FOR MERIT TOHU HIRANGA.
	www.ipedia.com /new_zealand_order_of_merit.html (291 words)

	Coat of Arms Shop - Whats in A Name? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This knowledge of the various devices and symbols was called Heraldry, and as the announcement was accompanied with the sound of a trumpet, it was termed “blazoning the arms.” The earliest coats of arms were fairly simple -- bars or wavy lines, a lion rampant or an eagle displayed, or an arrangement of fleurs-de-lis.
		Regardless of their origins, coats of arms became military status symbols, and their popularity increased along with the popularity of the tournament, which was developed in the mid-eleventh century in France.
		Though many people think that coats-of arms were granted only to nobility, they can actually be found for more than ninety percent of all names.
	www.coatofarms-shop.com /whatsinaname23.html (485 words)

	Red and Blue Ensigns, Canada
		For New Brunswick, he notes the coat of arms on the Canadian Blue Ensign as early as 1870.
		The arms of Canada were changed to nearly their present pattern in 1921 and the flag badge amended accordingly.
		Now, quite why it was that Australia (and New Zealand for that matter) ended up adopting their Blue Ensigns as National Flags, but Canada its Red, I don't know.
	fotw.fivestarflags.com /ca_ensgn.html (2478 words)

	Canada - the Red Ensign (flag before 1965)
		A royal warrant grants arms to the four provinces and creates the Great Seal of Canada, which is the four provincial arms quarterly.
		The Quebec arms were not quite the same as what is commonly claimed to be the Quebec arms today (the arms have never officially been changed): the top division was gold with two blue fleurs-de-lis instead of blue with three gold fleurs-de-lis.
		Very similar to the present coat of arms, except that the motto "parva sub ingenti" was an integral part of the design and the chief with lion was missing.
	www.1uptravel.com /flag/flags/ca-reden.html (2515 words)

	New Zealand Memorial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		On the New Zealand side the soil comes from Chunuk Bair, sits in a rimu box and is marked by a granite block from the Coromandel.
		On the eastern side the colour of the paving is predominantly green, fl and white, the colours of the New Zealand landscape.
		The memorial was dedicated on 24 April 2001 by the Prime Ministers of Australia and New Zealand, John Howard and Helen Clark.
	www.skp.com.au /memorials/pages/00041.htm (1253 words)

	Something Odd In The Coat Of Arms
		I think as New Zealanders we are represented by the Coat of Arms overall, and the parts if it represent various parts of our history.
		They, and their Treaty under which many other New Zealanders came to this land, are parts of what make us up as New Zealanders, so it does make sense to have them as part of the Coat of Arms.
		Todays New Zealanders are in a symbolic sense their children: economically, politically, legally, culturally and, in many cases, biologically.
	www.angelfire.com /poetry/nzheritageflag/CoatOfArms.html (527 words)

	Women's Sheepskin Coats - Sheepskin coat - New Zealand Nature Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Sheepskin coats by Maruia of New Zealand are classic in design and built to last for years of hard wear.
		The coats are easy to fit and most people simply order their size.
		Your boots and coat will be naturally water resistant but we also supply a water repellent spray just in case.
	www.newzealandsheepskins.com /sheepskin_coats-candice.htm (608 words)

	Ministry for Culture and Heritage homepage
		It assists government in its provision and management of cultural resources for the benefit of all New Zealanders, and undertakes a number of activities that support and promote the history and heritage of our country.
		Some 130 new images and a new feature on Māori golfers have been added to the Dictionary of NZ Biography website.
		The first group of entries, about the people of New Zealand, and an overview, New Zealand In Brief, are just the beginning of what will become a comprehensive guide to the natural environment, history, culture, economics, institutions, peoples and social development of this country.
	www.mch.govt.nz /index.html (541 words)

	New Cumberland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New Cumberland is the name of some places the United States of America :
		Flood insurance study township of Lawrence, New Jersey, Cumberland County (SuDoc FEM 1.209:340171)
		Flood insurance study township of Fairfield, New Jersey, Cumberland County (SuDoc FEM 1.209:340168)
	www.freeglossary.com /New_Cumberland (184 words)

	COATS OF ARMS - National - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Until 26 August 1911 New Zealand used the British coat of arms.
		Supporters: On the dexter side, a female figure proper vested Argent supporting in the dexter hand a Flag-staff proper, hoisted thereon the Ensign of the Dominion of New Zealand, and on the sinister side a Maori Rangatira vested proper holding in his dexter hand a Taiaha all proper.
		The present New Zealand arms are a 1956 revision of the 1911 design.
	www.teara.govt.nz /1966/C/CoatsOfArms/en (347 words)

	New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		New Zealand’s Government flag page (internal mirror of the above), containing flag history and flag description.
		The stars on the NZ flag are not a “true” cross, they fall at the relative positions of the stars Acrux, Mimosa, Gacrux and delta Crucis, and as such the “crossbar” doesn’t intersect the upright at 90 degrees.
		The Pantone colours I gave (186 for the red and 280 for blue) are the official ones for the Union Flag and all UK derivatives.
	www.z6.com /z6files/z6files/fotw/flags/nz.html (180 words)

	Men's Sheepskin Coats - Men's sheepskin coat - New Zealand Nature Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Our sheepskin coats are made from the best quality shearling sheepskins - soft and supple 0.5inch (12mm), shorn to a plush finish inside.
		Made in New Zealand from the finest New Zealand shearling sheepskins.
		There are no middlemen - the factory makes them for us right here to our specifications, and we send them direct to you via airmail from New Zealand - it usually takes about one week.
	www.newzealandsheepskins.com /sheepskin_coats-colorado.htm (551 words)

	About the Ministry - Ministry for Culture and Heritage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Ministry for Culture and Heritage provides advice to the New Zealand government on culture and heritage matters.
		The Ministry is responsible to the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Rt Hon Helen Clark, and to the Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Hon Judith Tizard, who by delegation from the Minister undertakes aspects of the portfolio work.
		Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa);
	www.mch.govt.nz /introduction.html (929 words)

	Article '01 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		While no new revenue stamps were issued during the reign of Edward VII, there was discussion about the matter in 1911, shortly after George V became king.
		The basic design of the Coat of Arms was carried over from the sterling issues, and the denominations appear in tablets at the top and bottom (Figure 7).
		But such was not to be the case, and it was later speculated that worn dies were responsible for not producing the new $S as a part of the Coat of Arms issue.
	www.wfscstamps.org /wfsc_atfp_articles_2001.shtml (9913 words)

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