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Kōrero: Coat of arms

New Zealand passport

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New Zealand passport

New Zealand passports – like those of other countries – display the country’s coat of arms. In 2011 the passport also included the name of the country in both English and Māori, as well as silver fern leaves – a common symbol of New Zealand.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

by Marguerite Hill

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Stephen Levine, Coat of arms – Coat of arms overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35050/new-zealand-passport (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Stephen Levine, i tāngia i te 17 April 2012.