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[[Image:NZL orthographic NaturalEarth.svg|thumb|Location of New Zealand, including outlying islands, its territorial claim in the Antarctic, and Tokelau.]] | |||
The '''National Symbols of the Australasian Nation-State of [[Aotearoa]]''' are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of [[Aotearoan people|Aotearoa]] and of its culture. Among the additional objects which are considered to be symbols of the Kiwi nation, is the indigenous [[Kiwi bird]]. | |||
==Symbols== | |||
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!Symbol | |||
!Image | |||
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! [[Coat of arms]] | |||
| [[National Coat of arms of Aotearoa]] | |||
| [[Image:Coat of arms of New Zealand.svg|192px|centre|State Coat of Arms of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Flag]] | |||
| [[National flag of Aotearoa]] | |||
| [[Image:NZ flag design Silver Fern (Black, White & Blue) by Kyle Lockwood.svg|192px|centre|State Flag of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Flower]]s | |||
| [[National flower of Aotearoa]]<br> ''Sophora tetraptera''<br></br>[[Floral emblem of Aotearoa]] | |||
''Metrosideros excelsa'' | |||
| [[Image:Kowhai flowers.jpg|192px|centre|State Flower of Aotearoa]][[Image:Pohutukawa flowers.JPG|192px|centre|Floral Emblem of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Plant]] | |||
| [[National plant of Aotearoa]]<br> ''Cortaderia jubata'' | |||
| [[Image:Starr-121018-1031-Cortaderia jubata-seedheads-Halemauu Trail HNP-Maui (24563675234).jpg|192px|centre|State Plant of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Tree]] | |||
| [[National tree of Aotearoa]]<br> ''Cyathea dealbata'' | |||
| [[Image:Sunlit tree fern.jpg|192px|centre|State Tree of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Bird]] | |||
| [[National bird of Aotearoa]]<br> ''Apteryx mantelli'' | |||
| [[Image:TeTuatahianui.jpg|192px|centre|State Bird of Aotearoa]] | |||
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! [[Animal]] | |||
| [[National animal of Aotearoa]]<br> ''Ovis aries'' | |||
| [[Image:St Croix sheep.jpg|192px|centre|State Animal of Aotearoa]] | |||
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===See also=== | |||
* [[National symbols of Australia]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{Politics-stub}} | |||
{{Oceania topic|National symbols of}} | {{Oceania topic|National symbols of}} | ||
[[Category:New Zealand-related lists|Symbols]] | |||
[[Category:National symbols of Aotearoa| ]] | [[Category:National symbols of Aotearoa| ]] | ||
[[Category:Aotearoan culture| ]] | |||