New Zealand Herald Extraordinary

On 6 February 1978, Phillip Patrick O'Shea was appointed as the first New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.The appointment was made by royal warrant of the Queen of New Zealand addressed to the Earl Marshal of England.[1] Since at least 2002 the New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary has been the person appointed by the Governor-General to proclaim the dissolution of Parliament.[3][4][5][6] At a ceremony held on the steps of Parliament on 11 September 2022, Herald of Arms Extraordinary Phillip O'Shea was the one to read out the proclamation of accession for King Charles III in English.Māori genealogy is based for the most part on oral evidence and tradition, and in art the koru is used to represent this.
New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary Phillip O'Shea leads then Prime Minister John Key and a newly sworn in Governor-General Sir Jerry Mateparae up the steps of Parliament.
New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary, Phillip O'Shea , reads the Proclamation of Accession for King Charles III.
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