The Heraldry Society of New Zealand

The Heraldry Society of New Zealand
Formation1962
HeadquartersAuckland, New Zealand
President
Colin R. J. Davis, JP KCHS DipLGA DipTP DipUrbVal FHSNZ
Patron
Dame Cindy Kiro, GNZM QSO DStJ
WebsiteOnward

The Heraldry Society of New Zealand, established in 1962, is the principal New Zealand learned society concerned with the scholarly study of heraldry.[1]

Operationally and constitutionally, it is completely independent of The Heraldry Society in England. It was known as The Heraldry Society (New Zealand Branch) until November 2007.

It publishes a quarterly journal, The New Zealand Armorist, and its present patron is Dame Cindy Kiro GNZM QSO DStJ, 22nd Governor-General of New Zealand.[2] The current president of the Society is Colin Davis.[3]

  1. ^ "The Society". Onward. The Heraldry Society of New Zealand Inc. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Current vice-regal patronages". gg.govt.nz. Government House. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "The Executive". nzheraldry.wordpress.com. The Heraldry Society of New Zealand Inc. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2022.