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“Sable, a lion rampant or”
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Escutcheon: Argent on a fess wavy azure between in chief a mural crown gules between two trefoils slipped vert and in base a bear's head erased proper muzzled azure ringed gules a Māori canoe or.
Crest: On a wreath of the colours a garb guarterly vert and or banded gules charged with a Ram's head caboshed proper.
Supporters:missing exact blazon ("The supporters, Himantopus, himantopus leucocephalus, commonly known as the pied stilt, are wader river birds found in the district.")
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