Armorial of the governors-general of New Zealand



The following is an armorial of the individuals, who have served as governor-general of New Zealand.

Almost all governors-general have been granted armorial achievements, sometimes known as coats of arms. Carved panels depicting the full achievements of former governors-general is displayed in the Tupaepae (main entrance hall) of Government House in Wellington, with the most recent addition being that of Dame Pasty Reddy.

The coats of arms of the governors-general from the Earl of Liverpool to Lord Galway were largely inherited, and so do not reflect on their lives or careers. However, those from the 1940s onwards begin to show more elements reflecting the connections between the office of governor-general and New Zealand.

Many of the armorial bearings since those of Sir Denis Blundell have been designed, in whole or in part, by Phillip O'Shea, New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary.

Coats of arms of governors
Several governors of New Zealand also had, mostly inherited, armorial bearings.