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The Silver Fern is also the name of a class of railcar. [10] Silver fern fronds appear on the coat of arms of New Zealand. [11] Some alternative flags for New Zealand, such as the silver fern flag, utilise the fern. The official proposal of the 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums featured the silver fern. [12]
An unfurling silver fern frond Koru kōwhaiwhai patterns on a rafter from the Ngāti Maru wharenui Hotunui The koru flag. The koru (Māori for 'loop or coil') [1] is a spiral shape evoking a newly unfurling frond from a silver fern frond. [2] It is an integral symbol in Māori art, carving and tattooing, where it symbolises new life, growth ...
The New Zealand national netball team, commonly known as the Silver Ferns (Māori: Rau Hiriwā [1] or Kaponga), [2] represent Netball New Zealand in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, the Commonwealth Games, the Taini Jamison Trophy, the Constellation Cup, the Netball Quad Series and the Fast5 Netball World Series.
Silver fern (Cyathea dealbata) A species of medium-sized tree fern, endemic to New Zealand. Often referred to by its Māori name, ponga, the silver fern has been used to represent New Zealand since the 1880s. [10] National flower: Kōwhai (Sophora tetraptera) Evergreen tree, producing bright yellow flowers in spring.
It also aligns with the colour black and the silver fern, which are iconic New Zealand sporting symbols. For example, the All Blacks is New Zealand's men's rugby team, the Black Caps is the men's cricket team, the White Ferns is the women's cricket team, while the Silver Ferns is the women's netball team.
The coat of arms of New Zealand (Māori: Te Tohu Pakanga o Aotearoa [3]) is the heraldic symbol representing the South Pacific island country of New Zealand.Its design reflects New Zealand's history as a bicultural nation, with Zealandia, a European female figure on one side and a Māori rangatira (chief) on the other.
English: A silver fern from the multiple New Zealand flag candidates. Māori: He rarauhe hiriwa mai i nga kaitono kara o Aotearoa. Date: 2015: Source: Multiple: Author:
There is a fern green spiral which starts by taking up the entire width of the flag but decreases gradually, splitting it diagonally and finally curling up into a spiral on the right side. This curling fern is based on a Māori pattern known as the koru , and the corresponding white spiral alludes to Aotearoa , a Māori name for New Zealand ...