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The arms were granted in 1993.
The arms were granted in 1993.


The lion and fern leaves comes form the former Hastings City Council Arms, the cross from the former Havelock Borough Council Arms and the carved cross and sun was the principal charge in the Arms of the former Hawke's Bay County Council.
The lion and fern leaves comes form the former Hastings City Council Arms (see below), the cross from the former Havelock Borough Council Arms and the carved cross and sun was the principal charge in the Arms of the former Hawke's Bay County Council.


The red manche (sleeve) on a gold field comes from the Arms of Warren Hastings, after whom Hastings is named.
The red manche (sleeve) on a gold field comes from the Arms of Warren Hastings, after whom Hastings is named.
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The motto means "Town and country in harmony".
The motto means "Town and country in harmony".
==Hastings City Council==
The city council used the arms below, based on the arms of [[Hastings]] (England), with added typical New Zealand symbols, the sheep, ferns, kiwi and Maori warrior.
[[File:hastingscity.nz.jpg|center]]
(any coloured image is welcome !)


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[[Literature]] : Information provided by the Hastings District Council.
[[Literature]] : Information provided by the Hastings District Council. Old image from http://www.teara.govt.nz/files/McLinv1501.gif


[[Category:New Zealand]]
[[Category:New Zealand]]
[[Category:Granted 1933]]
[[Category:Granted 1933]]
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