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 The significance of the main features in the Coat of Arms are as follows:<br/>
-CHEVRON - symbolises the proximity to Mount Cook<br/>
+The chevron symbolises the proximity to Mount Cook; the fleeces and plough refer to the agricultural character of the area. The ships refer to the dependence of the city to the sea, which is further symbolised by the seahorseas and waves. The sun refers to the sunny climate and the kiwi is the obvious symbol for New Zealand.
-FLEECES AND PLOUGH - Denotes the importance of agriculture and pastoral
-activities in the District<br/>
-LYMPHADS (Sailing Ships) - Show the City's dependence upon the sea<br/>
-SEAHORSES AND WATER  and the importance of maritime based<br/>
-BARRY WAVY (The Sea) commerce<br/>
-SUN - Indicating the District's sunny climate<br/>
-KIWI - The flightless native bird used as New Zealand's national emblem and
-indicating that Timaru is situated in New Zealand<br/>
-THE MOTTO - Palma Non Sine Pulvere - is Latin for No Reward Without Effort.
+The motto means "No Reward Without Effort".
+{|align="center"
+|align="center"|[[File:ls-diana.jpg|center|400 px]]  <br/>The arms on the District Council's building ([http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nzlscant/coa.htm source])
+|-
+|}
 [[Category:New Zealand]]
 [[Category:Granted 1977]]