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Finally, the Motto translated into English means "Nothing higher or more beautiful". This was chosen to record that the City has special physical features and a lovely setting. The mountainous nature of some of the terrain (the City boundaries extend to the top of the Rimutakas and Akatarawas), the presence of the hills and trees that form so many of the views, the close affinity of the City and farm, and the varied beauty of the river valleys, form a combination within the City boundaries which is most unusual and could well be unique in the context of world Cities. The Council's advisors on the question of the adoption of the Motto felt that it was not appropriate to indulge in superlatives, and what has emerged is not an extravagant claim but a simple justified statement. | Finally, the Motto translated into English means "Nothing higher or more beautiful". This was chosen to record that the City has special physical features and a lovely setting. The mountainous nature of some of the terrain (the City boundaries extend to the top of the Rimutakas and Akatarawas), the presence of the hills and trees that form so many of the views, the close affinity of the City and farm, and the varied beauty of the river valleys, form a combination within the City boundaries which is most unusual and could well be unique in the context of world Cities. The Council's advisors on the question of the adoption of the Motto felt that it was not appropriate to indulge in superlatives, and what has emerged is not an extravagant claim but a simple justified statement. | ||
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[[Literature]] : Information obtained from Lawrence Jones | [[Literature]] : Information obtained from Lawrence Jones | ||