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In 1976 Garth Henry Latta from Dunedin presented a petition to Parliament asking "God Defend New Zealand" to be made the national anthem. With the consent of Queen Elizabeth II , the government of Robert Muldoon gazetted the song as the country's second national anthem on 21 November 1977, on equal standing with "God Save the Queen".
"God Defend New Zealand" is a poem [2] that was written by Thomas Bracken in the 1870s. It was set to music and first publicly performed in 1876. [5] A Māori translation of the original English was produced in 1878 by Thomas Henry Smith. [10] In 1940 the New Zealand Government bought the copyright and made it New Zealand's 'national hymn' in ...
New Zealand has two anthems, God Defend New Zealand and God Save the King. God Defend New Zealand was added in 1977 after a petition to Parliament and Queen Elizabeth II's approval. The two anthems are often sung together, with the first verse of God Defend New Zealand in Māori ("Aotearoa") and the second in English.
Thomas Bracken (c. December 1843 – 16 February 1898) was an Irish-born New Zealand poet, journalist and politician. [3] He wrote "God Defend New Zealand", one of the two national anthems of New Zealand, and was the first person to publish the phrase "God's Own Country" as applied to New Zealand. [4]
Third National Government Ministries of New Zealand 1975–1984 Queen Elizabeth II and the 1981 New Zealand Cabinet Date formed 12 December 1975 Date dissolved 26 July 1984 People and organisations Monarch Elizabeth II Prime Minister Robert Muldoon (1975–1984) Deputy Prime Minister Brian Talboys (1975–1981) Duncan MacIntyre (1981–1984) Jim McLay (1984) Member party National Party ...
Ireland 13-23 New Zealand, 80 minutes. 22:00, Harry Latham-Coyle. And they may well end the match with the ball, too. Rob Herring throws but the lone jumper in the lineout is Patrick Tuipulotu ...
In 1976, Highet introduced the Waitangi Day Act 1976, changing the name of the holiday from New Zealand Day back to Waitangi Day. In 1977, following a petition to the House, Highet introduced God Defend New Zealand, as New Zealand's official national anthem alongside God Save the Queen.
New Zealand ran in 14 tries to destroy Italy 96-17 for a bonus-point victory in Pool A and take a decisive step towards the quarter-finals at the Rugby World Cup on Friday.. The All Blacks, with ...