New Zealand Gazette – 1977 – No. 117

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✨ National Anthem Announcement

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 1977
Published by Authority
WELLINGTON: MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 1977
Announcement of the Adoption of National Anthems for
New Zealand
WITH the consent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II it is
hereby announced that Government has decided that the
national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional
anthem, “God Save the Queen” and the poem, “God Defend
New Zealand”, written by Thomas Bracken, as set to music
by John Joseph Woods, both being of equal status as national
anthems appropriate to the occasion.
D. A. HIGHET, Minister of Internal Affairs.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!
By way of explanation, for guidance in choosing which
anthem should be presented on any occasion, Her Majesty
has agreed that “God Save the Queen” would be specially
appropriate at any occasion where Her Majesty the Queen,
or a member of the Royal Family, or the Governor-General,
when within New Zealand, is officially present or when loyalty
to the Crown is to be stressed, while “God Defend New Zea-
land” would be specially appropriate whenever the national
identity of New Zealand is to be stressed even in association
with a toast to Her Majesty as Queen of New Zealand.
Both anthems may be presented at the same occasion, if
this course should appear to be appropriate, but the usual
situation will be for one or the other to be played or per-
formed as is appropriate to the occasion.
D. A. HIGHET, Minister of Internal Affairs.

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🏛️ Adoption of National Anthems for New Zealand

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsNational Anthems, God Save the Queen, God Defend New Zealand, Royal Protocol
👱🏽 Names

Thomas Bracken, Author of God Defend New Zealand
John Joseph Woods, Composer of God Defend New Zealand

👩‍💼 Officials

D. A. Highet, Minister of Internal Affairs

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