▁countries ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁local ▁her ald ic ▁authorities , ▁arm orial ▁en sign s ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Kings ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁London . ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁has ▁no ▁autonom ous ▁power ▁to ▁grant ▁arms . ▁However , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁advis es ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Government ▁on ▁her ald ic ▁matters , ▁represents ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁is ▁deput y ▁in ▁that ▁country ▁to ▁G arter ▁Princi pal ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁and ▁is ▁ex ▁offic io ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁House hold . ▁The ▁current ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁the ▁Her ald ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Order ▁of ▁Mer it ▁on ▁its ▁institution ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁letters ▁pat ent ▁issued ▁through ▁by ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁have ▁de - emph as ised ▁their ▁English ▁character . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁is ▁simply ▁noted ▁as ▁" E ar l ▁Marsh al " ▁rather ▁than ▁" E ar l ▁Marsh al ▁and ▁Her edit ary ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁England ". ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁way , ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁New ▁Zealand ▁royal ▁style ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁rather