▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁Chapter . ▁The ▁current ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁is ▁Phill ip ▁Patrick ▁O ’ She a . ▁ ▁Historical ▁background ▁Consider ation ▁was ▁given ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁to ▁establish ing ▁an ▁independent ▁her ald ic ▁authority ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁In ▁particular ▁there ▁were ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁provincial ▁king ▁of ▁arms , ▁titled ▁New ▁Zealand ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms , ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁and ▁G arter ▁Princi pal ▁King ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁This ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁arms ▁in ▁ordinary ▁and ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁corpor ation ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁It ▁was ▁decided ▁however ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Ar ms . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Phill ip ▁Patrick ▁O ' She a ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁to ▁Her ▁Majesty ▁The ▁Queen . ▁The ▁appointment ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁royal ▁war rant ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁Earl ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁England . ▁Having ▁been ▁accomplished ▁in ▁this ▁way , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Her ald ' s ▁appointment ▁was ▁unlike ▁other ▁extraordinary ▁her ald s ▁and ▁more ▁a kin ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁officers ▁of ▁arms ▁in ▁ordinary . ▁The ▁war rant ▁of ▁appointment ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Gazette . ▁ ▁Her ald ic ▁duties ▁Un like ▁some ▁other ▁Commonwealth