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The
Arms were designed and
painted by Dr. John
Mueller, Heraldic Artist
As
a Canon of the Anglican
Communion, specifically
the Anglican Church in
Aotearoa, New Zealand,
and Polynesia, the arms
of the Reverend Canon
Christopher
Douglas-Huriwai have
neither helm, nor crest,
but rather a clerical
galero with three red
tassels pendant from
black cords, as is
prescribed by warrant of
the Earl Marshal, 21
December 1976.
The several features of
the arms represent
certain key markers of
the armigers identity
both as a priest and
native person (Maori) of
New Zealand. The chalice
and host speaks to the
primary role of a
priest, that is to
preside at the
sacraments of the
church. More broadly
speaking, the eucharist
has been foundational to
the life of the armiger.
The three stars
surrounding the chalice
and host are directly
inspired by the arms of
the several dioceses in
the Anglican Church of
Aotearoa, New Zealand,
and Polynesia - all of
which have the three
stars upon them
representing the
southern cross.
Furthermore, the style
in which the stars have
been painted, although
not in the typical
heraldic style, is the
traditional Maori style
of rendering stars, thus
the stars serve as both
a nod to the armiger’s
connections to the
church in New Zealand
and his native Maori
ancestry.
The armiger has had the
extreme privilege of
being the personal
chaplain to two
successive bishops and
archbishops. This is a
ministry the armiger
took great delight in,
and it is for this
reason the bishop's
crosier appears in the
chief of his arms.
The two flowers either
side of the crosier have
dual meaning. First,
they represent the
pohutukawa tree, a
native tree that is
plentiful on the east
coast of the North
Island of New Zealand
where the armiger is
from. Secondly, they
represent the two
Archbishops whom the
armiger has served as
chaplain. Both of whom
were from the same area,
the East Coast of the
North Island.
The armiger attended
seminary at the College
of Saint John the
Evangelist in Auckland,
New Zealand from
2010-2012. He is a
Bachelor of Theology and
holds a Post Graduate
Diploma in Theology both
from Laidlaw College,
Auckland. He was
ordained deacon in 2011
by the Right Reverend Te
Kitohi Pikaahu, Bishop
of Taitokerau. In 2013
he was ordained priest
by the Most Reverend
William Brown Turei,
Primate and Archbishop
of the Anglican Church
in Aotearoa, New Zealand
and Polynesia.
In 2017 he was appointed
Canon to the Ordinary
and Chaplain to the
Archbishop by the Most
Reverend Donald
Tamihere, Archbishop and
Primate of the Anglican
Church in Aotearoa, New
Zealand, and Polynesia.
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