National Bird

To:	Philip Veerman <>
Subject:	National Bird
From:	Peter Shute <>
Date:	Sat, 21 Mar 2015 22:37:36 +1100

I agree, it has to be Emu to be accepted.

But if you want a species that symbolises our colonisation and achievements in 
this country, how about Common Myna?

Peter Shute

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> On 21 Mar 2015, at 9:35 pm, Philip Veerman <> wrote:
> 
> Back to Martin's question. Surely most people already think the Emu & Red
> Kangaroo are our national symbols. Why bother selecting something else? The
> question is - what official standing does the Emu have as a "National Bird".
> Going by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_birds apparently it
> doesn't but what does that mean? If not, what is the administrative process
> to confirm this......... Why would any other species achieve any lesser
> administrative malaise? According to that list the Kiwi is not officially
> the National Bird of New Zealand either.

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