Nuclear free stamp
New Zealand's nuclear free policy is celebrated in The A to Z of New Zealand stamp series produced by New Zealand Post in 2008.
Hei Tiki Matariki stamp
New Zealand Post's $2.30 stamp from their 2009 Matariki issue.
This stamp features Rangi Hetet's paraoa carving. The contemporary carving links this year's series to the inaugural series in 2008 when it featured on the $2.00 stamp.
See the other stamps in this issue here.
Matariki stamps for 2009
Ed Hillary on Trans-Antarctic Expedition stamp
From the 2008 New Zealand Post Sir Edmund Hillary stamp series. The $1.50 stamp shows Sir Edmund on the tractor he used when he led a New Zealand group taking part in the British Trans-Antarctic Expedition in 1958. Sir Edmund's group was the first to reach the South Pole overland since Amundsen in 1911 and Scott in 1912, and the first to use motor vehicles.
Ed Hillary conquers Mt Everest stamp
From the 2008 New Zealand Post Sir Edmund Hillary stamp series. Hillary's historic world-first climb to the top of Mount Everest with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay on 29 May 1953 features on the $1.00 stamp.
Sir Edmund Hillary stamps
Ernest Rutherford stamp
Ernest Rutherford, one of the world's greatest scientists, features in The A to Z of New Zealand stamp series produced by New Zealand Post in 2008.
Women's suffrage stamp
As well as appearing on our $10 note, women's suffragist Kate Sheppard features in The A to Z of New Zealand stamp series produced by New Zealand Post in 2008.
- See also: Kate Sheppard biography
Interislander stamp
The Interislander ferry features in The A to Z of New Zealand stamp series produced by New Zealand Post in 2008.
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