Do we have sufficient members of the orders conferring Patents of Arms to foster the development of those orders and the skills they represent within the Principality

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As of October 2020, New Zealand has 48 individuals who are Peers, with around 24% of them being double+ Peers; around 92% are currently active to various degrees within the SCA. The Peers are evenly spread between the North and South Islands, at 24 each.

(For comparison, on debut, the Principality of Lochac had just 16 Peers.)

Every year, Canterbury Faire – and other events which the Crown makes it to – typically has meetings of all four Patent Orders and supports a number of elevations across the Peerages. Kiwis have served as Clerks of every Order, and NZ has second-generation Peers (ie ones who were themselves mentored by local Peers).

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