2017 Is a Fire Rooster Year
A DigitalNZ Story by Ting Sun
In Chinese astrology, each zodiac year is not just associated with an animal sign, but also one of five elements: Gold (Metal), Wood, Water, Fire, or Earth.
Cockerel
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Le Venetien
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Chickens & roosters
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Messrs Reid Bros' dark Brahma rooster
Auckland Libraries
Domestic Chicken
iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao
Domestic Chicken
iNaturalist NZ — Mātaki Taiao
Promo Vere (Spring)
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Rooster Stained glass table lamp
Kete Horowhenua
![Image: [Ganta's book collection]](https://thumbnailer.digitalnz.org/?resize=770x&src=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.api.aucklandmuseum.com%2Fid%2Fmedia%2Fp%2Fd23842c754e2ca0853324e04a1f6f0218ed2ee21%3Frendering%3Dstandard.jpg&resize=368%253E "[Ganta's book collection]")
[Ganta's book collection]
Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Topiary bird at Newman
Wairarapa Archive
Chanticleer
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Mr E. Heywood's buff cochin rooster
Auckland Libraries
Mr J. Priestley's black langhorn rooster
Auckland Libraries
Self portrait with rooster
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
