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New Zealand holding referendum to change flag
Topic Started: Mar 13 2014, 10:43 PM (409 Views)
MSantor
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Great...

Just hoping they don't remove the British Union Jack from their flag like we did here in Canada with the old red ensign...

What are they gonna put there...a Kiwi bird instead? :banana:

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New Zealand to hold Canadian-inspired referendum on ‘colonial-era’ national flag


Nearly fifty years after Canada unveiled its national flag and introduced the world to perhaps the most iconic symbol of national pride, another Commonwealth nation is similarly considering whether to do away with its Union Jack-adorned flag.

It was announced this week that New Zealand would hold a referendum on the fate of its current flag during the next parliamentary term. That depends, of course, on the current government surviving a September election.

The move comes as New Zealand officials debate the merits of its symbolic ties to the United Kingdom, and you may be surprised to learn that Canada plays a role in inspiring the potential shift.

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Edited by MSantor, Mar 13 2014, 10:43 PM.
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I like the ontario flag better than the national flag.
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An update: images of the different prospective flags are at the link below.

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New Zealand Wants to Change Its Flag. These Are the Finalists.
BY ELIAS GROLLAUGUST 10, 2015 - 1:51 PM

There really isn’t much by which to distinguish the flags of New Zealand and Australia. The former comes with a Union Jack flag in the top left against a deep blue background with red stars. The latter includes a Union Jack flag in the top left against a deep blue background with — wait for it! — white stars.

That has resulted in quite a bit of confusion — usually to the disadvantage of smaller New Zealand. The country’s prime minister, John Key, has spoken of being seated in front of Australia’s flag at multilateral fora, a wonderful bit of small-country anxiety that HBO’s John Oliver recently satirized to great effect.

Confusion over the New Zealand flag and discontent over its colonial iconography has led to a campaign to change the country’s banner, and on Monday a panel charged with overseeing that process released its long list of candidates ahead of a referendum. The candidates prominently feature the silver fern, the symbol worn by New Zealand’s beloved rugby team, the All Blacks. The fern also plays an important role in Maori legend.

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One of the contender designs out of several.

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The list has been narrowed to 4 flag candidates:

Source: Foreign Policy








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I guess no more Union Jack.
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An update:

New Zealand flag referendum draws to close
source: BBC
Edited by MSantor, Dec 11 2015, 02:03 PM.
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They've chosen the version to go up against keeping their current flag in a March '16 referendum.

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