How about this one then? It retains the southern cross, uses the
red white and black for the maori influence and the koru
http://www.nzflag.com/designs_jeffyjames.cfm
Tino Rangatirotanga has picked up a lot of negative associations,
mainly related to gangs, which is a shame, because it's a strong
flag.
The silver fern is good, but it's more a symbolf our sport than our
country.
However if you like the fern, how about one that doesn't look like
the AB's uniform:
http://www.nzflag.com/underconstruction.cfm
Regardless, this won't come about until NZ is a republic. Currently
we are still a dominion, like it or not. There are steps towards
republicanism though - look at the high and supreme courts removing
the link to the Privy council, and the removal of knighthoods,
OBE's etc. Republicanism may sneak up on us by stealth. The one
thing to consider is what we gain or lose by going down that
road.
In terms of a flag it's about trying to establish some kind of
national identity that hasn't been defined by someone else.
Lets change the New Zealand flag
I don't look forward to that day. If we become a republic we will probably need to form a new treaty and it will have to adopt the same principles as the Treaty of Waitangi. There will be protests on both sides. At least by that time all compensation should be completed though.
http://www.nzflag.com/designs_jeffyjames.cfm
However if you like the fern, how about one that doesn't look like the AB's uniform:
http://www.nzflag.com/underconstruction.cfm
I like the the Jeffy James & Mike Lloyd ones.
At least by that time all
compensation�should be
completed though.
Our grandkids will still be sorting that out.
Yes, needs to change. NZ flag should be unique amongst the
world's flags, instantly recognizable at a distance.
Current one doesn't meet any of those criteria.
Current flag is confusing and, therefore, misleading. If
someone came up with it as a design suggestion today, they would be
an absolute laughing stock. It fails the test of
uniqueness.
Current flag says lots about where we came from (British
colony), a little about where in the world we are (southern
hemisphere - Southern Cross).
But it says not enough (in fact, previous little) about who we
are, and where we are at today.
Current flag is about our past (that's not a bad thing, just
not enough on its own), but it's not about us, and it's not about
us today and in the future.
Needs to change.
Yes, needs to change.�
NZ flag should be unique amongst the world's flags, instantly
recognizable�at a
distance.� Current one
doesn't meet any of those
criteria.�
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Current flag is confusing and, therefore,
misleading.� If someone
came up with it as a design suggestion today, they would be an
absolute laughing
stock.� It fails the
test of uniqueness.
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Current flag says lots about where we came from (British
colony), a little about where in the world we are (southern
hemisphere - Southern Cross).
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But it says not enough (in fact, previous little) about who we
are, and where we are at today.
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Current flag is about our past (that's not a bad thing, just
not enough on its own), but it's not about us, and it's not about
us today and in the future.
�
Needs to change.
It says more than just that - all the blue on the flag symbolises the sea. This is important on two levels: 1) we're an island nation, and 2) the country was settled by two of the greatest sea-faring peoples in human history (Polynesians and the British). These factors, along with the ones you've mentioned, have had an enormous impact on the way New Zealand has developed as a nation-state, and as such they're not only about our past (which is very important in its own right), but really about the process which has led this country to present day, and which is in fact still on-going, since we're still a Dominion and still have the monarch of the United Kingdom as our titular Head of State.
Yeah, Change it