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This is a list of flags used in New Zealand.
[edit] National flag
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1834 - 1840 |
Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand |
Based on the White Ensign. Two crosses of St George and four five-point stars in the canton on a blue background[1]. (See also variant design under "Maori flags" below) |
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1840 - 1902 |
British Union Jack |
Adopted following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. |
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1867 - 1869 |
The first flag of New Zealand based on the blue ensign |
Blue ensign with the red letters "NZ" outlined in white |
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1902 (Official, in use from 1869) - |
Flag of New Zealand |
A defaced blue ensign with four red stars with white borders to the right, representing the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross. |
[edit] Royal and Viceregal
[edit] Ensigns
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1901 - |
New Zealand Red Ensign |
A red ensign with four white stars representing Crux, the Southern Cross |
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1968 - |
Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Navy |
A white ensign with four red stars |
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Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Air Force |
A light blue ensign with the roundel of the Royal Air Force defaced with the letters, "NZ". |
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1983 - |
New Zealand Civil Air Ensign |
A blue cross with a wide border on a light blue field. The Union Flag is in the canton, with the Southern Cross in the fly. |
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New Zealand Police Ensign |
A blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the NZP seal in the fly. |
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New Zealand Fire Service Ensign |
A blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the Fire Service seal in the fly. |
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1966 - 1996 |
New Zealand Customs Flag |
A New Zealand Blue Ensign, with the letters "HMC" (for "Her Majesty's Customs" in the lower hoist. This flag was superseded by a new Customs flag in 1996. |
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1968 - 1998 |
New Zealand Ministry of Transport Ensign |
A sky blue flag with the New Zealand White Ensign in the canton, with the NZMOT seal within a white disc in the fly. |
[edit] Associated states
[edit] Maori flags
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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Original design of the United Tribes of New Zealand flag, widely used by Maori groups |
Similar to the amended design used as the de facto national flag 1835-1840, but with eight-pointed stars and black fimbriation in the canton |
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1990 - |
Flag of Tino rangatiratanga - Unofficial Maori Flag |
A white curling stripe on a red and black field |
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Example of a Maori Flag |
Some Maori tribes use the Red Ensign defaced with their tribal name |
[edit] Sporting flags
[edit] Other New Zealand flags
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1993 - |
Unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands |
A blue flag with a depiction of the island superimposed on a rising sun. |
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1987 - |
Flag of the City of Nelson |
Blue top third with bishop's mitre. Blue and white waves beneath with black cross flory. |
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Flag of the New Zealand Navy Board[2] |
A fouled anchor with a red-blue background |
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1987 - |
New Zealand Post flag |
An orange-red flag with the NZ Post logo in white. Vertical White and Blue strip in the fly. |
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2004 - |
Flag of Otago |
Blue and gold, horizontally divided by a zigzag line ("dancetty", in vexillological terms), with counterchanged eight-pointed stars. Used by the Otago Regional Council, and widely by the general public in the Otago region |
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2007 - |
Unoffical flag of the South Island |
A Nordic Cross with white background representing the Southern Alps, with a green cross representing the lush bush and farmland of the South Island and blue representing the ocean. Adopted and promoted by political groups adovocating greater self-determination for the South Island. |
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2008 - |
Flag of Tokelau |
A blue flag with a stylized Polynesian canoe (vaka) in gold and a representation of the Southern Cross in the fly |
[edit] Proposed alternative flags
Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
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1983 |
Koru Flag (by Hundertwasser) |
A White flag with a green spiral (Koru). |
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1990 - |
Flag of Tino rangatiratanga - Unofficial Maori Flag |
A white curling stripe on a red and black field |
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1998 |
James Dignan's flag |
Combines the red-white-blue and stars of the current flag (though with a brighter blue), as well as the bold diagonals of the Union Flag with the black-white-red of the flag of Tino rangatiratanga, and adds the silver fern. Promoted widely after a New Zealand Herald article in 2002[3]. |
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2000 |
Aaron Nicholson’s flag |
a modification of the current flag with The initials NZ to stylise the Union Jack and a Long White Cloud (2009) has made it to some a Flag of compromise. This combination retains traditional links with the United Kingdom and also New Zealand's Polynesian heritage. The NZ “Jack” Design is also reminiscent of the old 1974 Christchurch Commonwealth Games insignia. This design was displayed in newspapers around the country in 2005, and on an earlier TV Debate with the late Angela De Audney.[4]. |
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2004 |
Cameron Sanders' flag |
A stylised Silver fern flag, used by the NZ Flag.com Trust. |
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2005 |
Kyle Lockwood's Flag |
A red, white and blue flag representing "the people of New Zealand". The blue colour represents the ocean, the red represents the Maori and the blood of soldiers, and white is a reference to the "Land of the Long White Cloud". |
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2007 |
Blue Union Jack flag |
Most flags proposed eliminate the Union Flag entirely which some members of the public oppose. As a result a few amateur designs have been proposed which acknowledge New Zealand's British heritage such as this one.[5] |
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2008 |
Proposed Flag By Mitch Lyall |
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2009 |
Proposed Flag By Adam Kibbey |
This flag includes both the Union Jack, symbolising British links, as well as the colours of New Zealand; Black and White, with the Red from the Cross of the English flag being extended to show the Maori colour of red. The southern cross is also prominent.
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[edit] References
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