List of New Zealand flags
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This is a list of flags used in New Zealand.
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[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. |
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1840 - 1902 | British Union Flag | 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
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1962 | Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II in New Zealand | A banner of the Coat of Arms of New Zealand, defaced with a blue disc bearing the crowned letter 'E' in gold | |
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1869 - 1874 | Governor of New Zealand | A Union Flag defaced with four five-pointed stars. This design was due to a misinterpretation of design instructions. | |
| 1874 - 1936 | Flag of the Governor of New Zealand | |||
| 1936 - 1953 | Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand | A lion standing atop a crown, over a scroll inscribed "Dominion of New Zealand" | ||
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1953 - 2008 | Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand | A lion standing atop a crown, over a scroll inscribed "New Zealand" | |
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2008 - Present | Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand | The shield of the New Zealand Coat of Arms surmounted by the Royal Crown. |
[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. |
| New Zealand Police Ensign | A blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the NZP seal in the fly. | ||
| New Zealand Fire Service Ensign | A blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the Fire Service seal in the fly. | ||
| 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Cook Islands | A blue ensign with 15 stars in a ring | |
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1975 - | Flag of Niue | A yellow ensign, the Union Flag has a star in the middle and four stars forming a diamond around it |
[edit] Maori flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1908 - 1912 | Flag of the Australasian team at the 1908 and 1912 Olympiads | A Blue Ensign defaced by a white circle containing the British Crown plus a shield containing the Southern Cross |
| 1994 - | Flag of the New Zealand Olympic Committee | A white flag with a depiction of the silver fern superimposed on the five ringed emblem of the International Olympic Committee | |
| 1987 (?) | Flag of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team. | A black flag with a white silver fern. |
[edit] Other New Zealand flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1993 - | Flag of the Chatham Islands (Note: Unofficial, but used on the islands). | A blue flag with a depiction of the island superimposed on a rising sun. |
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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 |
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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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1987 - | New Zealand Post flag | An orange-red flag with the NZ Post logo in white. Vertical White and Blue strip in the fly. |
| 1973 - | Air New Zealand flag | An intermediate-blue flag with the name of the airline and the Koru logo in white. | |
| 1981 - 1991 | The former flag of the New Zealand Railways Corporation. | White flag with NZR logo and 'New Zealand Railways' text. | |
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Flag of the New Zealand Navy Board[1] | A fouled anchor with a red-blue background |
[edit] Proposed alternative flags
- Further information: Flag debate and Flag concepts for the South Island
| 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 |
| 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. |
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Proposed Flag By Alexander Jago |
[edit] References
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