Kiwis Consider A Flag Of Their Own.

[icyfroth]

NEW Zealand Prime Minister John Key says he supports changing the national flag but would hold a referendum before any decision was made to ditch the existing banner.

The current flag has attracted criticism because one corner features the Union Jack, the symbol of former colonial power Britain, with the remainder consisting of four stars representing the Southern Cross constellation.

Mr Key said he believed the flag should display a silver fern, the national emblem already used by New Zealand sporting teams such as the All Blacks.

"I'd like to see a change," he told reporters. "But firstly it's not the single biggest issue that we as a country face. And secondly, even with those who want to change, there's not universal support for what we should change to.

"My personal view is, silver fern's the right way to go."

Mr Key said the New Zealand public was split 50-50 on adopting a new flag and he planned to sound out senior ministers about the prospect of holding a referendum on the issue to coincide with a general election due later this year.

He said Canada, another former colony of Britain, had never regretted adopting its distinctive maple leaf flag in 1965.

"I know it was a ferocious debate in Canada, but in the end would any Canadians look back and say they got it wrong with the maple leaf?"

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I like the Silver Fern.

Is it time for Australia to change it's flag? What would we use as our emblem?

[j*oono]

I like both of those.

Easy for kids to draw too.

[nevynreally]

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I don't mind

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I don't mind this either.  A bit of a nod to a boomerang, while also incorporating the green and gold colours

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this either.  A bit of a nod to a boomerang, while also incorporating the green and gold colours

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Like them both, but I think the boomerang one is more, aesthetically pleasing? And probably more official looking? Would be nice to vote on actual submissions instead of just do we want to change it. Most people would like to know what the change would be and not vote blind.

[lloydslights]

First glance, I like this.  Then I remembered that a non-returning Boomerang is called a Kylie.  Good Aussie flag - good Aussie name.

DEB

[freakiness]

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I don't mind this either.  A bit of a nod to a boomerang, while also incorporating the green and gold colours

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Is it fitting to have a weapon on the flag though?

Navy with light gold stars. 

[nevynreally]

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@freakiness wrote:

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I don't mind this either.  A bit of a nod to a boomerang, while also incorporating the green and gold colours

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Is it fitting to have a weapon on the flag though?

Navy with light gold stars. 

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It was a tool to kill to eat. Not so much these days. I'd vote for it.

[j*oono]

The more I see those two the more I like the Uluru one.  It looks so Australian with the red ochre rock and the southern cross.

It is kind of child like but we are a young nation.

[pct001wine]

Where's acacia pycnantha when you need them ? 

I would have no objection to the traditional owners being represented on our flag.  Why change something and immediately disenfranchise a significant group of people who are intrinsically linked to this great land ? Even though some refer to them as a "minority".  Surely their significance is a little bit more important than purely as a percentage of population.

[j*oono]

There is also something else about the boomerang one.  It reminded me of something else and now I realise it is quite like the old Ansett emblem and that didn't work out so well.

[nevynreally]

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@pct001wine wrote:

Where's acacia pycnantha when you need them ? 

I would have no objection to the traditional owners being represented on our flag.  Why change something and immediately disenfranchise a significant group of people who are intrinsically linked to this great land ? Even though some refer to them as a "minority".  Surely their significance is a little bit more important than purely as a percentage of population.

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Wouldn't the significant group (in this case) be those who had no choice but to be here, or chose to come here?

I like the boomerang one more, it looks more like an international flag to me.

[nevynreally]

Or not. Looks nothing like it.