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?

[icyfroth]

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@mtnlane wrote:

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I love the idea of the Silver Fern for the NZ flag.  I'd vote for it if I was still there.

As for Australia, what's wrong with this one?

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That one looks clean and uncluttered Lurker  

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Yeah I like this one too.

[*mrgrizz*]

you should be able to draw a copy of a flag with a ruler..........flowers etc you can only draw free hand

[spotweldersfriend]

How about something that gets the message across like a No Vacancies sign?

[boris1gary]

Spot, maybe something like this, cant post the actual pictures because there is a swear word

Outline of Australia - on pretty blue background - inside bleep OFF,

                                                                                                    WE'RE FULL.

or same thing

But inside - We are Australian

                      We eat meat

                      We drink Beer

                      We speak bleep'n english.

[b3llag1na]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@mtnlane wrote:

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@lurker17260 wrote:

I love the idea of the Silver Fern for the NZ flag.  I'd vote for it if I was still there.

As for Australia, what's wrong with this one?

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That one looks clean and uncluttered Lurker  

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Yeah I like this one too.

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I really like the idea of just having the Southern Cross and the federation star - but why can't we have the background in green, with gold stars? 

Or even half green half blue horizontally ( to represent the land and our beautiful sky) with gold stars?

[spotweldersfriend]

Lurker is that the top of Kenny's hat from South Park? If it is I'm with you😊