During this 2015 and early 2016, New Zealanders will consider options for the national flag. A panel of 12 New Zealanders from all walks of life, age and experience has been appointed to help facilitate this national conversation about the flag. The Panel first selected an official long list of 40 alternative flag designs and...

What makes a good national flag? That's the question the Flag Consideration Panel in New Zealand is currently trying to answer, as the country edges closer to settling on a new national emblem. A panel of culture, history, art and design experts are considering alternative designs to replace the current flag, which features the British...

Media release: First steps taken towards flag referendum Cabinet has agreed on the details of the flag referendum process and every political party represented in Parliament has been invited to take part, say Prime Minister John Key and Deputy Prime Minister Bill English. “Our flag is the most important symbol of our national identity and...