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New Zealand's new flag might be Silver Fern (Red, White, and Blue)
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Why does it cost that much? Couldn't they have just loaned out the flag design duties to some university art class? Or an internet contest. What are they doing with $25 million?
Hey, the Philippines used to use it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Philippine_revolution_flag_llanera.png
One thing that I'm surprised I've not seen mentioned is that it's not just one flag. How will the civil ensign change? Or the naval ensign? Or the air force ensign? Or the police flag?
Just put the new flag in the corners of the old ones.
unholyrevenger72
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1. So their National Sports Uniforms will match their flag finally.
Beelzebufo
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TipsyArchmage
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Anyone could submit a design it basically was an internet contest
The cost isn't really about making a new design, most of that money is going towards running the two referendums and all the organisation that goes along with them
evil solrac v3.0
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#2 is nice but it looks like you would need the express written consent of Major LEague Baseball to do any official business.
lastplayed
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Just put the new flag in the corners of the old ones.
Sure that's one option. But who decides, and does the southern cross stay there? What if the new design already has the southern cross, having two would be silly. It'd need a new design, more processes, more work, more money etc.
Well my point is that it's not just one flag to think about. I'm just surprised I haven't seen it come up in any media.
POWERSPHERE
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One and done. Its spot on.
Thug Waffle
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Number two is pretty cool. Followed closely by number one.
AuthenticM
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2 is the only good one.
Professional consultants narrowing the field from however many flags got submitted to the four here, apparently.
What with them being consultants they picked the four most boring/safe designs possible, leaving out stuff like Laserkiwi and Pepe, which would have at least been amusing.
The fact that we have to sit through a year of narrowing down the list before we get to vote on the flags is bullshit, particularly as the votes are, in order:
1) which of the four new flags do you most like?
and then, assuming there's a majority vote for one
2) do you want to change the flag for this new one?
If the entire thing wasn't deliberately dumb as fuck, they'd have put the first public vote at the start of the process, and that vote would be:
1) Do you want to change the flag?
They'd have gotten a resounding No, and would have to spend political effort fixing state housing or responding to people pointing out that selling national assets was a stupid idea or actually listening to the voters saying that the TPPA is probably going to ruin NZ's ability to fight USA copyright holders and as a result dismantle significant sections of our health care system while pushing up prices of goods, particularly medicines.
What I'm saying is the National Party are a bunch of bell-ends and/or professional griefers.
Wag
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Eh, canadian provinces (BC, Ontario and Manitoba) still bear the union jack
It's not really all that important
Gabriel_Logan
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y'all don't like the Union Jack anymore?
breadtruck
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2 looks like a winner to me.
PumpkinSpice
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#2 is clearly best.
All black and white is very bold but might be a little too... ISIS-style.
All black and white is very bold but might be a little too... ISIS-style.
I think the UK has done more damage in the long term than Isis.
Beelzebufo
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lastplayed
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NZ's flag will long outlive ISIS... hopefully.
Pyroclastic
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It's a tough one
1 is good on paper but I don't think it would look good on a physical flag. . The fern on a black backround would be better but I guess people might think that's a bit too all blacksy? I recognise the importance of the symbol in number 3 but I don't think it works on a flag either.
2 has a nod to new zealand's history without it being blatant like the current flag, so that'd be my pick out of those 4.
1 is good on paper but I don't think it would look good on a physical flag. . The fern on a black backround would be better but I guess people might think that's a bit too all blacksy? I recognise the importance of the symbol in number 3 but I don't think it works on a flag either.
2 has a nod to new zealand's history without it being blatant like the current flag, so that'd be my pick out of those 4.
Ooooh, good call. My bad.
Benzychenz
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You guys better not vote to keep the current flag.
We in Australia should follow suit and ditch the union jack too.
We in Australia should follow suit and ditch the union jack too.
BananaPancake
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I think this one looks the best.
another meme country choosing a leaf over the union jack. a fucking leaf.
you couldn't make this shit up
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you couldn't make this shit up
yes, pls don't save or distribute
another meme country choosing a leaf over the union jack. a fucking leaf.
you couldn't make this shit up
yes, pls don't save or distribute
You seem redoubtably British
another meme country choosing a leaf over the union jack. a fucking leaf.
you couldn't make this shit up
yes, pls don't save or distribute
You have a problem with our leaf?
That is the best flag design, too bad. Hopefully they choose #1, simple and unmistakably recognizable flags are best (ie. The goat Canadian flag)I'm actually pretty surprised the plain Silver Fern design wasn't shortlisted.
Unknown Soldier
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Um, what's wrong with your original flag Kiwis?
Dude Abides
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Black and white is weird for a flag unless you're ISIS.
anonymous_abc
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Aren't people going to regret changing it?
I mean it might look cool now, but we all know that is difficult to have a design that is timeless. none of those look timeless.
The fern looks cool and minimalist from the current standpoint, not sure how well it will hold up though.
I mean it might look cool now, but we all know that is difficult to have a design that is timeless. none of those look timeless.
The fern looks cool and minimalist from the current standpoint, not sure how well it will hold up though.
another meme country choosing a leaf over the union jack. a fucking leaf.
you couldn't make this shit up
yes, pls don't save or distribute
Sod off, you cheeky cunt wanker.
is that how you people say it
Its too british
Pinko Marx
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1>3>4>2
Sparkedglory
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2 for sure. 3 is nice, but the black is kinda on and off for me.
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