New zealand flags

changing the new zealand flags

1. New Zealand flags By tyrone terepita 10zh

2. Current flag

3. New Zealand current flag The New Zealand flag is the symbol of the realm, government and people of New Zealand. Its royal blue background is derived from the ensign of the Blue Squadron of the Royal Navy. The stars of the Southern Cross emphasise this country's location in the South Pacific Ocean. The Union Jack in the first quarter recognises New Zealand's historical origins as a British colony and dominion.

4. United tribe

5. United tribe flag The need for a flag to represent New Zealand was first raised in 1830, when the Hokianga-built trading ship Sir George Murray was seized in Sydney by Customs officials. Australia, New Zealand's major trading market, was subject to British navigation laws under which every ship was required to carry an official certificate detailing its construction, ownership and nationality. As New Zealand was not a British colony, ships built there could not sail under a British flag or register. Without a flag, trading ships and their cargoes were liable to seizure.

6. White Ensign

7. White ensign Ships and commissioned shore establishments of the Royal New Zealand Navy fly the New Zealand White Ensign. This flag has the Union Jack in the first quarter, on a white background. The Southern Cross, represented by four five-pointed red stars, appears in the fly. In 1968 the New Zealand White Ensign replaced the British White Ensign that had previously been used by ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy.

8. Red ensign

9. Red ensign The New Zealand Red Ensign, adopted in 1903, is based on the Red Ensign (colloquially known as the 'red duster') that has been flown for centuries by merchant ships registered in the United Kingdom.

10. NATIONAL MAORI flag

11. National Maori flag On Waitangi Day 2010 the national Māori flag flew for the first time over the Auckland Harbour Bridge. It also flew at Parliament, Premier House, the National War Memorial and on a number of other government buildings.

12. The governor generals flag

13. The governor general flag The current Governor-General's flag was introduced in 2008, replacing an earlier version which had been approved by King George V in 1931 and adopted by New Zealand in 1937. It is flown on all occasions when the Governor-General is present, and takes precedence over the New Zealand Flag.

14. Civil air ensign

15. Civil air ensign The New Zealand Civil Air Ensign was instituted on 16 November 1938 by an exercise of the royal prerogative. Governor-General Lord Galway submitted the original design to King George VI and, following his approval, the flag became ‘recognised as the proper national colours to be flown by British aircraft registered in New Zealand'. It may be flown on any New Zealand aircraft, licensed aerodrome, or place authorised as an aerodrome.

16. Royal air force ensign

17. Royal air force ensign flag The Royal New Zealand Air Force Ensign was approved in 1939. It is based on the Royal Air Force ensign, with the letters 'NZ' inserted in the roundel. It is hoisted daily at Air Force establishments. It is also flown on Royal New Zealand Air Force aeroplanes carrying foreign and Commonwealth heads of state and heads of government, the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, Chiefs of Staff, ambassadors, and other distinguished people.

18. My opinion I agree The national flag is too similar to the flag of Australia and the two are often confused.[4] For example, in 1984 the Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was greeted by New Zealand flags when visiting Ottawa , and the current New Zealand prime minister John Key has been seated under the Australian flag in several international meetings . As a derivative of the Blue Ensign , some feel that it does not represent New Zealand's current status as an independent, sovereign nation. Instead it alludes to New Zealand being a colony or sub-part of the United Kingdom, which is anachronistic . The national flag exclusively acknowledges those of British heritage whilst ignoring New Zealand's Māori population and other ethnic groups. Some have called this inappropriate because the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori heritage are significant parts of New Zealand's history, and because New Zealand is a multi-ethnic society with increasingly diverse demographics. For example, the 1961 census reported that 92% of the population had European ancestry , but by the 2013 census it had changed to 74%; the figure is as low as 59.3% in Auckland .

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