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This design is the only one I've seen so far that includes a tukutuku (zig-zag pattern). This tukutuku is reminiscent of the Union Jack. The colours and the southern cross link back to the current flag.

I personally think it's a bit boring, especially in a small size. Also I think it can get a bit muddled if the flag is only partially visible such as on a flagpole on a windless day.

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Kiwi on Blue and Black

The Kiwi is quite iconic, so this flag includes a kiwi shape that many New Zealanders have become familiar with.

The colour combination is unique enough to be recognisable on a flagstaff even with no wind, and the shapes are defined enough to be recognisable when shrunk to thumbnail size.

Michael Smythe Design I

Michael Smythe has other colour variants of this - black and white, and green and blue. I think this design will work well as a flag. I can imagine it being almost hypnotic in the wind. It's certainly identifiable in small scale, at least in this colour scheme of red and black.

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Jeffy James Design II

I am keen on maori imagery used on designs, but this is overwhelmingly traditional maori looking and thus to me is an unsuitable candidate for a New Zealand flag.

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Kyle Lockwood Design

This flag doesn't aesthetically appeal to me. The colours are too drab in my my opinion. Red and blue don't usually go well so close together. Perhaps a thicker fern to break apart the two colours might work.

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Mike Lloyd Design

I think the green in this design is too African. It looks particularly African in the small thumbnail size.

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James Dignan Design

I'm not very excited about the blue in this design (or in the current flag). The silver fern in this design looks like a bloody knife of some sort.

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North & South Islands

Extremely simple design which is culturally neutral. No Maori or British imagery. The North and South Islands surrounded by the Pacific Ocean. The Southern Cross establishes location. The green and white for freshness (in environment and thinking) and peace.

This flag is recognisable even in minute thumbnail size. The colours are unique enough to be recognisable even when furled.

Cool Blue

This design uses the New Zealand colours of Black and White over a sea of blue which bears a semblance of the Union Jack. Two red Koru symbolising growth emerges into the white. The southern cross is included on the black background.

I think this design works very well in a small size. The distinctive colours are spread across the flag and so should be recognisable when furled.





Blue symbolising the Pacific Ocean. Red symbolising Maori and wartime sacrifice. White Symbolising peace and the long white cloud. Black being New Zealand's adopted national colour.

NZ Jack I

I like complicated flags, so I made this extremely complicated design.

It pays homage to New Zealand's British and Maori heritage and the English letters 'NZ' make up most of the flag. Lines from the Maori and English national anthems are included which represent the traditional aspirations of most New Zealanders.

When shrunk to thumbnail size or when viewed from afar the flag looks like a white on black Union Jack which is unique. Upon closer inspection more interesting details are discovered which give the observer a feel for who New Zealanders are. When furled the black and white colours (which are present all over the flag) are unique and can be itentified.





I should point out that I don't see 'Maori' imagery as being exclusively a Maori thing. Aspects of Maori culture and language separate us from The other 'western' countries, and as a New Zealander I like to celebrate that difference. This design isn't meant to pander to Maori - it's meant to pander to New Zealand.