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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Cameron Sanders Design II

Helen Clark suggested that if there is a need to change the flag something along these lines will be easy and provide continuity from our current one. I personally am not terribly keen on yet another red white and blue flag in this world.

Although this design looks good in a large size, I feel it suffers in a small thumbnail size. I'm not aware of any plain blue (at the hoist end) flags in the world so I don't expect there will be much confusion if the flag is furled on a windless day.

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Turi Park Design

This is a clever bit of art, but as a flag I think it fails. I think it has the potential to look ugly when flown without a stiff breeze, and when shrunk to thumbnail size or when viewed from afar, it looks quite muddy.

I don't believe this flag will be easy to pick out on the flags outside the UN on a windless day.

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Jeffy James Design III

This is a clean simple design, but ultimately uninspiring. It makes use of Maori-esque imagery to form a wave and a koru.

I don't believe this flag will be easy to pick out on the flags outside the UN or a windless day.

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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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Jeffy James Design I

Interesting take on the koru which seems to resemble the standard silver fern orientation. I personally don't find this flag very inspiring.

The flag works well in smaller sizes, but I'm afraid that on a windless day it might look a bit like a jolly roger.

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Peter Haythornthwaite Design I

It has fresh colours and is culturally neutral. The 'O' is supposed to symbolise unity. Personally I don't see it.

Although the design works in a small size it doesn't feel very flag-ish. It doesn't feel empowering and I don't see myself waving this at the sports stadium.

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Dick Frizzell Design I

I like this design. The abstract interpretation of the silver fern works quite well. It almost looks like you are lying on the ground looking up at the southern cross from beneath a silver fern. That's quite New Zealand.

Silver fern designs tend to get a bit fuzzy when shrunk to a small size, but this design manages to overcome that to a good extent. I'm not sure how identifiable it will be on a windless day though.

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