I think you could be asking for a slap on the hand,

If you start something with Political reference on this Forum , Young Simmo.

Lets just say, Being Independent is the way to go, with-out any outside influence, 

I think, by having our own flag, it shows clearly who we are,

but there is one more thing that I would like to have seen on the new flag,

( if it should pass the Referendum ) that is , NO NOT A SHEEPS HEAD, "JEEEZ"   

Maybe some reference to,

       The Land of the long white cloud.

 

K.J.

 

 

-- Edited by kiwijims on Saturday 12th of December 2015 06:53:15 AM

Not political but practical!

A silver fern flag is going to be very difficult to sew, making them more expensive than previously. I suspect that almost all silver fern flags will end up being printed on polyester.

(Joining two colours for a start. Then zig zagging around the fern fronds. The old Union Jack had straight line sewing and the flag was on one colour.) 

Murray

-- Edited by Long Weekend on Saturday 12th of December 2015 09:16:42 AM

So is this the New Zealand Flag we will see flown !  or has it not been decided yet  ?

Hi Dorian

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" It seems that New Zealanders are still just as stupid as Australians. Both will still be kissing English arse for years to come."

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I take your point, but don't we nowdays kiss the Indonesian, Chinese and still the Amercian butts? The UK is spent as a world power, Aussies and Kiwis don't get into their country easily anymore (and hard to get permission to work or stay long term) - that's left for Europeans and refugees who have unrestricted access to England if they are from the EU. I'm all for both countries to become republics - the commonwealth is a spent force and well past its use by date. We could employ a young skimpy as our President and think of all the tourists and their money she (or even he) would pull into our sagging economy

As far as the NZ flag goes, the cost so far of reaching this decision is $NZ20M (about $A18M).

And most flags are not made in either NZ or Aust, they are printed and made in China, Vietnam or India including the one flying above the Federal Parliament building because its cheaper !!