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The dominant feature of this flag is a black and white Silver Fern. The leaves and stem on the top side of the fern are white on a black background. The leaves and stem on the bottom side are black on a white background. The fern frond sweeps up from the bottom left corner to the top right corner of the flag.
English: Silver Fern (Black & White): The fern has been a distinctive symbol of New Zealand for the past 100 years.Strong and simple, it represents our uniqueness as Aotearoa New Zealand and the black and white colours show our ‘yin and yang’, with the softly curved spine of the frond binding us all together as a young, independent and proud nation.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, New Zealand rowers wore white tops instead of black to help counteract Tokyo's hot and humid climate. [25] [26] In the 1980s, the national cricket team wore beige and brown as their colours. [27] New Zealand sports teams have occasionally used teal as an accent colour, most notably in cricket.
The flag of New Zealand (Māori: te haki o Aotearoa), also known as the New Zealand Ensign, [1] is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton or upper hoist corner – augmented or defaced with four red stars centred within four white stars, representing the Southern Cross constellation.
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Not yet. They had to vote in a referendum first before they had a new design or keep the old one. 13:52, 6 December 2015: 1,990 × 993 (12 KB) Salvabl: This is the new official flag of New Zealand. 18:06, 8 November 2015: 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) Voyager: vandalism: 17:58, 8 November 2015: 1,990 × 993 (12 KB) Joxeantied: This is the official new ...
Flag of the governor of New Zealand A Union Flag defaced with four five-pointed stars. This design was due to a misinterpretation of design instructions. 1874–1908 Flag of the governor of New Zealand A Union Flag defaced with a white circle, with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' at the centre, surrounded by a green wreath. 1908–1936
English: Silver Fern (Black, White & Blue): The dominant feature of this flag is a white fern frond that sweeps up diagonally from the bottom left corner to the right of the top centre. The left side of the fern is on a black background. To the right of the fern, there are 4 stars, in the formation of the Southern Cross constellation, on a blue ...