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The Laser Kiwi flag, originally titled Fire the Lazar, [1] was designed in 2015 by Lucy Gray as a proposed flag of New Zealand for the 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums. It has since become a social media phenomenon that has created ongoing interest in the design.
A submission to the Flag Consideration Panel, the Laser Kiwi flag features a silver fern and a kiwi shooting a laser beam from its eyes. The flag became a large social media phenomenon, and was used in comedy routines by comedians discussing the flag referendum and New Zealand in general, such as John Oliver. [110]
The results of both referendums were binding, meaning the flag with the most votes in the second referendum would become the official flag of New Zealand. [17] In the unlikely event the second referendum vote was tied, an assumption for the status quo would have applied.
Lucy Gray is a student at the Hagley School of Music in Christchurch, and was previously a student at Ao Tawhiti school, [5] and Cashmere High School. [6] She is a national chairperson of School Strike 4 Climate activities, including marches for school students to join.
[15] [16] This flag became known as the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand [17] and was officially gazetted in New South Wales in August 1835, with a general description not mentioning fimbriation or the number of points on the stars. [note 2] The United Tribes' flag is still flown on the flag pole at Waitangi, and can be seen on Waitangi ...
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The design of the flag combines the silver fern flag (toward the hoist) with the stars of the current national flag.The silver fern frond is a popular symbol of the people of New Zealand, while the stellar constellation known as the southern cross represents the antipodean location of the country in the Southern Hemisphere.