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The second referendum took place between 3 and 24 March 2016. It asked voters to choose between the selected alternative (the black, white and blue silver fern flag) and the existing New Zealand flag. [6] [7] Reception of the process and the finalist designs were highly critical, with no great enthusiasm shown among the public.
20 November – 11 December 2015: 48.2: New Zealand flag, first stage: 50.58% for Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue) after 4 counts 3–24 March 2016: 67.8: New Zealand flag, second stage: 56.6% for retaining the existing flag of New Zealand 17 October 2020: 82.24: Legalizing the sale, use, possession and production of cannabis: 51.17% against ...
The second referendum took place between 3 and 24 March 2016 and asked voters to choose between the selected alternative (the black, white and blue silver fern flag) and the existing New Zealand flag. [46] [47] The final decision was to retain the current flag, by a vote of 56.6% to 43.1%. [5]
The Red Peak flag (also called First to the Light) is a proposed New Zealand flag that appeared as one of five options for voters to consider in the 2015–16 flag referendums. [1] Designed by Aaron Dustin in 2015, Red Peak appeared on the government's official longlist of 40 alternative flag designs before failing a final culling of the field ...
16 March – The remnants of Cyclone Pam move down the east coast of New Zealand causing evacuations, heavy flooding, and power outages. [4] 24 March – Netflix launches in New Zealand. [5] 28 March – A by-election was held in the Northland electorate to replace MP Mike Sabin of the National Party who resigned on 30 January.
The black, white and blue silver fern flag is a proposed flag for New Zealand by architectural designer Kyle Lockwood. It was first designed using different colours in 2000. [ 1 ] It was voted as the preferred alternative New Zealand flag in the first of two New Zealand flag referendums in December 2015, and was used in the second flag ...
During the New Zealand flag referendums, the Laser Kiwi flag became a large social media phenomenon and was used in comedy routines by comedians, such as John Oliver, discussing the flag referendum and New Zealand in general. [4] The flag features a New Zealand fern and a kiwi shooting a green laser beam from its eyes. The description of the ...
[61] [62] This flag design did not win the second referendum; according to preliminary results announced on 24 March 2016, the existing 1902 flag was chosen to remain the New Zealand flag. 56.7% were in favour of retaining the flag, with a voter turnout of 67.3%. 43.3% were in favour of changing the flag to the Lockwood design.