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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 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.
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
[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.
Laser Kiwi flag; Lockwood silver fern flag; N. 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums; R. Red Peak flag; S. Silver fern flag
Kyle Simon Lockwood JP (born 1977) is a New Zealand architectural designer based in Melbourne, Australia. He is known for leading the successful campaign for the New Zealand Government to reintroduce the duration of the New Zealand passport to ten years, and for designing the two flags that came first and second, in the first New Zealand flag ...
She will be a keynote speaker at the online 2020–2021 Aotearoa New Zealand Sustainable Development Goals Summit. [21] Gray names Greta Thunberg, Swedish climate change activist, as one of her role models and inspirations. [1] She is the author of "Rise Up", a climate change protest anthem. [22]