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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.
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]
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 17 October 2020: 82.24
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.
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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 ...
Māori lawmakers interrupted a New Zealand parliamentary vote with a Haka on Thursday to protest a proposed law that critics say would erode the land and cultural rights of Indigenous New Zealanders.
There were celebrations in New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday (November 13), as lawmakers passed a bill that would legalize euthanasia. It'll still be up to the people of New Zealand to decide ...