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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 flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand was the national flag of New Zealand when it first declared independence in 1835, until the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Mike Davidson 2000 [98] "Black Jack" was designed by art director Mike Davidson in 2000. [99]
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.
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 ...
A post on X claims that the first reading of a bill during a Parliamentary session in New Zealand was cancelled after Māori tribal representatives started doing a traditional Haka dance. Verdict ...
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
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.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has conceded his Labour party lost Saturday’s election, as voters punished the government and took the country rightwards nine months after his ...