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In the 2008 search to identify the national Māori flag, Te Kara, the New Zealand flag, and the Red Ensign received only 20% of the votes combined. [38] In a hui (assembly) with the flag consideration panel for the 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums , Māori representatives said Te Kara should not be considered as a potential alternative ...
The national Māori (or tino rangatiratanga) flag. The tino rangatiratanga flag is often referred to as the national Māori flag [14] and can be used to represent all Māori. [citation needed] Hiraina Marsden, Jan Smith and Linda Munn designed the flag in 1989. [15] It uses black, white, and red as national colours of New Zealand.
In 1989, a competition was run by a group named Te Kawariki to design a national Māori flag. The chosen flag became associated with the tino rangatiratanga or Māori sovereignty movement. [7] It has gradually become a representative flag for Māori across New Zealand, but is still known as the Tino Rangatiratanga flag.
The flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kara) is a flag selected by a confederation of Māori leaders on 20 March 1834 from among three designs created by British missionary Henry Williams. At the time it was selected, New Zealand was not a colony of the British crown and it was considered the flag of New Zealand.
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
Flag: Flag of New Zealand: 24 March 1902 [1] A Blue Ensign with the Southern Cross of four white-edged red five-pointed stars centered on the outer half of the flag. [2] Coat of arms: Coat of arms of New Zealand: Adopted in 1911 and revised in 1956 [3] The symbols on the shield represent the country's maritime trade, agriculture and industry.
[23] This version of the flag served as the de facto national flag of New Zealand from 1835 until the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in February 1840, [24] although the United Tribes flag continued to be used as a New Zealand flag after the Treaty, for example the flag features on the medals presented to soldiers who served in the South ...
Flag Date Use Description 1858: Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand: The amended flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, New Zealand's first flag, gazetted in 1835 and based on the design selected in 1834. It was said to have been flown at the coronation of Pōtatau Te Wherowhero in 1858.