View New Zealand Flag Change Pics. It may or may not result in change, but it is. The proposed alternative new zealand flag (right) is seen alongside the current flag during the cricket tes between australia and new zealand in wellington new zealanders have been talking about the flag for years and it's time to make a decision, he said.
When it comes to flag changes countries have often turned to symbols from nature and indigenous heritage, but politics is always and inevitably part of the formula. One year and $17.6 million later, new zealanders have decided to keep their current flag. For a nation's flag to change it needs a champion, here we have it in our prime minister.
The momentum to change the new zealand flag continues to speed up with backing now by the two major political parties in new zealand, national and labour but also our prime minister and governor general.
But where should the nation draw its inspiration from? For several decades, alternative designs have been proposed, with varying degrees of support. The official new zealand flag was first used in 1869. The australian flag, bottom, and the new zealand flag, with its distinctive red stars, fly on the sydney harbour bridge in 2005.