Bloggers resurrect debate over flags 17/01/08 Article in The New Zealand Herald
A website rating the flags of the world according to design aesthetics has picked up coverage from internet bloggers. Marginal Revolution's Tyler Cowen and Kiwiblog have both recently reviewed the website that has been up since 2000.
Kea versus Kiwi - A lighthearted look at our national nickname 24/04/06 by Kara-Leah Grant
There is a golden opportunity lurking on the horizon for each and every New Zealander proud to call Aotearoa home. This valuable opportunity will only arise when the decision finally comes to change our bland and archaic flag from its current and completely mistakable design – is it Australia? Is it New Zealand? No, it’s the United Kingdom, taking one last gasp of colonial breath…
Black flag colonises City Gallery 24/04/06 Press Release Wellington City Gallery
Daniel du Bern’s ‘Protection’ ...
The black flags atop Wellington’s municipal gallery is a provocative
gesture, but one that is timely given current debate about a new design
for New Zealand’s national flag. Du Bern argues: ‘the meaning
of the black flag can be interpreted in numerous ways. Within a global
context the black flag is commonly seen as being representative of Anarchist
movements. Yet in New Zealand, with black being recognised as our national
colour, the perceived meaning of a black flag—read All Black flag—is
as much about this as anything else.’ There is also a connection
to art history and the work of artists Kasmir Malevich, Ad Reinhardt and,
more locally, Ralph Hotere.
Kiwi no more a flyer for New Zealand 8/03/06 Article in The Press
If you thought there was nothing more Kiwi than, well, a kiwi, you would be wrong.
Officials responsible for branding New Zealand overseas have given up protecting our feathered national icon, which they say has become generic.
A failure to trademark "kiwi" early on means it is now open season on the flightless bird, whose silhouette has for years graced the backpacks of New Zealanders abroad and is worn proudly by our troops from Afghanistan to the Solomon Islands.
Archives News Zealand: Making our mark Exhibition opened 18 November 2005
‘God Defend New Zealand’, the silver fern, the New Zealand flag - they’re all symbols of our national identity. making our mark tells the story of some of New Zealand’s symbols through Archives New Zealand’s collection. You can visit this exhibition in person at the Wellington office or you can view it on Archives website as an online exhibition.
Alternative national flag flies high in Nelson 17/11/05 Article in The Nelson Mail
A group of Nelson property owners has designed an alternative national flag and is flying it in upper Trafalgar St to gauge public reaction.
Reason's for being a proud kiwi 28/10/05 Editorial in The Manawatu Standard
...however, let us say that the kiwi is a point of difference on which we might reasonably capitalise. It is found nowhere else, so when the great day dawns that we cut the last of the apron strings with the Home Country, the kiwi will come into its own for it is, to use that much overworked word, unique. It could, for example, be an integral part of our new flag which we will need when we become truly independent. Not a brand, not even an icon, just a much-loved bird that's all ours.
Fervour for the flag carries day 04/08/05 Editorial in The New Zealand Herald
An array of prominent names and plentiful funding stood behind the campaign to change the New Zealand flag. This succeeded in generating a strong degree of public awareness. Yet, in the end, all the effort proved not enough to orchestrate even a citizens-initiated referendum on the issue.
Flag's time will come 29/07/05 Editorial in The Timaru Herald
...The NZFlag. com Trust is obviously disappointed – hence the "apathy" remark – but it can be congratulated for provoking debate. No one else was going to. And the organisers did a tremendous job – getting New Zealand celebrities on board, promoting alternative flag designs, making regular public statements and attempting to get corporates on board.
True colours 23/07/05 Article in The Dominion Post
They've battled apathy. They've attracted celebrities and corporate clout and the wrath of opponents. Now the campaign to change New Zealand's flag has received a serious body blow.
Representations: Che Tibby's view from Wellington 29/06/05 Online PublicAddress.net
I'm right there supporting sporting personalities including Richard Hadlee and Colin Meads who would like to see the New Zealand flag changed for something a little more recognisable to non-Kiwis, and agree that The Flag is far too similar to any number of flags world-wide.
'Pine tree' Meads joins call for new New Zealand flag 29/06/05 Article in the Upper Hutt Leader
All Black legend Colin Meads is urging New Zealanders to take action and sign the petition for a referendum asking, "should the design of the New Zealand flag be changed?"
In addition to the item above similar articles also appeared on 29-30
June in the:
Waitomo News
The News (Westport)
High Country Herald (Mid Canterbury)
The Southland Times
Oamaru Mail
Marlborough Express
Clark: Keep the stars, flag away the Union Jack 25/06/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
Prime Minister Helen Clark would like the Union Jack gone from the New Zealand flag but would keep the Southern Cross and "beautiful blue" background.
Big names back flag campaign 24/06/05 Article in The Press
The campaign to force a referendum on the New Zealand flag has recruited All Blacks legend Colin Meads and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Dick Tayler.
Flag debate unfurls 21/06/05 Article in the Kapi Mana News
A series of five flag-related exhibitions currently on at Pataka is raising interesting debate and even TV3's John Campbell got in on the act.
Symbols of sovereignty was launched last weekend with the help of Facelift's John Campbell - aka Cohen Holloway.
Campbell, who supports a new flag for New Zealand, was a fitting special guest, or at least his impersonator was - giving a rousing and entertaining address at the June 12 winter season launch.
Pataka flies the nation's flag 10/06/05 Article in the Dominion Post
Pataka has devoted five exhibitions to the debate on New Zealand's flag.
It's only a matter of time before we change our flag, says the curator of an exhibition looking at our flag and the move to replace it with something unique.
Bob Maysmor has spent months immersed in issues surrounding our flag for an exhibition at Pataka - an exhibition he says is not just a debate about change, but a show that looks at the history, the power and the emotional ties we have with our flag.
Survey finds mix of Kiwi views on life 8/06/05
Extract from an article in the High Country Herald - North Otago
...according to a national online survey conducted by New Zealand radio station The Edge... 94.7 per cent of respondents take pride in being a New Zealander while just over half (51.75 per cent) believe a new national flag is a good idea. The survey, named Generation Edge, was completed by 7015 Edge listeners aged between 15 and 30 years of age.
Dead possum and a lonely Union Jack 04/06/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
Spend the morning in Design Studio III at the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts and you'll walk away with a good idea of what the future flag of New Zealand might look like - and there's only one Union Jack, on a black background.
Flags at Pataka 18/05/05 Article in the Northern Courier
From a silver fern on a black background or the removal of the Union Jack, to Kotahitanga or Tino Rangatiratanga emblems, it seems that there is no shortage of suggested alterations.
But, love it or hate it, the fact remains that the flag is has an indelible place in our heritage - as do all flags that have appeared throughout our history.
In keeping with that, Pataka Museum and Art Gallery is hosting 'Symbols of Sovereignty', a series of five exhibitions about the flags of Aotearoa.
There's plenty of room up the pole 05/05/05 Article in The Wellingtonian
Another option in the great New Zealand flag debate - should we keep the one we have or adopt a flag that better reflect's the nation's identity in the 21st Century - is to have more than one flag.
Telecom Chief joins call for flag change 17/04/05 Article in The Sunday Star-Times
"New Zealand is a country that often leads the world, it rides the front of the wave," she said. "We need to stand in our own space."
Setting course for a new flag 07/04/05 Article in The New Zealand Herald
If we can reach consensus, someone will one day be asked to design a new flag for this country. Ideally, this will be done in a formal way with a proper design brief.
Flag campaign flutters in streets 23/03/05 Article in The Southland Times
To change, or not to change our flag.
That is the option a national campaign is trying to give New Zealand citizens via a national referendum this year.
Flying the flag for change19/03/05 Article in The Otago Daily Times
Campaigners battling to change New Zealand's national flag were pounding the pavement in Dunedin yesterday, seeking support for their cause
Dr Claudia Orange, Treaty Expert and Te Papa Historian 120305 Article in the The Listener
It probably is time when we should think hard about the message that we give other nations by the virtue of our flag.
Historic flag revisited 02/03/05 Article in Central Leader
The debate over the New Zealand flag has uncovered a piece of history.
And the rediscovered relic is winning approval from people involved with the arts.
Support for new flag 01/03/05 Article in North Shore Times
Prominent North Shore identity Colin Kay has put his name to a referendum calling for a new national flag.
How to sign up for the flag petition 23/02/05 Article in New Zealand News UK
New Zealanders living in the UK are still able to add their names to the rising tide of support for a referendum on whether the country’s flag should be changed, but there are certain criteria to meet.
Signing up for new flag 17/02/05 Article in The Nelson Mail
Nelsonians keen to see New Zealand get a new flag can add their signatures to a petition circulating through the region.
It's Time For a change 16/02/05 Letter to the Editor in the Dominion Post
I disagree with some correspondents who oppose a change to our flag. To state, as one did, that we fought in World War II under our national flag is an exaggeration.
I'm a returned serviceman and don't recall any policy of units flying
the New Zealand flag. It would be more realistic to say we served under
the Union Jack or the Stars and Stripes, according to where one served
-- in the Middle East or the Pacific.
It's time for a change. Generally speaking, we neither love nor respect
our flag. There are many bare flagpoles. Only three institutions regularly
fly it -- the RSA, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's. Several government
departments don't display it from their buildings, the Upper Hutt courthouse
being one.
I look forward to the time when we see a new national flag flying proudly atop the Beehive.
BASIL S COLE
Upper Hutt
When a flag can mean life or death 11/02/05 Article in the Southland Times
Of course we must repect the present flag and the feelings of the old soldiers who fought under it but we must also think of the young soldiers. We have people, ships and aircraft in many parts of the world's hot spots using a flag that has another country's flag emblazoned on it. They need a distinctive, recognisable New Zealand flag.
Christian heritage deserves its place in our flag. 08/02/05 Article in the Otago Daily Times
The campaign to replace New Zealand’s flag seems to be gaining some momentum. Whatever its outcome, the focus on the flag will probably do more to stir people’s thinking about our distinctive national identity than the annual observance of our national day, at least at Waitangi itself.
Ian Harris expresses his views in his column Honest to God. This also appeared in the Dominion Post on 5 February.
Live and kicking - news duo joins calls to change NZ flag 06/02/05 Article in the Sunday Star Times
TV3's John Campbell and Carol Hirschfeld have joined the chorus of celebrity voices calling for a new flag, on a day when we celebrate what it means to be a New Zealander.
"I am extraordinarily proud to be a New Zealander and I do not see the essence of New Zealand lying in the Union Jack," said Campbell, whose partner and father are British.
Flagging a major change 05/02/05 Editorial in the Waikato Times
The yearly debate on one of this country's most revered institutions is under way, writes the Waikato Times in an editorial. We are talking about the national flag and whether it is time to ditch the Union Jack/Southern Cross combo in favour of something more racy. The debate could easily have been about the national anthem, which also comes in for regular scrutiny.
Flagging fortunes 05/02/05 Article in The Southland Times
There's no shortage of people with designs on our flag. MICHAEL FALLOW looks into its past, present and possible future
An old flag flapping on the pole again 02/02/05 Editorial in the Nelson Mail
In politics as in many other things, timing is key. With the long run-up to the general election now in first gear, the Government's priority will be to steer clear of controversy...That makes launching a national petition as part of a campaign to change the flag something of a gamble, if only because the issue itself is one few politicians want a bar of due to fears it might alienate those whose support they will be hoping for come September.
The editor follows up on 29/01/05 Editorial in the Bay of Plenty Times05/02/05
ONE thing of which I have no doubt is that the debate over changing the flag is going to be a hot one. We have received quite a bit of feedback this week on the petition campaign launched last week. This is an issue that will only be resolved by debate. We need to listen to all points of view, consider them all and then decide on the best way forward. Good, strong debate has always been healthy and this issue is no different.
Flag referendum demanded 02/02/05 Article in the New Zealand News UK
The organiser of a campaign to change the flag says the right design has not yet been found but he is confident the existing one will be replaced.
Where's That From? 01/02/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
The movement to change the New Zealand flag has gained momentum during the past week but debate about the original design was just as lively more than 100 years ago. The New Zealand flag is more than a century old, becoming the official national flag under the New Zealand Ensign Act on June 12, 1902.
Campaign for NZ flag that doesn't look so Australian 30/01/05 Article in the South China Morning Post
Sick of being mistaken for Australians, and increasingly removed from their British colonial heritage, some New Zealanders are campaigning to ditch theirnational flag, perhaps in favour of a new, Maori-influenced design.
The flag: survey backs redesign 29/01/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
Herald readers favour changing the New Zealand flag, according to a new survey.
Let's shirk off colonial masters and change the flag 29/01/05 Editorial in the Bay of Plenty Times
Let's talk flags. Now, in my humble opinion, even editors (and Australian ones at that) are allowed an opinion on whether New Zealand needs a new flag.
Campaigners want British link removed from New Zealand flag 28/01/05 Article in the Daily Telegraph, United Kingdom
A campaign to replace New Zealand's flag was gathering momentum yesterday, with thousands of supporters signing a petition in favour of ditching the present design with its Union flag motif.
Iwi in no hurry to change flag 28/01/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
The leaders of three of the country's iwi believe there is little urgency for a change in the flag, but have called for dialogue with Maori if it is going to happen.
If the flag can't be debated, it certainly can't be changed 28/01/05Editorial in the Tarnaki Daily News
If New Zealand cannot calmly and sensibly debate the distant possibility of changing the national flag, then the whole point is lost and the campaign should be abandoned for another generation or two, says the Taranaki Daily News.
Flag campaign heads our way 27/01/05 Article in the Waiarapa Times Age
Proud Kiwis Ann Hay of Carterton and Todd Lynch of Masterton say they want a unique New Zealand flag that everyone can be proud of. Wairarapa people will have the chance to voice their support for a new national flag by signing a petition to be circulated in the region over the coming weeks. Todd Lynch, a Masterton student, is co-ordinating the efforts of a team of volunteers to collect the signatures.
Sensitivity needed on issue of flag 27/01/05 Editorial in the New Zealand Herald
The campaign to change the New Zealand flag has taken a step forward with the official launch of a nationwide petition.
Finding a new 'branding' to make the heart pound 27/01/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
Green Party leader Rod Donald reckons it's time for a new national flag, while Act Party head Rodney Hide has excited palpitations whenever he sees the current one.
Push to get rid of our 'Model T' flag 26/01/05 Article in the New Zealand Herald
A former Governor-General is supporting a campaign to change the flag. Dame Catherine Tizard, who was the Queen's representative from 1990 to 1996, spent about an hour collecting signatures for a petition in central Auckland yesterday.
Petition calls for a unique NZ flag 26/01/05 Article in the Dominion Post
If you struggle to spot the difference between Australia's flag and New Zealand's, then you're in good company.
Mayor shows his colours in national flag debate 26/01/05 Article in the Taranaki Daily News
Mr Tennent led the charge on New Plymouth's streets yesterday to support the launch of a national petition to force the Government to hold a referendum on the issue.
Petition for new flag launched 25/01/05 TV0ne News - Television New Zealand
High profile kiwis get behind flag petition: Several prominent New Zealanders are taking to the streets to support a referendum on whether the national flag should be changed. About 12 well-known figures, including sports commentator Keith Quinn, head of the stock exchange Mark Weldon, actress Dame Kate Harcourt and former All Black Graham Mourie officially launched a petition in favour of changing the flag at parliament on Tuesday. Six alternative flag designs were on display at the launch. Weldon says this country deserves the best flag it can get. He says the national flag should be a statement and a symbol more representative of the country. In Auckland former Governor General Dame Cath Tizard, writer Greg McGee and director Ian Mune lent their support to the campaign. Other high-profile figures will be out in New Plymouth, Tauranga and Christchurch. Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison was the first to add his signature to the petition, saying the current flag was imposed on this country in 1865 and it is time for a change. The NZflag.com trust initiated the petition and wants the question of a new flag put to New Zealanders at this year's general election. Spokesperson Jo Coughlan says it is confident it will get the 300,000 signatures needed by May for that to happen. Coughlan says if a vote favoured a new flag the government should set up a taskforce to choose a design to be put to another referendum in 2008.
Change the flag campaign hits the streets 25/01/05 Article in the Dominion Post
A number of prominent New Zealanders are taking to the streets today in support of a campaign to change the New Zealand flag, as the petition is officially launched at Parliament.
In addition to the item above similar articles also appeared on 25
January in the:
Ashburton Guardian
Daily News
Daily Post
Greymouth Evening Star
Horowhenua Kapiti Chronicle
Manawatu Standard
Marlborough Express
Nelson Mail
Northern Advocate
Otago Daily Times
The Press
Timaru Herald
Wanganui Chronicle
Wairarapa Times Age
West Coast Times
United as one people under the NZ flag 19/01/05 Editorial in the Hamilton Press
Does New Zealand need a new flag?
A large number if Kiwis seem to think so. They include Olympic gold medallist Barbara Kendall, world champion squash Danme Susan Devoy, musician Neil Finn, businessman Stephen Tindall, and Richard Taylor of Weta Workshops.
'Naff' flag has to go says Gurney 09/01/05 Article in the Sunday Star-Times
Steve Gurney, who thinks New Zealand's flag is "naff", is the latest in a stellar cast of Kiwi athletes to join the campaign to replace our national ensign.
NZFlag.com says it has 400 volunteers ready to collect signatures for petition to change the nation's flag 04/01/05 Radio News Item on IRN News
New Zealanders are being urged to think about whether or not the want to change the nation's flag. Campaigners say their proposal to have the standard changed is about to fly. Petitions for a referendum on the issue will hit the streets next month, with organisers aiming to get 350,000 signatures. NZFlag.com says it has 400 volunteers ready to collect signatures around the country, and is expecting that to increase to 1,000 by February. Campaigner Iona Pannett says people will have plenty of opportunities to have their opinions heard. She says volunteers will be out collecting signatures on the streets, in shopping centres and at big community events. Ms Pannett says there is a big line-up of prominent New Zealanders behind the campaign to change the flag. She says lots of ordinary Kiwis are calling for change as well, and offering to collect signatures.
Time right to debate national flag 03/01/05 Article in Timaru Herald
Flag revisionists in South Canterbury are being called to arms as the NZFlag.com Trust tries to get a citizen-initiated referendum off the ground.
Time right to debate national flag 03/01/05 Article in The Press
As a recent arrival to New Zealand, Thomas Bley is slightly reluctant to pronounce on exactly what New Zealand's national flag should look like - but he believes now is the right time to debate the subject.
Flag wavers aim for a change 18/12/04 Article in the Waikato Times
People driving past Te Uku Gallery, near Raglan, might be forgiven for wondering if there are foreign dignitaries visiting.
Campaign for flag change to hit streets 04/12/04 Article in the Bay of Plenty Times
Campaign organisers are calling for Bay volunteers to hit the streets and collect signatures for the petition aimed at changing the New Zealand flag.
Support for flag change 04/12/04 Article in The Southland Times
FLAG revisionists in Southland are being called to arms as the www.nzflag.com Trust tries to get a citizen-initiated referendum off the ground.
Flag petition to call for referendum on changes 01/12/04 Article in The Dominion Post
A CAMPAIGN for a new national flag is heating up with the launch of a petition calling for a referendum.
If the nzflag.com trust has its way, New Zealanders could be voting for or against a flag change at next year's general election.
Flying the flag for a change of emblem 01/12/04 Article in The Otago Daily Times
Amy Anderson's belief New Zealand needs a new flag won her a place in the final of a national essay competition.
Stacey's flag clear favourite 29/11/04 Article in The Southland Times
Invercargill school pupil Stacey, 13, was one of eight regional finalists in a national school competition run by the group lobbying for a flag change, NZflag.com Trust.
New Zealand's new flag bearers 28/11/04 Article in the Sunday Star-Times
WHEN IT comes to a national symbol, forget the Southern Cross, the Union Jack or even the koru - the silver fern is a clear favourite.
More than 6000 New Zealanders voted for the Sunday Star-Times/nzflag.com schools' flag design competition last week.
Flying the flag debate 25/11/04 Article in South Taranaki Star
What are the people who are trying to change the New Zealand flag trying to tell us?
Melany wins points in NZ's flag debate 25/11/04 Article in South Taranaki Star
Melany Gibbs, of Opunake High School, is very passionate about the New Zealand flag - so much she wrote an essay, sent it to a national competition and was named Central North Island winner.
Aussie picks NZ to win race to new flag 25/11/04 Article in The New Zealand Herald
Australia may be beating New Zealand in all sporting events but it is trailing in the race for a new flag, says an Aussie who should know.
Harold Scruby, the man behind the movement to change the Australian flag, is in New Zealand issuing a challenge to update our flag.
City schoolgirl a flag contest finalist 23/11/04 Article in The Southland Times
It is everything a flag should be – bold, distinctive and instantly recognisable – but the 13-year-old Invercargill girl who designed it needs public support for it to win a national competition.
Flags a focus of strong emotion 16/11/04 Article in The Press
Denis O'Reilly joins the debate on a new national symbol by writing that flags
are important symbols.
The Press publishes Denis O'Reilly's
endorsement from nzflag.com
Teens have designs on new Kiwi flag 14/11/04 Original article in the Sunday Star-Times
ICONIC KIWI artist Dick Frizzell - judge for the nzflag.com schools' flag design and essay competition - is looking for something new to represent New Zealand. And he thinks Kiwi teenagers may have the answer.
It is time for change - let's just ditch the flag 13/11/04 Original article by Jeff Bell in the Ashburton Guardian
All this thinking about the ditching of sacred cows got me thinking (funnily enough). And then I thought some more. If we can get rid of Holmes with such ease, why can't we do the same with the New Zealand flag?
Marshall judging flag debate essays 10/11/04 Original article in The Timaru Herald
Timaru author Owen Marshall will be finding out what young people think about the New Zealand flag debate.
The leading short story writer will judge the Central South Island entries in an essay competition. This gives year 9 and 10 students the chance to have their say on the flag debate and how our national identity is portrayed.
All in a flap: the case for a new flag 31/10/04 Original article in the Herald on Sunday
The lines have been drawn - literally. Sarah Catterall reports on how celebrities and sports stars are all in flap over a new flag.
Rich blue with a "stars and stripes" look, renowned artist Dick Frizzell says of his latest flag design: "I quite like this one."
Flying a new flag 28/10/04 Original editorial in The Southland Times
It is time we chose our own flag. Not out of so trite a motivation as boredom, or some indulgent sense of fashion, and certainly not to dismiss the past, but as a sober, respectful, considered act of national maturity.
135 years on: can we flag it? 27/10/04 Original article in The Southland Times
It's happy birthday for the New Zealand flag – 135 years old and still
going strong.
The weekend marked the 135th anniversary of adoption of the New Zealand flag
in the form known today.
Only 14 countries have flags that have been in use for longer so we should
know it pretty well.
Or do we?
Sunday - Television New Zealand 17/10/04
It's the ultimate symbol of our country, but is the New Zealand flag in need of a make over?
Jackie Maher interviewed Lloyd Morrison, artist Dick Frizzell, MPs Tariana Turia and Rod Donald and ex Auckland Mayor John Banks about the current move to push for a referendum on whether New Zealand wants to change the flag.
We're flying the fern 02/10/04 Original article in The Otago Daily Times
Ian Taylor has first-hand experience of New Zealand's flag failing to
pack the patriotic punch a silver fern delivers.
The current Union Jack-emblazoned version had people from other countries wondering
about its origin, Mr Taylor, the director of Taylormade Media and Animation
Research, said.
But, when a fern was unveiled, it shouted to the world “Kiwi”, he
said.
Flag worth debating 01/10/04 Original article in the Horowhenua Kapiti Chronicle
Much heated, impassioned and patriotic debate is going on about the New Zealand flag.
It's one of those debates where there are not wrong or right answers - just opinions.
Foreigner's holiday reflections 01/10/04 Original article in The China Daily
When his father explained that I was originally from New Zealand and Australia,
the boy responded with what sounded like a long question.
When his dad translated for me, I was amazed to hear what had been asked: "He
wants to know why Australia and New Zealand have the same flag." I tried
to explain the small difference in the stars, admitting that with Britain's
Union Jack in the top left-hand corner, they were virtually identical.
Breakfast - Television New Zealand 15/09/04
Lizzy Igasan, Black Sticks full back, Pat Duggan from the Canterbury RSA and Peter Biggs the CEO of Clemenger BBDO chatted with Paul Henry about the potential, support and opposition for a flag change in this country.
Govt wary about flags of political correctness 28/08/04 Original article in The Press
Peter Luke: Points of Order. As political issues go, this one is neither novel nor of life-and-death importance. But the recent renewed questioning of New Zealand's flag does raise the intriguing question of why the Government is shying away from debate over a new national emblem.
Gordon McLauchlan: on the flag in 'Shopping is for the birds' 28/08/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
Ah, yes, black. Let me digress for a moment on this matter of the New Zealand uniform and the drive for a black flag. When you look at the mass of Olympic athletes and their uniforms you see little bits of ROYGBIV. You can't tell the Australians from the South Africans, the British from the French, or the Russians from almost anyone else; only the Kiwis are truly distinctive.
Flag's time will come says PM 24/08/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
Helen Clark - standing in front of a New Zealand flag at her usual post-Cabinet press conference in the Beehive - inadvertently demonstrated the difficulties many New Zealanders have in remembering the finer details of the flag. "Personally I think the stars with the red rim are quite nice."
The stars on the flag have a white rim, with a red centre.
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Marlborough Express
Nelson Mail
The Press
Timaru Herald
Otago Daily Times.
True champions 24/08/04 Concluding paragraph from the original editorial in The Press
A more significant issue for this country may be the complaints about the national flag. More than a few New Zealanders watching Ulmer's medal ceremony will have been annoyed at the difficulty distinguishing (for those not familiar) the New Zealand and Australian flags. Even our chef de mission, Dave Currie, believes it is time to change to the silver fern. It is not a call any governing politician would want to embrace for fear of awakening the risky republican argument. But perhaps .yesterday's confusing image of the two trans-Tasman flags might lead to sport providing the impetus for timely debate over the silver fern's merits.
MP says time for a new flag 23/08/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
Green MP Rod Donald will be asking the Prime Minister to hold a referendum at the next election on the future of the New Zealand flag
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Northern Advocate West Coast Times
Daily News
Hawkes Bay Today
Wanganui Chronicle
Nelson Mail
Marlborough Express
West Coast Times
The News (Westport)
Greymouth Evening Star
Otago Daily Times.
Peter Fitzsimons: redesign transtasman flags 21/08/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
I'll take a Dennis Lillee long run-up to this one if I may. For I gather there has been some hoopla in New Zealand recently about whether or not the New Zealand flag is still relevant...
Let debate begin on a new flag 13/08/04 Original editorial in the New Zealand Herald
Dave Currie, this country's chef de mission at the Athens Olympics, has clearly been taken aback by the stir created by his comments about the New Zealand flag.
Olympic head flies NZ flag - for now 12/08/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
New Zealand's Olympic team will fall in behind the national flag in Athens this weekend despite the contentious views of their leader, Dave Currie.
Poll: Should New Zealand change its official flag to the silver fern? 12/08/04 Original on www.stuff.co.nz
The poll ran alongside the story on Barabara Kendall from the Christchurch Press.
Golden Kendall fits the bill to carry the flag again 12/08/04 Original article in the Christchurch Press
Barbara Kendall, a star athlete with an aversion to the current Kiwi flag, could be selected by Dave Currie, an administrator unafraid to express similar sentiments, to carry the old ensign into the Olympic Games arena.
Time for change? 12/08/04 Original editorial in The Nelson Mail
Calling for a new flag is always going to raise a nation's patriotic pulse. To some people, the current flag no longer represents the country New Zealand has become, says the Nelson Mail in an editorial.
Currie calls for change to NZ flag / Holmes Poll 11/08/04 Original item on Holmes/TVNZ One News
Half a world away in Athens the man leading our Olympic team has caused a flap calling for a change to the New Zealand flag.
Holmes viewers seem to agree with Dave Currie that it is time for a change. Of the 12,285 people that rang in, 6,495 voted for a flag change and 5,790 voted against.
Are the athletes talking about the flag itself? 11/08/04 Original item on Radio New Zealand Nine to Noon
Presenter Linda Clarke, Radio New Zealand "Nine to Noon" with Joseph Romanos (correspondent in Athens).
John fancies a new flag10/08/04 Original article in Rural News
Among the well-known New Zealanders who have recently supported a referendum on changing our flag have been several prominent agricultural players.
Poll: Republic poll shows Kiwis feel resigned to their fate 06/08/04 Original article in The National Business Review
The poll also asked the question: "Do you think the New Zealand flag should be changed?" This question hasn't been asked in an NBR poll since July 1999, when 64 ...
Talley joins campaign for new flag 05/08/04 Original article in The Nelson Mail
Nelson businessman Peter Talley has joined the campaign to redesign New Zealand's flag.
Acland to support new flag debate 05/08/04 Original article in The Timaru Herald
Mount Peel farmer, company director and trustee John Acland has joined a growing list of New Zealanders supporting the debate about changing New Zealand's flag.
Ferguson flagging for change 01/08/04Original article in the Sunday Star Times
Two weeks out from Athens Dylan Cleaver surveys athletes' thoughts on changing the New Zealand flag.
Do we need a new flag? 30/07/04 Original editorial in the Otaki Mail
Do we need a new flag that stirs the heart and focuses the mnd? Can you pick the existng New Zealand flag from our neighbours,(without counting the stars). Is it time to adopt a truly New Zealand symbol for our national flag?
Silver fern on flag favoured 24/07/04 Original article in the Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle
Te Horo chef Ruth Pretty has joined the growing list of celebrities endorsing a movement to change the New Zealand flag.
Flag-waver for lonely cause 22/07/04 Original article in the New Zealand Herald
Comment: Frank Bailey has battled for 40 years to change New Zealand's flag
Clearing the air in which we fly the nation's flag 20/07/04 Original editorial in The Daily News
The subject of New Zealand's national flag surfaces every few years, usually in quiet news times, says The Daily News.
Fire up the national flag debate 20/07/04 Original editorial in the Cook Strait News
Patriotism. National pride. Mana. The New Zealand flag. The latter is the physical embodiment of the former.
In addition to the item above the editorial also appeared between
20 July and 22 July in the:
Western News
Wainuiomata News
Porirua News
Independent Herald
New-flag debate reaches new heights 19/07/04 Original article in The Daily News
New Plymouth Mayor Peter Tennent and photographer John Crawford have got behind the proposal to replace the New Zealand flag.
White on black 14/07/04Original article in the Dominion Post
Wellington International Airport is flying alternative New Zealand flags to welcome the visiting Wallabies and their fans for Saturday's Bledisloe Cup clash.
In addition to the item above the article also appeared on 14 July in:
Waikato Times
West Coast Times
Nelson Mail
Marlborough Express
Artist Frizzell comes up with own take on the national flag 14/07/04 Original article in the Hawkes Bay Today reprinted in the NZ Herald Regional Edition
Artist Frizzell comes up with his own take on the national flag.
Artist Frizzell offers replacement for NZ flag 14/07/04 Original article in the Hawkes Bay Today reprinted in the Otago Daily Times
Havelock North artist Dick Frizzell has come up with two designs to replace the New Zealand flag.
In addition to the items above the article also appeared on 14 July in the:
Daily Post(Rotorua)
Wanganui Chronicle
Gisborne Herald
Horowhenua-Kapiti Chronicle.
HB pop artist fizzing over design for NZ flag 10/07/04 Original article in the Hawkes Bay Today
Artist Dick Frizzell has come up with two designs to replace the New Zealand flag.
Flag the flag? 07/07/04 Original article in the Capital Times
Talking to Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison about changing the New Zealand flag Aaron Watson begins to feel uncomforatably patriotic.
Is it time for change? Bay leads push for a new Kiwi flag 03/07/04 Original article in The Bay of Plenty Times
Three high-profile Western Bay personalities have thrown their weight into a campaign to change the New Zealand flag and create a stronger national identity.
Wai Kapohe endorses the need for a new Kiwi flag 24/06/04 Original article in The Southland Times
Opera singer-songwriter Deborah Wai Kapohe has been unfurling a silver fern flag at concerts around New Zealand.
Mayor in flag debate 23/06/04 Original article in North Taranaki Midweek
New Plymouth Mayor Peter Tennent is backing a campaign for a referendum on a new flag, saying the current one doesn't do the nation justice.
In a flap over the New Zealand flag 22/06/04 Original article in The Nelson Mail
Our present little number is, in my eyes, a tarnished hangover of imperialism's past. The sun did finally set on the British Empire - last century.
Finding the flag 17/06/04 Original article in Havelock North Village Press
A new flag for New Zealand is more than a vexillologistic issue - it is truly vexing.
Pupils mirror nation's divergent flag views 15/06/04 Original article in The Hutt News
If six St Bernard's College students can be considered a tiny sample of New Zealand opinion, then it really will be a tough task to find common ground on whether we need a new New Zealand flag, and what it should look like. Nicholas Boyack reports.
The flag - is it time for a change? 07/06/04 Original article in Kapiti Observer
What does it mean to be a kiwi?
New flag could raise our standards 02/06/04 Original article in Rotorua Review
Every nation has a flag - New Zealand has a Wild West neckerchief.
Far from a flagging issue 01/06/04 Original article in The Dominon Post
Six months ago, as 2004 dawned, Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison launched a campaign to change New Zealand's flag, writes The Dominion Post in an editorial.
Sheep stealers can have our confusing ensign 31/05/04 Original article in The New Zealand Herald
We all know the perfidious Aussies pick-pocketed Phar Lap, the pavlova and Russell Crowe from us and claimed them as their own. But our flag as well? That was a new one on me when Sonja Andrews, of Les and Sonja fame, rang last week after reading how Avondale College students were to debate replacing the New Zealand flag for one people wouldn't confuse with Australia's.
School takes a lead in the flag debate 27/05/04 Original article in The New Zealand Herald
Many young New Zealanders do not recognise the national flag and, even worse, sometimes confuse it with Australia's, according to the principal of one of the country's biggest secondary schools.
Keith flies the flag for new national emblem 18/05/04 Original article in The Hutt News
It's a funny topic to have a keen interest in but Keith Quinn has always liked flags.
Keith's call: it's time for flag change 11/05/04 Original article in The Hutt News
Why does our flag still feature the Union Jack when we are now a multicultural society with strong links to the South Pacific and Asia? So asks rugby commentator Keith Quinn...
NZ Flag campaign profiled in the Yomiuri Shimbun (Japanese Language only) 25/04/04 Original article in The Yomiuri Shimbun
The Yomiuri Shimbun is Japan's top quality vernacular newspaper with a national circulation of 14.5 million copies per day, the largest in the world.
Flag of inconvenience12/04/04 Original article in The Guardian
As New Zealand considers redesigning its flag, David Fickling lays out the arguments for and against change.
A perfect, patriotic lamb 20/03/04 Original article in The Dominion Post
Everyone is asking everybody - at dinner parties, in newspaper polls and on talkback shows - what it means to be a New Zealander.
Waitakere Council flies alternative NZ flag 09/03/04 Original article in the Western Leader
An alternative New Zealand flag is flying outside Waitakere City Council's Waipareira Ave chambers.
Flag campaign goes online 26/02/04 Original article in The Dominion Post
A campaign to update the New Zealand flag has been launched online and 300 people have registered their support.
True Colours 21/02/04 Original article in The Listener
We are in dire need of a potent symbol of the "public domain" into which this nation's beaches are about to be vested.
Steven Carden: A standout nation needs unique flag 20/02/04 Original article in The New Zealand Herald
These days you don't need to walk far in New York to catch a glimpse of home. In the city that never sleeps, New Zealand seems to be doing its best to keep people awake.
The Listener: Lloyd Morrison 9/02/04 Original article in The Listener
Jane Clifton talks to Lloyd Morrison about whether the dangers of leading public debate mean he should flag it. No sooner has he launched the change-the-flag debate, elbowing headline, talkback and smoko-room time out of the Winston's dinner debate, and the Don Brash speech debate, than Lloyd Morrison wants to hand it over.
Time to move on - Wai Kapohe 7/02/04 Original article in The Southland Daily Times
A NEW national flag would help New Zealand look to the future as "one people," Invercargill-based opera singer Deborah Wai Kapohe said on Waitangi Day yesterday.
Flying What Kind OF Flag? 30/01/04 Original article in the Manawatu Evening Standard
The times must be changing -- and the end of civilisation as we know it nigh -- when the Returned Services Association agrees to changing the New Zealand flag so long as a majority of voters in a referendum goes along with the move, says an editorial in the Manawatu Standard.
Flying The Flag 27/01/04 Original article in The Press
Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison has run a familiar idea back up the flagpole that New Zealand's national flag has had its day and it is time to replace it, The Press says in an editorial. Morrison favours a design similar to that proposed by others over the past few years a stylised silver fern, actually white, on a plain black background. He has created a charitable trust and is setting up a website to promote a change of national colours.
New Flag Campaign 27/01/04 Original article in The Dominion Post
Businessman Lloyd Morrison launched a campaign last week to change the flag. Why is a wealthy merchant banker meddling with the national symbol? Anthony Hubbard reports.
Capitalism with conscience 25/01/04 Original article in the Sunday Star-Times
This growing sense of independence is reflected in a huge cultural ferment, in fine arts, music, theatre and dance. It is reflected in our relationships with other powers, especially Australia. But the flag, says Morrison, doesn't reflect this.
A New Flag to Buck Us All Up 24/01/04 Original article in The Dominion Post
Everyone knows in their hearts what, when the time comes, the replacement for the New Zealand ensign should be. It is that stylised, stark, black and white image that has stood the test of time in a number of the world's great sporting arenas, The Dominion Post says in an editorial.
RSA Backs Public Vote On Flag Change 21/01/04 Original article in The Dominion Post
The Returned Services Association says it will back changing New Zealand's flag as long as a majority of voters support a change in a referendum.
Association chief executive Pat Herbert said yesterday that he welcomed a public debate on Wellington businessman Lloyd Morrison's call to adopt a silver fern as the nation's flag.
Time for change says the flag man 14/08/02 Original article in The Timaru Herald
Timaru's David Armstrong is sometimes referred to as the flag man.
Tradition is one thing, time-warp is something else 22/06/02 Original editorial in The Daily News
It has been a scary week or so for traditionalists. New Zealand's flag has its 100th birthday amid a renewed flap about being time for a change.
Drive for a new flag for a changed identity 05/06/01 Original article in The Evening Post
Our flag symbolises our history, our identity and our country. Any attempt to change it is bound to generate controversy, but that won't hold back MP Marie Hasler. Joanne Black reports.
Opportunity awaits for a bold and distinctive flag 24/05/01 Original editorial in The Daily News
Most New Zealanders cannot tell the difference between their national flag and Australia's. Both are something of a disorganised patchwork, with Britain's Union Jack in the upper left quarter, the same blue background, and a similar cluster of stars to the right.
Hoist up the silver fern says tourism chiefs 18/05/01 Original article in The Dominion
Adopting the silver fern as New Zealand's flag is one of the suggestions in a review of the tourism industry issued in Auckland yesterday.
Time for change - if it's better 07/09/98 Original editorial in Waikato Times
Furl the flag, switch the song, swap the labels. Advertising guru Kevin Roberts of giant Saatchi and Saatchi has given a tantalising taste of things that might come if his company's ideas on marketing New Zealand win favour with its Tourism Board client.
New minister raises a whole more than just a flag 05/09/98 Original editorial in The Daily News
Comedians are having a field-day. Four sheep, displayed in the form of the Southern Cross, on a new New Zealand flag with a little silver fern in one corner...
Tourism bosses back call for new NZ flag, song 29/08/98 Original article in The Evening Post
Tourism bosses are urging the Government to ditch the flag in order to boost New Zealand's profile overseas.
New Zealand Tourism Board head Paul Winter and Tourism Wellington chief executive Trevor Hall said the New Zealand flag was confusing and did nothing to promote the nation.