The Authorities of New Zealand has made official on Tuesday the design of the flag that will compete with the current one in a binding referendum in March subsequent yr. He has received a vote through which 49.7% of New Zealanders participated, in accordance with the New Zealand election fee.
The mannequin “silver fern”, by architect Kyle Lockwood, has received the ultimate vote by acquiring 662,160 votes. On a blue and black background, a silver fern leaf, native plant and emblem of the nation is represented on the flag. The sketch maintains the 4 stars of the Southern Cross, as a result of they symbolize the geographical location of New Zealand and since, as defined by the creator, he helped navigate the first settlers of the island of Oceania.
Preliminarily a vote was taken between 10,200 proposals, of which 40 designs had been chosen. The 4 chosen fashions had been submitted to a brand new vote, from which the profitable flag got here out in entrance of one other of the identical creator with the identical design though sustaining the colours of the current flag.
In March 2016, New Zealanders will vote in a binding referendum in the event that they proceed with the current flag or replace it with the profitable mannequin in the vote. The change of insignia has been one of the proposals of the conservative Prime Minister John Key, which goals to remove British colonial sentiment.
The current flag of New Zealand consists of in the higher left nook the 'Union Jack', image of the British colonial period. Therefore the prime minister has declared that it doesn’t symbolize the values of the current New Zealand and that it’s time to replace it. Since 1960, New Zealanders take into account the risk of adjusting their emblem.
As well as, the current flag of New Zealand has an incredible similarity with the Australian staff. Each differ solely by the quantity and coloration of their stars.