Apparently the new Zealand government has nothing better to do with its time or money.
The only thing that concerns them is whether the flag should be changed
If you could choose one of the forty which one would you choose
I have to choose either one of these or stick with the flag we have here now
I should have done this ages ago and got you all too design new flags that I could have submitted
to the committee
DT could have come up with flags better than most of this lot
here is what we have now
A list of 40 possible alternative flags, chosen from 10,000
HAMISH RUTHERFORD
Last updated 18:14, August 10 2015
The Flag Consideration Panel has announced 40 possible flag alternatives - including these.
The process to choose what could be New Zealand's new flag has narrowed to 40 options.
On Monday afternoon the Flag Consideration Panel released a "long list" of 40 designs, chosen from more than 10,000 options submitted by the public.
The 40 options for New Zealand's new flag. Click here for a larger image.
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The list is dominated by designs prominently featuring ferns, koru and stars. It does not include some of the more humorous designs, such as the kiwi farting a rainbow or flags referencing blowing on pies.
Chairman John Burrows said he and his colleagues had investigated every submission, but the 40 selected designs had been chosen unanimously.
"In reviewing alternatives, we were guided that a potential new flag should unmistakably be from New Zealand and celebrate us as a progressive, inclusive nation that is connected to its environment, and has a sense of its past and vision for its future," Burrows said in a statement.
"The panel has made its preliminary selection of flag designs that it believes best represent the range of suggestions it has received. It is important that those designs are timeless, can work in a variety of contexts, are simple, uncluttered, balanced and have good contrast."
The chosen 40 will now be subject to further scrutiny, including whether any breach intellectual property law.
In mid-September the panel is expected to announce four of them to be subject to a national referendum. The most popular design will then go head-to-head with the current flag in another referendum in March 2016.
Prime Minister John Key favours changing the flag, claiming the existing design is often mistaken for Australia's. Although the cost of deciding whether to change the flag - up to $26 million - has come under fire, Key claimed recently that a new design would be "worth billions" to New Zealand.
The only thing that concerns them is whether the flag should be changed
If you could choose one of the forty which one would you choose
I have to choose either one of these or stick with the flag we have here now
I should have done this ages ago and got you all too design new flags that I could have submitted
to the committee
DT could have come up with flags better than most of this lot
here is what we have now
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A list of 40 possible alternative flags, chosen from 10,000
HAMISH RUTHERFORD
Last updated 18:14, August 10 2015
You must log in or register to see images
The Flag Consideration Panel has announced 40 possible flag alternatives - including these.
The process to choose what could be New Zealand's new flag has narrowed to 40 options.
On Monday afternoon the Flag Consideration Panel released a "long list" of 40 designs, chosen from more than 10,000 options submitted by the public.
You must log in or register to see images
The 40 options for New Zealand's new flag. Click here for a larger image.
What should be on New Zealand's flag?
Share your stories, photos and videos.
The list is dominated by designs prominently featuring ferns, koru and stars. It does not include some of the more humorous designs, such as the kiwi farting a rainbow or flags referencing blowing on pies.
Chairman John Burrows said he and his colleagues had investigated every submission, but the 40 selected designs had been chosen unanimously.
"In reviewing alternatives, we were guided that a potential new flag should unmistakably be from New Zealand and celebrate us as a progressive, inclusive nation that is connected to its environment, and has a sense of its past and vision for its future," Burrows said in a statement.
"The panel has made its preliminary selection of flag designs that it believes best represent the range of suggestions it has received. It is important that those designs are timeless, can work in a variety of contexts, are simple, uncluttered, balanced and have good contrast."
The chosen 40 will now be subject to further scrutiny, including whether any breach intellectual property law.
In mid-September the panel is expected to announce four of them to be subject to a national referendum. The most popular design will then go head-to-head with the current flag in another referendum in March 2016.
Prime Minister John Key favours changing the flag, claiming the existing design is often mistaken for Australia's. Although the cost of deciding whether to change the flag - up to $26 million - has come under fire, Key claimed recently that a new design would be "worth billions" to New Zealand.
