NEW ZEALAND IS in the process of choosing a new flag.
The country has identified a short list of 40 from which its possible new national symbol will be selected.
An open call was put out for design submissions in May, resulting in more than 10,000 entrants. Out of such a large number there was bound to be a few slightly more unusual creations.
The country will undergo two referendums in the next seven months to make its final decision. One to decide what the replacement flag might be and a second referendum to decide whether it should keep the existing design, which features Britain’s Union flag.
Lets take a look at a few of the flags that didn’t make the short list (but oh how we wish that they had).
Designed by: Christina Kaldelis from Wellington
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Sun, beach, cricket, ice cream = perfect day
Designed by: James Gray from Auckland
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The laser beam projects a powerful image of New Zealand. I believe my design is so powerful it does not need to be discussed.
Designed by: Louis Valenzuela from Auckland
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Nothing says welcome to New Zealand like this flag.
Designed by: Jeong Hyuk Fidan from Canterbury
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Who doesn’t love a cat that rakes its own garden?
Designed by: Jesse Gibbs from Canterbury
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This design represents all of NZ because we have lots of sheep and love hokey pokey ice cream. I even included the blue and red to keep all of you naysayers happy. Kiwi as bro.
Designed by: Stole it from Lester Hall from Northland (Suggested by: Sharon Greig from Northland)
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Why would this make a good flag? Because its fun, we need to smile more often, and perhaps take ourselves less seriously. And to provide the panel with a reprieve from the tyranny of all those dreadful kiwi/fern/Walters silhouettes.
Our parliament is called the beehive so it seems natural that we reference the Buzzy Bee, the overall connotation being that we are a nation of busy little bees running around collecting honey for the hive (parliament), and like bees our egalitarian intention is the greater good for all. This image is appropriated from the artist Lester Hall www.lesterhall.com
Designed by: Michael Strong from Wellington
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I like giraffes. They’re much better than horses because horses have small necks and can’t eat trees.
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