The final round of the New Zealand Flag referendum has begun, deciding whether the country will keep or change its current flag. To usurp the current flag, Kyle Lockwood’s Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue) must win a simple head-to-head ballot, running from 3–24 March. The challenger design narrowly won the first round of the […]
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New Zealand chooses challenger flag
With late and overseas votes still outstanding, it appears that Kyle Lockwood’s black variant has beaten the same designer’s red variant into second place. Voter turnout was 48 per cent, reflecting the interest in this issue among New Zealanders. Following an official announcement next Tuesday, the winning flag will face the current New Zealand flag […]
New Zealand flag referendum begins
After celebrating another Rugby Union World Cup triumph, New Zealanders are deciding what flag their beloved All Blacks will play under when they defend their crown. New Zealanders have just begun voting in a referendum to decide whether or not to change their national flag. The first round will see five potential new designs reduced […]
List of 40 potential new New Zealand flag designs unveiled
From over 10,000 just 40 remain. Is one of these designs New Zealand’s new flag? New Zealand has taken a step closer to changing their national flag, after the Flag Consideration Panel released a first shortlist of 40 designs from 10,292 submissions. ‘Everyone on the panel viewed every single one of the 10,292 designs,’ said […]
The Silver Fern – New Zealand’s new flag?
We will soon be hearing about the Silver Fern and two flag referendums taking place in New Zealand. Following his re-election, Prime Minister John Key will fulfil a pledge made in March 2014 to hold a referendum on changing the national flag. Led by ‘respected New Zealanders’, a public consultation period will run from May […]
Flore flies full UK Flag range
The Northamptonshire village of Flore is home to the Commonwealth Flag Project. With the registration last year of flags for Northamptonshire and Mercia, the Project took the opportunity to stage a magnificent display. It raised together the flags of every layer of identity applicable to the village: Flore, Northamptonshire, Mercia, England, Britain, Europe, Commonwealth & […]
Flags at half mast for King Abdullah
Flying the Union Flag at half-mast following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has caused some controversy among those who question the nation’s human rights record. ‘Flying flags at Half Mast on gov[ernment] buildings for the death of Saudi king is a steaming pile of nonsense. That is all.’ tweeted Scottish Conservative leader Ruth […]
French national day of mourning
After the attack on the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, the French government has declared Thursday 8 January as a national day of mourning for the twelve victims. This will be only France’s sixth national day of mourning in the past 50 years. In the UK you may fly the national flag at half-mast whenever […]
Wales: no change to Union Flag
Interviewed this morning by BBC Wales, Welshman and Flag Institute Chief Executive Charles Ashburner suggested that moves to change the flag of the United Kingdom to include Wales are ‘unlikely to be successful for the foreseeable future’. Such a change might have been hard to resist had Scotland voted for independence. However, the national mood […]
Chair of F&HC calls for immediate action on UK flag
Statement by Andrew Rosindell MP, Chair of Flags and Heraldry Committee Since our founding in 2008, the Flags and Heraldry Committee has worked with the Flag Institute to promote proper governance of our national symbols. Together we have pushed government hard to recognise the importance of the kind of basic care of our national flag […]
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