In March next year, New Zealanders will be asked whether they want to replace their current flag with a new one. The Silver Fern (black, white and blue) was selected by popular vote to go up ...

Two managers at a flag manufacturing company stand next to an Australian (right) and New Zealand flag. Many consider the current flag to be too similar to Australia’s. AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand ...

New Zealand is a step closer to getting a new flag, after an independent panel sifted through more than 10,000 submitted designs to emerge with 40 finalists. The country is in the process of ...

New Zealand, eh? what is it known for? Well, there's rolling hills, magnificent scenery, sheep, Lord of the Rings, Maoris, the Haka, Russell Crowe, and Lorde. And that handsome Commonwealth flag.

New Zealand’s search for a new flag design took two years, $17 million, and 10,000 options. The idea was to replace the colonial-era flag—the Southern Cross and the Union Jack on a blue ...

But when it comes to the fate of New Zealand's national flag, this tattoo studio, near the center of Auckland, New Zealand's biggest city, is signaling change is on its way. Demand for tattoos of ...

For decades, the people of New Zealand have argued over their flag. It's too similar to Australia's flag, and it's embarrassing when they're confused; it would be expensive to change it.

One of four designs could be New Zealand’s new flag – if Kiwis accept any of them. The island nation’s government unveiled the shortlisted designs at a ceremony Tuesday, a key step in a ...