Flags of New Zealand - National Flag

National Flag

Flag Date Use Description
1834–1840 Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand Based on the White Ensign. Two crosses of St George and four eight-point stars in the canton on a blue background. (See also variant design under "Maori flags" below)
1840–1902 British Union Jack Adopted following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
1867–1869 The first flag of New Zealand based on the blue ensign Blue ensign with the red letters "NZ" outlined in white
1902 (Official, in use from 1869) – Flag of New Zealand A defaced blue ensign with four red stars with white borders to the right, representing the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross.

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