Independence in The New Zealand Flag Debate
A popular alternative, the Silver fern flag, to the current defaced Blue Ensign was designed by Kyle Lockwood. It won a Wellington newspaper flag competition in July 2004 and appeared on TV3 in 2005 after winning a poll which included the present national flag.Although the current New Zealand flag remains a popular and recognised symbol of New Zealand, there are proposals from time to time for the New Zealand flag to be changed, with proponents of a new flag arguing "he current New Zealand Flag is too colonial and gives the impression that New Zealand is still a British colony and not an independent nation." Charles Chauvel MP has introduced a members Bill for a consultative commission followed by a referendum on the New Zealand flag.
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