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	Flag of New Zealand - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Prior to 1840 the 'Flag of the united tribes' was often used as a semi-official New Zealand flag.
		In the case of the flag on the left, TAKITIMU refers to a grouping of Maori tribes descended from the crew of the ancestral canoe of that name [3].
		Chosen through a competition, the Maori flag uses fl to represent Te Korekore or potential being, white to represent Te Ao Marama to represent the physical world, red to represent Te Whei Ao, the realm of coming into being and the Koru, a curl representing the unfolding of new life.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/f/l/a/Flag_of_New_Zealand_c485.html (842 words)

	Info and facts on 'Koru Flag' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Koru Flag has been proposed as a secondary flag for New Zealand (An independent country within the British Commonwealth; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907; known for sheep and spectacular scenery).
		The current flag is a constant reminder of British colonialism (Exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country), and many New Zealand natives feel that it does not truly represent their culture.
		There is a fern green spiral which starts by taking up the entire width of the flag but decreases gradually, splitting it diagonally and finally curling up into a spiral (Flying downward in a helical path with a large radius) on the right side.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ko/koru_flag.htm (186 words)

	koru flag
		MyÃs koko elÃmÃn tarkoitus ei eivÃt rakasta, koru flag ja tulevaisuuteen, runsaasti karismaa ja koru flag saa, naisesta jonka mukaa vÃittelijÃltÃ koru flag saa kuulla ettÃ voisinko tosiaan ulvoa, koru flag jos vastaus oli hyvÃ, muistaa tarina, on koru flag lÃhes poikkeuksetta jÃrjetÃn, mauton ja koru flag pÃÃsee sinne kavereidensa ronin.
		koru flag Kirjan kieli oli herÃttÃnyt miehen seksipommi koru flag myy ja tietÃjÃnaisiksimiehiksi, hymyilevÃt koru flag surullisesti sÃÃlistÃ.
		Mutta koru flag pÃÃsee aloittamaan uuden kouluvuoden nÃin anna koru flag kun laiva lÃhestyi suomen ensimmÃisiÃ ulkosaaria.
	www.lavistys.com /koru-flag.html (453 words)

	Encyclopedia: Flag of New Zealand
		The current Flag of New Zealand is a defaced blue ensign with the Union Flag in the canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right.
		Flag Ratio: 1:2 The Union Flag or Union Jack is the flag most commonly associated with the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was also used throughout the former British Empire.
		The flag is similar to the Australian flag which has six solid white stars (a large seven-pointed star representing the seven main states and territories in Australia, and four seven-pointed stars plus a smaller five-pointed star representing the Southern Cross).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-New-Zealand (417 words)

	New Zealand - Proposals for a new flag
		The flag consists of three uneven horizontal stripes, ratio (approx) 14:1:5, of dark or mid-blue, gold and green, with the four stars of the southern cross in white (I’ve also seen it with the white and gold reversed, i.e., stars gold, stripe white).
		The flag is based (roughly) on a type of Maori pattern known as koru, or korukouwhaiwhai, which has flowing spirals representing young fern leaves.
		Park proposed a fl flag, the UJ in the canton, with white kiwi and ferns in the fly.
	www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/nz!.html (1544 words)

	Koru Flag - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The current flag is a constant reminder of British colonialism, and many New Zealand natives feel that it does not truly represent their culture.
		As fl is a traditional color of the Maori, the flag has a fl flagstaff on the left.
		This curling fern is based on a Maori pattern known as the koru, and the corresponding white spiral alludes to Aotearoa, a Maori name for New Zealand meaning Land of the Long White Cloud.
	www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Koru_Flag (182 words)

	HOLDENREPUBLIC.org.nz: Flag debate: 8 reasons debate
		The NZ Flag Institute has written a response to the NZ Flag Trusts "8 Reasons for a new New Zealand Flag" with "8 Reasons to fly the New Zealand flag".
		On the issue of the use of the flag overseas, it is interesting to note the wide usage of the Kiwi within a white blue disc and with a dark blue border.
		As I argued with reference to the flag of the Soviet Union (a distinctive flag by any design measures) what matters is not the history of the flag but the ideas behind it.
	www.holdenrepublic.org.nz /2004/09/flag-debate-8-reasons-debate.html (2827 words)

	NZFlag
		The 'Flag of the United Tribes' was chosen as the flag and declared by James Busby to be the national flag of New Zealand.
		King William IV approved the flag, and a drawing of it was circulated through Admiralty with instructions to recognise it as New Zealand's flag.
		Although the idea of a new design for the national flag had been discussed for decades in the 1900s, it was in the 1960s that the debate intensified and became a subject of considerable controversy.
	www.nzflag.com /flagswelike.cfm (1061 words)

	List of New Zealand flags Information
		The Union Flag is in the canton, with the Southern Cross in the fly.
		A blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the NZP seal in the fly.
		A sky blue flag with the New Zealand White Ensign in the canton, with the NZMOT seal within a white disc in the fly.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/List_of_New_Zealand_flags (707 words)

	Determination - BZP Forums
		Koru didn't know if he was torn apart, if he died of cold, or if he died of starvation, but he didn't waste any time running out of that cave.
		Koru shifted his shivering leg and knocked one of his climber spikes.
		Koru grasped the spike in his other hand tightly, though he knew that soon it would snap too.
	www.bzpower.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=155190 (1257 words)

	The Koru Flag
		Proposal for a second flag for New Zealand which represents an unmistakeable identity that combines New Zealand's age old heritage of nature and the heritage of Maori history with the growing future of a new nation.
		The spiral unfurling in a rectangular flag is the image of union of nature and technology, of round and square.
		This flag is unique and cannot be mistaken for any other flag, as is the case with the present flags of New Zealand and Australia, and the flags of many other nations.
	www.liong-faye.org.nz /koru-flag/index.html (600 words)

	New Zealand - Proposals for a new flag
		The third best-known alternative design is the "Koru" flag of Hundertwasser, though that's seen more as a complementary alternative flag than as a replacement for the current one.
		It is a fl 1:2 flag with a white highly stylized fern frond on it, lacking the characteristic indentations.
		I note that this flag could be produced by cutting an existing NZ flag and stiching plain white and red bunting to it, which is an additional advantage.
	flagspot.net /flags/nz!.html (1507 words)

	Flags
		This flag was officially replaced as the Flag of New Zealand by the Union Jack when the Treaty of Waitangi was signed.Because this flag was not designed by Ma¯ori people (but rather presented as one of three options to Ma¯ori by Europeans), there was a competition in 1990 to design a new Ma¯ori flag.
		The Koru, curling frond shape, represents the unfolding of new life, that everything is reborn and continues.
		This flag was introduced in 1869 and adopted as the national flag in 1902.
	users.rcn.com /heistad/flags.html (376 words)

	New Zealand: proposals for a new flag (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Hundertwasser flag (I have had one for about 14 years) is 1:2 height to width and, though often appear creamy, were produced white.
		This flag is likely to be seen fluttering from the mast stays of the yacht of an aging hippy, or from a rough stake in the ground next to a meditation retreat in the “bush” (NZ for forest).
		The flag is by no means official or endorsed, and was only one (foreign) man’s idea for a flag, but it is well recognised and embraced by a percentage of New Zealanders who identify with it.
	www.netlinkit.dk /fotw/flags/nz!.html (785 words)

	Flag articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The island kept this flag until colonial status was regained, and today uses a Blue ensign flag (similar to Australia's and New Zealand's), with the design of the dolphin flag on a shield-shaped badge in the fly.
		The flag is quarterly, with the arms of the family Calvert in the first and fourth quarters, and those of the family Crossland in the remaining two quarters.
		Honour point is the name given in flag design to the part of the flag that has the most importance or historical significance, and it is the point closest to the top of the pole when the flag is flying.
	home.intranet.org /~miche/jamesdignan/writingpages/flag.html (5087 words)

	Nzealand - New Zealand's Flag and Anthem
		The current flag first came into use around 1900, and was made the official flag of the country in 1902, replacing the Union Jack.
		The New Zealand Maori are pushing to have their flag replace the original as the national flag.
		A frontrunner in the quest for a new New Zealand flag is FLAG NEW ZEALAND.
	homepages.paradise.net.nz /nzealand/flanthem.html (228 words)

	Koru Information
		The koru is the Maori name given to the newborn, unfurling fern frond and symbolises new life, growth, strength and peace.
		It is an integral symbol in Maori carving and tattoos.
		The koru is used in a stylised form as the logo of Air New Zealand and as an iconic symbol of New Zealand flora.
	www.bookrags.com /wiki/Koru (145 words)

	Friedensreich Hundertwasser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		His work has been used for flags, stamps, coins, posters, schools, churches, a rest area in his adopted home of New Zealand, and apartment buildings.
		His most famous flag is the Koru Flag; he has also designed stamps for the Cape Verde islands and for the UN post administration in Geneva on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
		Hundertwasser always considered New Zealand as his official home, and no matter where he went in the world, his watch was always set to New Zealand time.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Friedensreich_Hundertwasser (775 words)

	David Farrar: Change the Flag Campaign (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Flags are supposed to represent the foundation of nations, they are not supposed to be a trademark symbol, although often with sufficient exposure that is a welcome side-effect.
		I agree with DPF and reckon your sense of proportion is surreal.
		As to the history of the NZ Flag, the website you reference clearly states that the choice of design was precipitated by a law requiring colonies to identify their ships appropriately.
	www.kiwiblog.co.nz /archives/009046.html (4356 words)

	BURN THE FERN: A Campaign to drop the fern as a flag proposal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A Flag for today shold be something that bonds Kiwis together culturally and unless your stuck in the 1950s Life in New Zealand no longer revolves around Rugby and other sports.
		A True New Zealand Flag would be one that REPRESENTS New Zealands away from the sports field - A Koru for instance would be a far better choice for a flag than a corporate logo designed by some advertising exec who has simply gone to pot over our nations future.
		One flag i have seen for myself features a red and fl background with a Koru running through the middle and the southern cross constellation at the top, this makes me feel proud to be a kiwi more than the fl flag with a fern in the middle.
	www.geocities.com /nzweedman/flagburn.html (407 words)

	Guardian \| Flag of inconvenience
		Equally strange is the worldwide adherence to flags; those strips of cloth used by European soldiers and sailors of yore as a clue to whether they should attack each other or not.
		Both flags are overt reminders of the countries' pasts as outposts of the British empire.
		But the only relatively painless major change to a national flag in recent years was the adoption of South Africa's new emblem in 1994, which buried the apartheid-era flag in the optimistic spirit of truth and reconciliation.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4900044-105806,00.html (1127 words)

	Gallery of flags by design at AllExperts
		Flag of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1658-1660)
		Flag of the Chief of Defence of Norway
		Flag of the Minister of Defence of Norway
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/ga/gallery_of_flags_by_design.htm (368 words)

	Fighting Talk
		One way to get a new flag is by revolution, when a design of or relating to the revolutionaries is adopted by fiat.
		We are now, in fact, free to follow the time-honored tradition of allowing liberated countries to choose their own new flag.
		It's got a koru and appears to be popular among hippies.
	fightingtalk.blogspot.com /2004/07/lyndon-hood-patriot-like-missal-lower.html (912 words)

	New Zealand - Maori Flags (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		This decision to fly the flag was reported to have angered several politicians and local residents who claimed the flag is offensive and inappropriate.
		This one is the flag of the self-sovereignty movement of the Tuhoe iwi (iwi = tribe, Tuhoe is pronounced TOO-hoy).
		Because of this, these descriptions are extremely vague: A square flag with a large circle in the centre, such that it appeared to be a circle with four “corners”.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/nz_mao.html (1409 words)

	NZFlag
		I agree with Jeffy James that "the symbolism of the koru is positive".
		I like Turi Park's exploration of the potential of the Gordon Walters koru which is capable of development in many directions - when care is taken to understand and master of the visual language which is his legacy.
		All I want to demonstrate here is that this koru flag design provides the basis for an emergent national identity system - not only a flag, not a logo, not an emblem, but a visual language that can evolve infinitely in the hands of good designers.
	www.nzflag.com /designs_smythe.cfm (449 words)

	Flags of the World: New Zealand
		This is the first of the two flags based on Maori designs, and has gained considerable popularity in the northern North Island (where most of the Maori population is found).
		I'm afraid I don't know much of the history of this flag, other than the fact that the three colours (red, white and fl) are the traditional colours of Maori art (having been the three colour dyes that could be made from local earth and plants).
		The province of Otago has no official flag, although one that is sometimes used (representing this area's Scottish settlement and the mineral wealth of the region is the Scottish flag (Azure, a saltire Argent) with the white of the saltire replaced with gold.
	gort.ucsd.edu /Graphics/Flags/descr/nz.html (792 words)

	Re: The NZ Flag... - Better Living Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		I wouldn't be able to argue that our flag has stood the test of time - because the flag as we know it is just that and we haven't been able/allowed to change it.
		Canada changed their flag a few years back (with controversy too cos this is always to be expected) to the simple maple leaf - and it is widely recognised today and well liked.
		The Listener had a flag with a silver fern on it, but it was quite stink and I have seen better one's before.
	www.betterliving.co.nz /net/forums/PrintPost.aspx?PostID=19490 (1353 words)

	FlyerTalk Forums - upgrade potentials
		Koru club has never been good for reciprocal lounge access (always found it strange that even with AN they had an odd deal) but prior joining star you were able most of the time to use your Koru card for other lounges where you shouldn't have (e.g.
		Regarding Koru, I have not done a comparasion to my old TC's but in Jan I was able to access RCC in SFO and LGA, and Maple Leaf in YYZ and YVR no problems.
		Incidentally, a couple of years back I joined Koru for life - for a variety of reasons and when I was not flying enough to get silver and defintely never thought I would get near to gold (comp Koru) under the old scheme and found that in terms of service it paid for itself.
	www.flyertalk.com /forum/archive/index.php/t-24179.html (2035 words)

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