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Frye

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="No Quarter" data-cid="547881" data-time="1450237503">
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Was there a black flag with a Silver Fern to choose from? I remember quite a few got discounted due to copyright issues with the ABs flag.
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<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_referendums,_2015–16#Long_list'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_referendums,_2015–16#Long_list</a>
 
This was the list of 40.
 
The best silver fern on a plain black background was Kyle Lockwood's. IMO.

Rancid Schnitzel

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Don Frye" data-cid="547883" data-time="1450238483"><a class="bbc_url" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_referendums,_2015–16#Long_list">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_flag_referendums,_2015–16#Long_list</a> 
This was the list of 40. 
The best silver fern on a plain black background was Kyle Lockwood's. IMO.</blockquote>
 
Yep, that Lockwood silver fern was fine. I was never a fan of the whole thing to begin with, but I don't see how the process has been flawed. Shit, they even let Red Peak in when it gained traction in social media. I won't be particularly happy if the Lockwood collage wins, but I won't be blaming the process for that.

Billy Tell

I liked the Sven Baker fern, but the colours he chose black and grey (silver if you will) were a terrible mix. I'm one person who didn't want a sliver fern on black background, just don't like a completely black flag as the national flag, fully support it as the de facto sporting flag though.
 
They stuffed up by having Key fronting the campaign, by having a very loose set of rules for proposed flags (basically no text, no insults, no photos from memory), which allowed all the joke designs, and then the 4 flags they chose were basically 2 the same, and 2 poor choices (as witnessed by the diabolical votes they got). Somnething like fern, koru, fern + stars, and a red peak-like flag would have been better.
 
I wanted a simple fern type flag, but I'll vote for the Lockwood choice.

Crucial

Looking at that long list again (without checking what may have been missed in the extra long list), I can't actually see many others that I would consider
 
I think this one is quite good (although maybe a version in red,white and black) <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/NZ_flag_design_Huihui_Together_by_Sven_Baker.svg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Huihui_Together_by_Sven_Baker.svg.png" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Huihui_Together_by_">
 
The Lockwood plain fern <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/NZ_flag_design_Silver_Fern_(Black_%26_White)_by_Kyle_Lockwood.svg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Silver_Fern_(Black_%26_White)_by_Kyle_Lockwood.svg.png" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Silver_Fern_%28Blac">
 
This is the only other one that got a second glance and I wonder whether a version with blue replacing the grey would have made it more accessible. (something about the balance of it appeals) <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwanikken.svg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwanikken.svg.png" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwa">
 
 
I also think this is a very smart design, but given the angst over black flags it would never make it (I think the fern on black has enough weight of history and usage to overcome) <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Horizon_by_Sven_Baker.jpg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Horizon_by_Sven_Baker.jpg" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Hori">

rotated

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I also think this is a very smart design, but given the angst over black flags it would never make it (I think the fern on black has enough weight of history and usage to overcome) <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Horizon_by_Sven_Baker.jpg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Horizon_by_Sven_Baker.jpg" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Southern_Cross_Hori">
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There are variants of this that very much could work. Aesthetically Fern + Southern Cross just looks like overkill. I think you have to pick one and let it breathe.
 
Centred white stars on a black background (or red stars on a dark blue background), with or without the horizontal strikethrough would all be winners IMO.

rotated

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This is the only other one that got a second glance and I wonder whether a version with blue replacing the grey would have made it more accessible. (something about the balance of it appeals) <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwanikken.svg/120px-NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwanikken.svg.png" alt="120px-NZ_flag_design_Tukutuku_by_Pax_Zwa">
 
 
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You suggest swapping the mini-UK flag in the corner for a mini-French one?

Crucial

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You suggest swapping the mini-UK flag in the corner for a mini-French one?
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Not sure why it would be French apart from the same colours, but then those colours are on many flags. You could make an argument that they represent the colours of France, Netherlands and Britian. All countries that explored and settled NZ.

Winger

Red Peak came third. That's a good result considering its a very different looking flag
 
I just hope the public vote to keep the current flag as the winner is awful
 
The only fern option is a good black on white.

booboo

Fuck off Winger
 
Red Peak despite it's huuuuge hype bombed by nearly 400,000 votes.
 
that's a huge fail.
 
Triangle was and is shit.

jegga

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Red Peak came third. That's a good result considering its a very different looking flag 
I just hope the public vote to keep the current flag as the winner is awful 
The only fern option is a good black on white.</blockquote>
 
Actually the red peak campaign was a waste of time energy and money as well as being an unnecessary distraction from the debate . Mos pathetic of all the sad leftards behind the red peak campaign said the flag referendum was a waste of time and money and a distraction. 
Twats.

taniwharugby

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Red Peak came third. That's a good result considering its a very different looking flag
 
I just hope the public vote to keep the current flag as the winner is awful
 
The only fern option is a good black on white.
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Thing is, a lot of people disagree with you, in fact, a lot of people thought your preferred choice was poor, funny old things those personal opinions.

Hooroo

Where can you find out where the flags finished?

taniwharugby

think there is a link on the previous page.

booboo

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Only in choosing which of the Lockwoods though. 
I think it was rotated who posted this:<a class="bbc_url" href="http://electionresults.govt.nz/2015_flag_referendum1/results-by-count-report.html">http://electionresults.govt.nz/2015_flag_referendum1/results-by-count-report.html</a> 
Shows that even adding the spoiled votes to red peak couldnt have made a difference.</blockquote>
 
Hooroo, link above. Originally from rotated

Billy Tell

And....bump.
 
Glad to see Dan's on board, but looks like nervous high school kid giving his spiel
 
<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://www.facebook.com/nzflag/videos/10153951003712002/'>https://www.facebook.com/nzflag/videos/10153951003712002/</a>

taniwharugby

did find it somewhat ironic that Andrew Little is on the news claiming some National MPs are against the change of flag, given he all but censured some of his party for speaking out in favour of the TPPA....but hey, that's the wonderful world of politics.

TeWaio

Seems from the polls that the new one is gaining momentum as more people get used to it. 
Really hope we change it, living in the UK for the last 10 years you really see how Britain would struggle to give less of a f--k about NZ. That we still have their flag on our flag winds me up. 
The only counter-argument I can see is "this particular alternative is not what I, personally, would have designed" - which, to me, is missing the bigger picture.

Billy Tell

Will need at least a 10% swing in the next couple of weeks to have any chance. 
When I see some of the arguments or comments from the anti-change group I remember some of the things I really disliked about NZ. 
It's going to be embarrassing explaining to work colleagues why we kept a colonial relic. 
"Um, people don't like the PM"

No Quarter

I am going to vote to change it. Both flags are displaying outside my work and it looks 10,000 times better then our current one.

taniwharugby

Is funny listening to those not wanting a change bitching about DC and whoever else dares to speak positively about the change as being puppets of John Key...

The Silver Fern

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