New Zealand issued an open call for flag-redesign ideas, joining what has become a quiet trend. Replacing a symbol meant to stand for an entire nation-state might seem to be a solemn undertaking.

That's the impetus of the whole redesign: New Zealand's adaptation of UK's flag is an outmoded symbol of its past as a colony of the British Empire. The redesign also notably retains the 1:2 ratio ...

The citizens of New Zealand have voted to keep its existing flag. The country has been involved in a ten-month long process to redesign it, but preliminary results from its national referendum ...

Whereas Canada’s flag redesign was settled in Parliament by an all-party committee and months of debate, Mr. Key opted to turn the decision over to New Zealand voters instead, and the flag panel ...

Misstahi is also no fan of the new bank notes being issued in New Zealand. The cost of the flag redesign - estimated at NZ $26m ($16.5m; £10.8m) - is a recurring theme. The fact all three ...

The official result of the ballot will be announced on 30 March, but it appears that New Zealand will be sticking with its existing flag design, following a potential redesign process that began last ...

A art museum has removed an artwork composed of New Zealand's national flag printed with a message that invited viewers to ...

A New Zealand flag printed with the words “please walk on me” and laid on the floor of an art gallery has once again been ...

Yesterday, New Zealand announced four finalists for its flag redesign contest, which got us thinking about which other places need new flags immediately. The answer was all cities, which tend to ...