ニュージーランド政府は8月10日、新しい国旗の候補となる40のデザイン案を発表した。公募された1万292作品の中から絞りこまれたもので、ニュージーランドのシンボルの一つであるシダ「シルバー・ファーン」や「コル(シダの新芽)」、南十字星などをデザインしたものが多く残った。
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Koru Fin (long list)
Designed by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland
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Koru (Black) (long list)
Designed by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington
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Unity Fern (Red & Blue) (long list)
Designed by: Paul Jackways from Canterbury
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Koru (Blue) (long list)
Designed by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington
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Red Peak
Designed by: Aaron Dustin
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Land Of The Long White Cloud (Ocean Blue)
Designed by: Mike Archer
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Manawa (Black & Green)
Designed by: Otis Frizzell
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Huihui/Together
Designed by: Sven Baker
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Finding Unity in Community
Designed by: Dave Sauvage
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Black & White Fern
Designed by: Alofi Kanter
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New Zealand Matariki (long list)
Designed by: John Kelleher from Auckland
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The Seven Stars of Matariki
Designed by: Matthew Clare
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Koru and Stars
Designed by: Alan Tran
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Tukutuku
Designed by: Pax Zwanikken
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NZ One (long list)
Designed by: Travis Cunningham from Northland
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Silver Fern (Black & White)
Designed by: Kyle Lockwood
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Moving Forward
Designed by: Dominic Carroll
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Unity Koru
Designed by: Paul Densem
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Modern Hundertwasser
Designed by: Tomas Cottle
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White & Black Fern
Designed by: Alofi Kanter
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Southern Cross Horizon
Designed by: Sven Baker
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Black Jack
Designed by: Mike Davison
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Silver Fern (Black with Red Stars)
Designed by: Kyle Lockwood
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Land Of The Long White Cloud
(Traditional Blue)
Designed by: Mike Archer
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Fern (Green, Black & White)
Designed by: Clay Sinclair & Sandra Ellmers
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Silver Fern (Black, White and Red)
Designed by: Kyle Lockwood
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Raranga
Designed by: Pax Zwanikken
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Silver Fern (Black & Silver)
Designed by: Sven Baker
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Southern Koru
Designed by: Sven Baker
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New Southern Cross
Designed by: Wayne William Doyle
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Pikopiko
Designed by: Grant Pascoe
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Silver Fern (Red, White and Blue)
Designed by: Kyle Lockwood
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Silver Fern (Black,White & Blue) (long list)
Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington
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Unity Koru (Red & Blue) (long list)
Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington
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Embrace (Red & Blue)
Designed by: Denise Fung
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Silver Fern (Green)
Designed by: Roger Clarke
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Manawa (Blue & Green)
Designed by: Otis Frizzell
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Curly Koru (long list)
Designed by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland
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Wā kāinga/Home
Designed by: Grant Alexander (Principal),
Alice Murray, Thomas Lawlor, Jared McDowell
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Inclusive
Designed by: Dominic Carroll
イギリス連邦加盟国であるニュージーランドの国旗には、現在、南十字星とイギリスのユニオンジャックが描かれている。同じイギリス連邦のオーストラリア国旗とよく似ていることから、2014年10月、国旗デザインの変更の是非を問う国民投票を行なうことが閣議決定された。

政府は今後、委員会による選考を経て9月に最終候補案・4点を発表。2015年内に国民投票を行い、さらに、2016年3月には現在の国旗と新デザインのどちらが良いかを問う国民投票を実施する予定だという。
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