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。
ニュージーランドの新国旗デザイン案
(01 of40)
Koru Fin (long list)\nDesigned by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland (credit:New Zealand Government)
(02 of40)
Koru (Black) (long list)\nDesigned by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington (credit:New Zealand Government)
(03 of40)
Unity Fern (Red & Blue) (long list)\nDesigned by: Paul Jackways from Canterbury (credit:New Zealand Government)
(04 of40)
Koru (Blue) (long list)\nDesigned by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington (credit:New Zealand Government)
(05 of40)
Red Peak\nDesigned by: Aaron Dustin (credit:New Zealand Government)
(06 of40)
Land Of The Long White Cloud (Ocean Blue)\nDesigned by: Mike Archer (credit:New Zealand Government)
(07 of40)
Manawa (Black & Green)\nDesigned by: Otis Frizzell (credit:New Zealand Government)
(08 of40)
Huihui/Together\nDesigned by: Sven Baker (credit:New Zealand Government)
(09 of40)
Finding Unity in Community\nDesigned by: Dave Sauvage (credit:New Zealand Government)
(10 of40)
Black & White Fern\nDesigned by: Alofi Kanter (credit:New Zealand Government)
(11 of40)
New Zealand Matariki (long list)\nDesigned by: John Kelleher from Auckland (credit:New Zealand Government)
(12 of40)
The Seven Stars of Matariki\nDesigned by: Matthew Clare (credit:New Zealand Government)
(13 of40)
Koru and Stars\nDesigned by: Alan Tran (credit:New Zealand Government)
(14 of40)
Tukutuku\nDesigned by: Pax Zwanikken (credit:New Zealand Government)
(15 of40)
NZ One (long list)\nDesigned by: Travis Cunningham from Northland (credit:New Zealand Government)
(16 of40)
Silver Fern (Black & White)\nDesigned by: Kyle Lockwood (credit:New Zealand Government)
(17 of40)
Moving Forward\nDesigned by: Dominic Carroll (credit:New Zealand Government)
(18 of40)
Unity Koru\nDesigned by: Paul Densem (credit:New Zealand Government)
(19 of40)
Modern Hundertwasser\nDesigned by: Tomas Cottle (credit:New Zealand Government)
(20 of40)
White & Black Fern\nDesigned by: Alofi Kanter (credit:New Zealand Government)
(21 of40)
Southern Cross Horizon\nDesigned by: Sven Baker (credit:New Zealand Government)
(22 of40)
Black Jack\nDesigned by: Mike Davison (credit:New Zealand Government)
(23 of40)
Silver Fern (Black with Red Stars)\nDesigned by: Kyle Lockwood (credit:New Zealand Government)
(24 of40)
Land Of The Long White Cloud\n(Traditional Blue)\nDesigned by: Mike Archer (credit:New Zealand Government)
(25 of40)
Fern (Green, Black & White)\nDesigned by: Clay Sinclair & Sandra Ellmers (credit:New Zealand Government)
(26 of40)
Silver Fern (Black, White and Red)\nDesigned by: Kyle Lockwood (credit:New Zealand Government)
(27 of40)
Raranga\nDesigned by: Pax Zwanikken (credit:New Zealand Government)
(28 of40)
Silver Fern (Black & Silver)\nDesigned by: Sven Baker (credit:New Zealand Government)
(29 of40)
Southern Koru\nDesigned by: Sven Baker (credit:New Zealand Government)
(30 of40)
New Southern Cross\nDesigned by: Wayne William Doyle (credit:New Zealand Government)
(31 of40)
Pikopiko\nDesigned by: Grant Pascoe (credit:New Zealand Government)
(32 of40)
Silver Fern (Red, White and Blue)\nDesigned by: Kyle Lockwood (credit:New Zealand Government)
(33 of40)
Silver Fern (Black,White & Blue) (long list)\nDesigned by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington (credit:New Zealand Government)
(34 of40)
Unity Koru (Red & Blue) (long list)\nDesigned by: Sven Baker from Wellington (credit:New Zealand Government)
(35 of40)
Embrace (Red & Blue)\nDesigned by: Denise Fung (credit:New Zealand Government)
(36 of40)
Silver Fern (Green)\nDesigned by: Roger Clarke (credit:New Zealand Government)
(37 of40)
Manawa (Blue & Green)\nDesigned by: Otis Frizzell (credit:New Zealand Government)
(38 of40)
Curly Koru (long list)\nDesigned by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland (credit:New Zealand Government)
(39 of40)
Wā kāinga/Home\nDesigned by: Grant Alexander (Principal),\nAlice Murray, Thomas Lawlor, Jared McDowell (credit:New Zealand Government)
(40 of40)
Inclusive\nDesigned by: Dominic Carroll (credit:New Zealand Government)
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。
世界の国旗をその国の食べ物で表現してみた
The United States(01 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Australia (02 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
France(03 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
The U(04 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
China(05 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Japan(06 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
India(07 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Greece(08 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Spain(09 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Switzerland(10 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Thailand(11 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Turkey(12 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Indonesia(13 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
south korea(14 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Vietnam(15 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
Lebanon(16 of16)
(credit:Sydney International Food Festival/WHYBIN\\TBWA)
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