New Zealand's Prime Minister favors changing the flag

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Like many here, I like Lockwood's proposal.  The use of the colors of the Union Jack is a sufficient nod to New Zealand's European history.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I support the southern cross on blue for Australia, and the silver fern for New Zealand.

While I quite like having the Southern Cross in it's current position and the left half of the flag simply left blank, like so:

No.  Keep in mind that a flag should always be designed with the reality that there won't always be a wind to keep it up.   Important design elements thus need to be placed towards the hoist and not the fly end if they are to be off-center.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

And it looks like the Kiwis will have two referendums.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-29812549
The first, in 2015, will determine which design will be the new flag and then the second, in 2016, will determine if New Zealand will replace their current flag with the chosen new flag.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The spiral is the most boring of the four.  My prediction is that the top left design wins the first vote and then the Kiwis keep the current flag in the second.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

That's so tacky. The design is way too busy.

Not really.  It has only two design elements, the silver fern and the existing New Zealand vexillological Southern Cross.  Granted those elements are a little busy, but not too busy and certainly no worse than the current flag with the UK flag and the Southern Cross.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

They should have Incorporated a Kiwibird

You mean like this?

New Zealand: The Kiwi Awakens!