New Zealand's Prime Minister favors changing the flag

[Zioneer]

That's a pretty nice new flag idea; I kind of wish the US could change our flag one of these days. It's plastered over so many things that I'm getting sick of it.

[Zioneer]

What an awful design. Black, seriously? 
As Vosem said, the current flag is a perfectly accurate representation of New Zealand's western heritage, culture and founding.

Hey, if they want to get away from Australia's flag, then why not?

[Zioneer]

All the former Dominions have a real lasting link with "the Mother Country"; there's no need or call for getting rid of this beyond the usual childish "anti-imperialist" elements. Even Key doesn't really want this. 110 years of history don't need to go on the pyre just because ADD leftie kids have distracted themselves from last month's fad of wanting to name everything after Nelson Mandela to this "anti-colonialist" crap.

As for the poster who asked "I think if you asked MOST NZ'ders which symbol they relate to, the Union Jack or the Fern?" - if you actually take a look at the NZ flag, it isn't simply a Union Jack.

But what if they don't want to be confused with Australia's flag anymore?

[Zioneer]

All the former Dominions have a real lasting link with "the Mother Country"; there's no need or call for getting rid of this beyond the usual childish "anti-imperialist" elements. Even Key doesn't really want this. 110 years of history don't need to go on the pyre just because ADD leftie kids have distracted themselves from last month's fad of wanting to name everything after Nelson Mandela to this "anti-colonialist" crap.

As for the poster who asked "I think if you asked MOST NZ'ders which symbol they relate to, the Union Jack or the Fern?" - if you actually take a look at the NZ flag, it isn't simply a Union Jack.

But what if they don't want to be confused with Australia's flag anymore?

Only an uninformed moron could confuse the two flags. I understand why this could be a problem for some Americans.

Wow, nice nationalist jab there. You seriously can't see how a flag which is identical to Australia's except for the number/placement of stars and their color would be confusing, even to informed folks?