"New Zealand begins final vote on flag change" Topic
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Tango01  | 04 Mar 2016 9:18 p.m. PST |
"New Zealanders have begun voting on whether to change their flag from a design which features the British Union Jack to one which features a native silver fern.
The postal ballot will extend over the next three weeks from Thursday, with preliminary results to be announced on March 24.
Organisers say that deciding the issue by popular vote represents a world first, and that other countries have changed flags by revolution, decree or legislation.
Opinion polls indicate the nation of 4.7 million people will opt to stick with its current flag, although proponents of the new design say they have momentum on their side and that more and more people are embracing a change…"
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| Mako11 | 04 Mar 2016 10:27 p.m. PST |
So, no Kiwi on the flag then? A pity. |
| dBerczerk | 05 Mar 2016 7:11 a.m. PST |
I wonder if The Flag Dude will have these at Cold Wars? |
| Cerdic | 05 Mar 2016 8:21 a.m. PST |
I liked the all black one with the white fern on. Pity it didn't make the final choices. |
| Twilight Samurai | 05 Mar 2016 7:15 p.m. PST |
Is there an option to vote for no flag? |
| Zephyr1 | 05 Mar 2016 9:13 p.m. PST |
"The cannabis leaf coalition made a valiant effort to replace the silver fern, but were ignored in the end." |
| Supercilius Maximus | 06 Mar 2016 7:31 a.m. PST |
That's the problem with handing out free samples. |
| Reactionary | 06 Mar 2016 11:15 a.m. PST |
Wasn't Canada a popular vote for flag change? |
| stephen phillip | 06 Mar 2016 1:02 p.m. PST |
We voted for the current flag. PM John key referendum wasted 26 million of tax payers $$ on this issue |
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