List of New Zealand flags

This is a list of flags used in New Zealand. Some flags are shown for official purposes, while others are informal designs.

National flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1902– (official, in use from 1869)Flag of New ZealandA defaced Blue Ensign with four red stars with white borders to the right, representing the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross.
1867–1869The first flag of New Zealand based on the Blue EnsignBlue Ensign with the red letters "NZ" outlined in white
1840–1867British Union FlagAdopted following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
1834–1840Flag of the United Tribes of New ZealandBased on the White Ensign. Two crosses of St George and four eight-point stars in the canton on a blue background.[1] (See also variant design under "Maori flags" below)

Royal and Viceregal

FlagDateUseDescription
1962–presentPersonal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II in New ZealandA banner of the Coat of Arms of New Zealand, defaced with a blue disc bearing the crowned letter 'E' in gold
2008–presentFlag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The shield of the New Zealand Coat of Arms surmounted by the Royal Crown.
1953–2008Flag of the Governor-General of New ZealandA lion standing atop a crown, over a scroll inscribed "New Zealand"
1936–1953Flag of the Governor-General of New ZealandA lion standing atop a crown, over a scroll inscribed "Dominion of New Zealand"
1908–1936Flag of the Governor of New ZealandA Union Flag defaced with a white circle, with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' at the center, surrounded by a wreath of ferns.
1874–1908Flag of the Governor of New ZealandA Union Flag defaced with a white circle, with four red stars and the initial 'NZ' at the center, surrounded by a green wreath.
1869–1874Governor of New ZealandA Union Flag defaced with four five-pointed stars. This design was due to a misinterpretation of design instructions.
?Flag of the Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands Flag of the Cook Islands with a crown in the centre of the ring of stars

Ensigns

FlagDateUseDescription
1901–New Zealand Red EnsignA red ensign with four white stars representing Crux, the Southern Cross
1968–Ensign of the Royal New Zealand NavyA white ensign with four red stars
Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Air ForceA light blue field with the roundel of the Royal Air Force defaced with the letters, "NZ".
16 November 1938 –New Zealand Civil Air EnsignA blue cross with a wide border on a light blue field. The Union Flag is in the canton, with the Southern Cross in the fly.
New Zealand Police EnsignA blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the NZP emblem in the fly.
New Zealand Fire Service EnsignA blue flag with the New Zealand Flag in the canton, with the Fire Service emblem in the fly.
1996–New Zealand Customs FlagA New Zealand Blue Ensign, with the letters "HMC" (for "Her Majesty's Customs" in the lower hoist was in use from 1966 to 1996. This flag superseded it in 1996.
1968–1998New Zealand Ministry of Transport EnsignA sky blue flag with the New Zealand Ensign in the canton, with the NZMOT coat of arms within a blue disc in the fly.

Associated states

FlagDateUseDescription
1979–Flag of the Cook IslandsA Blue Ensign defaced with 15 stars in a ring
1975–Flag of NiueA yellow ensign, the Union Flag has a star in the middle and four stars forming a diamond around it

Cities and areas

FlagDateUseDescription
1976–Flag of the City of Christchurch Chevron Gules a Mitre between a Fleece and a Garbe of the first in base two Bars wavy Azure on a Chief of the last four Lymphads sails furled, also of the first And for the Crest on a Wreath Or and Azure a Kiwi proper
?–Flag of the City of Dunedin Argent a fess dancetty vert on which a sheep's head caboshed between two wheat sheafs all proper. In chief a three-towered castle sable, mortared of the first and flagged gules on a rock proper. In base a lymphad sable sailed and flagged azure.
1987–Flag of the City of Nelson Blue top third with bishop's mitre. Blue and white waves beneath with black cross flory.
2004–Flag of OtagoBlue and gold, horizontally divided by a zigzag line ("dancetty", in vexillological terms), with counterchanged eight-pointed stars. Used by the Otago Regional Council, and widely by the general public in the Otago region.
?–Flag of the City of Palmerston NorthPlain white background with central coat of arms. 'City of Palmerston North, New Zealand' in black text above and below the coat of arms.
1911–Flag of the City of Wellington Black symmetric cross on a yellow background with a central circular design of a ship with a fish on its sail.

Māori flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1834-Original design of the United Tribes of New Zealand flag, widely used by Maori groupsSimilar to the amended design used as the de facto national flag 1835–1840, but with eight-pointed stars and black fimbriation in the canton
1990–Flag of Tino rangatiratanga – Official National Māori Flag, approved by the NZ Cabinet in 2010[2]A white curling stripe on a red and black field
Kotahitanga flag – unofficial Māori flag, widely used by Māori groupsThree horizontal stripes of red, white and black, defaced with a circular emblem featuring a mere crossed with a scroll representing the Treaty of Waitangi within a border of koru containing the word "Kotahitanga" (unity)
Example of a Maori FlagSome Maori tribes use the Red Ensign defaced with their tribal name
1864Hung as part of the memorial in the Auckland War Memorial Museum for those who died, both European and Māori, in the New Zealand Wars.A white Greek cross on its left upper canton, a four pointed white star (ascending Star of Bethlehem) on its right lower canton, and downward white crescent (new moon) in the centre on a field of red.

Sporting flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1908–1912Flag of the Australasian team at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic GamesA Blue Ensign defaced by a white circle containing the British Crown plus a shield containing the Southern Cross
1994–Flag of the New Zealand Olympic CommitteeA white flag with a depiction of the silver fern superimposed on the five ringed emblem of the International Olympic Committee
1979–1994Flag of the New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games AssociationA black flag with a depiction (in white) of a silver fern on the Olympic rings.
1987Flag of the All Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team.A black flag with a white silver fern.

Other New Zealand flags

FlagDateUseDescription
1993–Unofficial flag of the Chatham Islands A blue flag with a depiction of the island superimposed on a rising sun.
Flag of the New Zealand Navy Board[3]A fouled anchor with a red-blue background
1987–New Zealand Post flagAn orange-red flag with the NZ Post logo in white. Vertical white and blue strip in the fly.
2007–The New Munster Cross (also known as the Zealandia Ensign), an unofficial flag for the South IslandA Nordic Cross with white background representing the Southern Alps, with a green cross representing the lush bush and farmland of the South Island and blue representing the ocean. One of several flags adopted and promoted by various political groups advocating greater self-determination for the South Island (For a list of other such flags, see South Island nationalism#Flag concepts for the South Island).
2008–Flag of Tokelau A blue flag with a stylized Polynesian canoe (vaka) in gold and a representation of the Southern Cross in the fly
2016-Independence Flag of the South Island of New Zealand A Nordic Cross with white background representing the Southern Alps and other snowcapped mountains, with a green cross representing the lush forest, bush and farmland of the South Island, and blue representing the rivers, lakes, and oceans.

Proposed alternative flags

References

  1. ↑ The drawing of the United Tribes Ensign sent by Governor Bourke to King William IV, retrieved 2009-07-15. This design was amended when the flag was officially gazetted, with the eight-pointed stars replaced with five-pointed stars, and the black fimbriation replaced with white.
  2. ↑ "National Māori flag". Ministry for Culture & Heritage. June 28, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  3. ↑ New Zealand Naval Flags
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