#177
Sent: 26.05.2017
Received: 06.06.2017
Sender: Sybil - direct swap
Travel time: 10 days
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@178
Sent: 24.03.2017
Received 31.03.2017
Travel time 6 days
Sender: Susan
The flag of New Zealand, also known as the New Zealand
Ensign, is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Flag in the
canton, and four red stars with white borders to the right. The stars' pattern
represents the asterism within the constellation of Crux, the Southern Cross.
New Zealand's first flag, the flag of the United Tribes of
New Zealand, was adopted in 1834, six years before New Zealand became a British
colony following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Chosen by an
assembly of Māori chiefs at Waitangi in 1834, the flag was of a St George's
Cross with another cross in the canton containing four stars on a blue field.
After the formation of the colony in 1840, British ensigns began to be used.
The current flag was designed and adopted for use on the colony's ships in
1869, was quickly adopted as New Zealand's national flag, and given statutory
recognition in 1902.
For several decades there has been debate about changing the
flag. In 2016, a two-stage binding referendum on a flag change took place with
voting on the second final stage closing on 24 March. In this referendum, the
country voted to keep the existing flag by 57% to 43%
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