FLAG IT

..... that's what the government will probably have to do with its campaign to change the New Zealand flag.

There's been lukewarm interest in the flag roadshow to date and polls are continually coming out at  80% against changing it.

Not me, I'm strongly for a change to get rid of that union jack in the corner and to have something that doesn't get confused with the Aussi flag.

Current New Zealand flag

Current Australian flag

I don't agree with the silly old duffers who say things like "We fought for that flag in...."
Rubbish. No-one fights and dies for a bloody flag and the Brits have pretty near abandoned us.

I'm not happy with Frizzel Inc. seeming to hi-jack the exercise for their own personal gains and egos though. Admittedly Dick and Otis are reasonably good and innovative artists but they don't have to dominate with multi-designs, surely?

Dick Frizzell

Dick Frizzell

Otis Frizzell

Otis Frizzell

Weston Frizzell

It probably isn't going to happen now but if a change is agreed on I hope that there'll be a lot more serious options to choose from.

I hope that these won't have any of the following elements:

Colour black
Colour red
Kiwi
Koru
Fern
Double basses
Long white clouds
'Aotearoa'

but instead capture an essence of a proud country way down south in the blue Pacific ocean.

Let's hope that we don't end up with a similar scenario as we have with the current Australia/New Zealand confusion:

NEW New Zealand flag

NEW Australian flag