Poll results indicate Tauranga's support for old flag

The winning alternate flag design from the first referendum.

A Bay of Plenty Times poll indicates Tauranga supports keeping the old New Zealand flag.

More than 200 people voted in the poll after the winning flag design from the first referendum was announced on Friday.

Of the 208 people that had voted as of 9am today, 67 people had thrown their support to the referendum winner, Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue) and 131 cast their vote for keeping the old flag.

Ten people said they would not be voting.