Logos and identities are always fun to look at. That's why so many companies with long histories and logos etched in people's minds often get sucked into the buzz of a total rebrand.
I've lived outside of New Zealand for a long time now, long enough to no longer vote there as I don't know enough about the people running. Also it doesn't seem right for me to vote in a country I don't live in. So, I feel like I've missed the 'mood of the nation' in regards to this flag changing.
Do New Zealanders genuinely want to change the New Zealand flag or is it primarily momentum driving this?
Call me old fashioned, but I have absolutely no issue with the current New Zealand flag. In fact I love the New Zealand flag. I have an extremely vivid memory of waving my New Zealand flag with total excitement in 1983 when Princess Diana and Prince Charles came to Eden Park Stadium.
I have no issue with the Union Jack on our flag. I have no issue with the fact that it's almost identical to the Australian flag.
That beautiful New Zealand I grew up in that was progressive, inclusive and connected to the environment. You know, all those same qualities the new flag is meant to represent.
Doesn't our current flag already represent all this because that's what New Zealand stands for?
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Bella Katz is an Australia-based brand and marketing consultant and advises New Zealand companies exporting to Australia. She is also a New Zealand expat, calling Australia home for over a decade.