![]() Voters chose to retain the current flag, by a vote of 56.6% to 43.1%. The referendum was also criticised as an expensive distraction from more important political issues (especially because of the overt endorsement of two flag designs by Kyle Lockwood (Top Right) by then Prime Minister John Key and the National Party) and for the amateur nature of the a crowd-sourced entries. The four designs chosen as finalists were faced criticism for their similarity and reliance on sporting iconography more closely associated with a subset of the population. ![]() The New Zealand Parliament held a two-stage binding referendum on a flag change in 20. A series of polls conducted since the 1970s have shown that a majority of New Zealanders prefer the current flag. Common criticisms of the current design of the New Zealand flag are its similarity to the Australian flag and the inappropriateness of retaining the Union Jack in the design. Unlike in Australia, the flag debate in New Zealand is occurring independently of debate about becoming a republic. There is no consensus among proponents of changing the flag as to which design should replace the flag. For several decades, alternative designs have been proposed, with varying degrees of support. New Zealand has a history of debate about whether the national flag should be changed.
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