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Thread ID: 145444 2017-11-05 05:11:00 New government, new flag? Greg (193) PC World Chat
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1441563 2017-11-08 06:40:00 Snuffle, snuffle. KarameaDave (15222)
1441564 2017-11-08 09:48:00 A blue flag with a Kea on it, why are New Zealanders called Kiwi's anyway do you all only come out at night and snuffle around in the undergrowth. At least Kea have a reputation for being fun, clever and cheeky.

See... even a bloke like gary67 isn't opposed to it - c'mon people - lets change the blimmin flag! Why the fleck should we live in the dark ages!? I mean really, with all our talent and abilities in this country, why do we have to pander to some aged out-of-date idealistic daft principles?
Greg (193)
1441565 2017-11-08 10:18:00 The people have already spoken on this subject, the original flag is most favoured and that's as it should be. zqwerty (97)
1441566 2017-11-08 16:34:00 The people have already spoken on this subject, the original flag is most favoured and that's as it should be.

That just goes to show how wrong you can be. The "people" didn't speak - it was just a majority of old-timers who were so blinkered that they couldn't see their way to the toilet.
Greg (193)
1441567 2017-11-08 19:40:00 If there's a majority of people who want the flag changed not enough of them voted on it and therefore as a group they can't have cared enough. That's on them not on those that did care enough to vote, the majority of which preferred to keep our current flag over any of the other suggestions. Perhaps if it hadn't been decided for us what designs we got to vote on things may have been different, but there's no way to know that for sure.

Personally I'm not strongly attached to the flag so I won't be upset if it does change. I don't get why there's so little support for keeping the union jack on it though, it IS part of the heritage of a large portion of the NZ population. But it seems culture and heritage are one sided arguments.

I'd suggest rather than wasting millions of dollars on another such fiasco it would be smarter to wait until another design gains enough public support to make it worth voting on first. If you feel strongly about it put your design forward and start campaigning for it and see how you go.
dugimodo (138)
1441568 2017-11-08 20:42:00 We have far more important matters to attend to over and above wasting more money on a damn flag.

We’re a Democracy, the people have spoken, and that’s the end of the matter.

Also, it would be Political Suicide for any Political Party to pursue the matter.
B.M. (505)
1441569 2017-11-10 03:19:00 A blue flag with a Kea on it, why are New Zealanders called Kiwi's anyway do you all only come out at night and snuffle around in the undergrowth. At least Kea have a reputation for being fun, clever and cheeky.

The Kiwi is very appropriate.

Up and out all night and it eats, roots shoots and leaves.
KenESmith (6287)
1441570 2017-11-10 06:37:00 Wait until he has gone or you might end up with Weasel Winston's ugly mug on it!!!!! Bryan (147)
1441571 2017-11-10 07:48:00 First of all become a Republic, sack the Governor General, then have a new flag. mzee (3324)
1441572 2017-11-10 20:46:00 First of all become a Republic, sack the Governor General, then have a new flag.And end up with a President like Trump. I don't think so. Pato (2463)
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