Today the New Zealand flag referendum specify

The poll call New Zealand citizens are not too interested in replacing the current flag. AFP

Referendum started in New Zealand Friday, November 20 to elect a new national flag replaced the flag them for this.


Within the next month, residents can send their choice by mail to choose one of the five designs were favored.

A second vote will be conducted in 2016 to determine whether they want to replace the flag that is used now.

Five designs were so superior chosen in a referendum in New Zealand. AP

Flag of New Zealand now showing pieces of the British national flag or the Union Jack and the southern constellations.

Prime Minister John Key said the flag did not represent today's modern New Zealand and added similar to the Australian flag.

Too close

God flag (proposed James Ireland). NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT

But Key admitted that the poll results so far said most New Zealanders wanted the old flag is maintained.

Committee consideration of changes flag formed the New Zealand government asked citizens to send their draft proposals.

A total of 10 292 proposals received, and not entirely serious, such as the proposal to make pictorial flag kiwi bird which emit laser beams from his eyes.

Fire the Lazar (James Gray's proposal). NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT

Four draft so superior last September, but criticized him for being too similar to each other and not creative.

Three of them featuring designs fern, and another arch 'Koru' which is a symbol of ethnic native New Zealand Maori.

After lobbying in social media, the government finally enter the draft again - called peak red- as the fifth seed.

The flag will be created and mounted on a pole so that ordinary citizens to see what the flag "in the actual situation". (BBC)