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Date. Use. Description. 1962–2022 [ 6] Personal Flag of Queen Elizabeth II in New Zealand. A banner of the coat of arms of New Zealand, defaced with a blue disc bearing the crowned letter 'E' in gold. 1869–1874. Flag of the governor of New Zealand. A Union Flag defaced with four five-pointed stars.
Green and gold on the lower side, reflecting sand and grass, as well as Australian national colors. Commonwealth Star and Southern Cross on top. [ 12][ 13] 2015. Golden Wattle Flag. Jeremy Matthews. A single stylised golden wattle emblem, centred on a green background (blue variant shown).
Kiwi (nickname) A Kiwi holding a kiwi. " Kiwi " ( / ˈkiːwi / KEE-wee) [ 1] is a common self-reference used by New Zealanders, though it is also used internationally. [ 2] Unlike many demographic labels, its usage is not considered offensive; rather, it is generally viewed as a symbol of pride and affection for most people of New Zealand. [ 3]
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends, or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population.
1831–1903 (de facto Flag of Australia); 1903–1920s (still commonly used) Australian Federation Flag/New South Wales Ensign A British White Ensign, featuring the Cross in Azure with five Argent Stars often varying between 5–8 Points. It was the de facto flag of Australia from 1 January 1901 to 3 September 1901. It was widely used in New ...
This gallery of sovereign state flags shows the national or state flags of sovereign states that appear on the list of sovereign states. For flags of other entities, please see gallery of flags of dependent territories. Each flag is depicted as if the flagpole is positioned on the left of the flag, except for those of Iran, Iraq and Saudi ...
Despite the new Australian flags official use, from 1901 until the 1920s the Federation Flag remained the most popular Australian flag for public and even some official events. It was flown at the 1907 State Premiers conference in Melbourne and during the 1927 visit to Australia of the Duke and Duchess of York, the future King George VI and ...
The flag of New Zealand, also known as the New Zealand Ensign, [ 1] is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton or upper hoist corner – augmented or defaced with four red stars centred within four white stars, representing the Southern Cross constellation. [ 2]