NZ Flag Vote, Debate, Decision: NY Times Story

Results are in..

43.2% in favour of new flag

56.6% in favour of retaining present flag

Appreciate this above update from Kiwi Kruzer on the other Aussie/NZ board. From the New York Times this morning, they have this headline about this voting: "New Zealand, Unmoved by Bionic Kiwi and Starry-Eyed Sheep, Keeps Its Flag".

Here are their story reporting/highlights: "The judges weighed 10,292 options — including a flightless kiwi bird firing lasers from its eyes — and the country spent two years thinking about it. But in the end, New Zealanders chose decisively to keep their century-old flag, a blue ensign with Britain’s Union Jack in the upper left corner and the four stars of the Southern Cross in red on the right. Preliminary results of a nationwide postal vote, which pitted the incumbent against the final challenger — a flag known as the Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue) — showed on Thursday that 56.6 percent had voted to keep the existing flag flying, despite the assertion by Prime Minister John Key that it symbolized a colonial era whose time had passed."

Interesting situation, questions and background.

Full story at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/asia/new-zealand-flag-vote.html

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

Enjoyed a 14-day, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure, getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for more info and many pictures of these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now at 138,149 views for this posting.