Tino Rangatiratanga flag
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The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is a prominent Māori sovereignty symbol representing Indigenous rights, identity, and self-determination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tino Rangatiratanga flag canonical | 3 |
| Māori flag | 1 |
| Māori sovereignty flag | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2368464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tino Rangatiratanga flag Context triple: [Waitangi Day, flagFlown, Tino Rangatiratanga flag]
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A.
Flag of Niue
The Flag of Niue is a distinctive yellow ensign featuring the Union Jack defaced with a blue disc and yellow stars, symbolizing the island’s ties to the United Kingdom and the warmth and brightness of the Niuean people.
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B.
Flag of French Polynesia
The Flag of French Polynesia is a red-white-red horizontal tricolour featuring a central emblem with an outrigger canoe, sun, and waves, symbolizing the islands’ Polynesian heritage and maritime culture.
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C.
Flags of New Zealand
Flags of New Zealand are the various national, royal, and governmental ensigns and standards that symbolize New Zealand’s identity, sovereignty, and institutions.
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D.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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E.
Flag of Pitcairn Islands
The Flag of the Pitcairn Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s distinctive coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tino Rangatiratanga flag Target entity description: The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is a prominent Māori sovereignty symbol representing Indigenous rights, identity, and self-determination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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A.
Flag of Niue
The Flag of Niue is a distinctive yellow ensign featuring the Union Jack defaced with a blue disc and yellow stars, symbolizing the island’s ties to the United Kingdom and the warmth and brightness of the Niuean people.
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B.
Flag of French Polynesia
The Flag of French Polynesia is a red-white-red horizontal tricolour featuring a central emblem with an outrigger canoe, sun, and waves, symbolizing the islands’ Polynesian heritage and maritime culture.
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C.
Flags of New Zealand
Flags of New Zealand are the various national, royal, and governmental ensigns and standards that symbolize New Zealand’s identity, sovereignty, and institutions.
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D.
Flag of Ceylon
The Flag of Ceylon was the national flag used by the British Dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) from independence in 1948 until the country became a republic in 1972.
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E.
Flag of Pitcairn Islands
The Flag of the Pitcairn Islands is a Blue Ensign defaced with the territory’s distinctive coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Māori flag
ⓘ
flag ⓘ political symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
New Zealand government
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Government
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Tino Rangatiratanga flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Māori sovereignty flag
Te Kara o Te Whakakotahitanga ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous rights movements worldwide
ⓘ
Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of indigenous peoples
ⓘ
National symbols of New Zealand ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| designDate | 1989 ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Hiraina Marsden
ⓘ
Jan Dobson ⓘ Linda Munn ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori ⓘ |
| features | koru ⓘ |
| firstDisplayedAt |
Waitangi Day
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surface form:
Waitangi Day 1990
|
| firstUse | 1990 ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Tino Rangatiratanga ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Māori language ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning |
absolute sovereignty
ⓘ
self-determination ⓘ |
| movement |
Māori sovereignty movement
ⓘ
Māori sovereignty movement ⓘ
surface form:
Tino Rangatiratanga movement
|
| officiallyFlownOn |
New Zealand government buildings on Waitangi Day
ⓘ
Waitangi Day ⓘ |
| officialRecognitionDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| officialStatus | national Māori flag of New Zealand ⓘ |
| represents |
Indigenous rights
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Māori identity ⓘ Māori self-determination ⓘ Māori sovereignty ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Māori connection to land and sea
ⓘ
Māori political aspirations ⓘ Te Ao Māori ⓘ
surface form:
Te Ao Mārama (the realm of being and light)
Te Kore (the realm of potential being) ⓘ Te Pō (the realm of becoming) ⓘ |
| usedAt |
Treaty of Waitangi commemorations
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land rights demonstrations ⓘ protests ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Māori activists
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Māori communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
New Zealand
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surface form:
Aotearoa New Zealand
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tino Rangatiratanga flag Description of subject: The Tino Rangatiratanga flag is a prominent Māori sovereignty symbol representing Indigenous rights, identity, and self-determination in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Māori flag
this entity surface form:
Māori sovereignty flag