Flag of New Zealand
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The Flag of New Zealand is a blue ensign featuring the Union Jack and four red stars with white borders representing the Southern Cross constellation.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand flag | 1 |
| New Zealand national flag | 1 |
| New Zealand national flag Union Jack | 1 |
| flag of New Zealand | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1902 ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | blue ⓘ |
| canton | Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of countries
ⓘ
National symbols of New Zealand ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| design | Blue Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designOrigin | British Blue Ensign tradition ⓘ |
| differentiatedBy | four red stars with white borders ⓘ |
| differentiatedFromFlagOfAustraliaBy |
absence of large Commonwealth Star
ⓘ
only four stars in Southern Cross ⓘ |
| ensignType | Blue Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
Southern Cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | blue field ⓘ |
| flagProportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| governingBodyForChanges | Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hemisphere | Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
New Zealand Ensign (1869 design for ships)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Tribes of New Zealand flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO3166Country | NZ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCountry |
English
ⓘ
Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | New Zealand Ensign Act 1901 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalVariant | White Ensign of the Royal New Zealand Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official national flag of New Zealand ⓘ |
| similarTo | Flag of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starBorderColor | white ⓘ |
| starCount | 4 ⓘ |
| starShape | five-pointed stars ⓘ |
| statusAfterReferendums | retained as national flag ⓘ |
| subjectOf | 2015–2016 New Zealand flag referendums ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
New Zealand's historical ties to the United Kingdom
ⓘ
New Zealand's location in the Southern Hemisphere ⓘ New Zealand's membership in the Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ Southern Cross constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
New Zealand merchant vessels
ⓘ
civil authorities of New Zealand ⓘ government of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
New Zealand government documents
ⓘ
New Zealand military uniforms as patches ⓘ public buildings in New Zealand ⓘ |
| uses | Union Jack in canton ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Zealand national flag
this entity surface form:
New Zealand flag
this entity surface form:
New Zealand national flag Union Jack