United Tribes of New Zealand flag
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The United Tribes of New Zealand flag is an early 19th-century national flag chosen by northern Māori chiefs in 1834, regarded as one of the first symbols of collective Māori sovereignty and proto-national identity in New Zealand.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1834 ⓘ |
| adoptedAt | Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
United Tribes of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Māori chiefs ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 1834-03-20 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Te Kara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | 1834 flag selection at Waitangi ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| crossColor | red ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
early symbol of Māori political unity
ⓘ
symbol of tino rangatiratanga for some Māori groups ⓘ |
| designedIn | early 19th century ⓘ |
| fieldColor | white ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union Jack in New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
St George’s Cross
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ⓘ
canton with smaller St George’s Cross ⓘ four blue stars with white borders ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalFunction | ensign for New Zealand-registered ships ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstRaising | Waitangi, Bay of Islands GENERATED ⓘ |
| precededBy | no official national flag of New Zealand ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | national flag of New Zealand ships ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
British Resident James Busby
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ⓘ
British authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northland, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flag of New Zealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tino rangatiratanga flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Union Jack in New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starColor | blue ⓘ |
| starOutlineColor |
black
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| status | historic flag ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Māori sovereignty
ⓘ
collective Māori identity ⓘ proto-national identity in New Zealand ⓘ |
| usedAs | symbol in Māori political movements ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Māori
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Tribes of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Māori chiefs ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1834 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1840s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.