Call to fly Maori flag when NZ flag flies

The Maori flag should fly on all days of significance, not just Waitangi Day, Maori say.

Maori Party MP Rahui Katene said Maori at the 21 hui nationwide to determine which Maori flag to fly on Waitangi Day were also talking about when the flag should fly.

"People are saying (the flag should fly on) days of significance and other times as well.

"Some are saying that whenever or wherever the New Zealand flag is flying, the Maori flag should also be able to fly," Ms Katene told The Press newspaper.

"If that's what people want, we (the Maori Party) would certainly push for that."

A spokesman for Prime Minister John Key said he was happy for the Maori flag to fly from the Auckland Harbour Bridge and other public buildings on Waitangi Day, but he had not considered whether it could fly on other occasions.

- NZPA