Barry Soper: Maori MP's seem to have missed the point that this is an attitudinal survey, it's trying to find out where we all fit in the great big melting pot.

Voting on the second flag referendum is now at the half-way point.

Of 1133 teenagers who responded to the survey, 77 per cent said they would vote for the current flag.

Barry Soper enjoys exercising his democratic right, but is the flag vote worth much?

A feng shui master says the alternative to the NZ flag could bring bad luck, instability and even a stock market crash.

Winston Peters has claimed a second translation issue with the flag referendum this week. This time, it's Russian.

Deputy Prime Minister says he has sought a clarification from the Electoral Commission about claims that flag voting papers include a crucial mistranslation.

My world had the Union Jack flying over it. Now it is no longer "united", writes Michael Cox.

The Herald is talking to people around the country about what flag they will chooser. Here are views from different migrant community leaders.

In a pickle over how to vote? Run these ideas up the flagpole.

Changing our flag was supposed to mark our progression as a nation, Aotearoa's independence and maturity, writes Jack Tame.

It's about bloody time we proved we are a country made up of more than just four shiploads of passengers, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

The colonial artefact needs to be replaced, however the selected alternative simply doesn't fly, writes John Roughan.

The New Zealand flag was designed in 1869 for use as a shipping ensign by a British Lieutenant.

At the end of the day it's not about the National Party. It's about all of us. God almighty! How much do we pay Ralston to come up with this stuff?

A new poll on the flag shows the current flag has almost twice as much support as the alternative flag although support appears to have softened slightly.

It seems most Kiwis fit into at least one of the following categories on the question of whether to stick with the current flag or replace it, writes Paul Thomas.

'If they don't vote for change now, they'll never get another chance until we become a republic," said the PM this week, finally making some sense, writes Raybon Kan.

It has long been a bad habit of New Zealand that just when we have a chance to beat Australia at something, we choke.

Put the politics to one side, forget the cost of democracy, bury the dislike you may have of John Key and take the opportunity you're unlikely to get again, writes Barry Soper.

The NZRSA opposes a flag change, and President BJ Clark said he was confident the current flag would be triumphant when the polls closed on March 24.

Young people under the age of 18 should have been allowed to vote in the country's flag referendum, a youth group leader says.