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Let's have the silver fern, PM says
Prime Minister John Key's on-camera silver fern flag doodle has won support from two prominent supporters of a redesign.
Flag debate: John Key favours silver fern
Prime Minister John Key says he favours a silver fern for NZ's flag, drawing his preferred flag on a morning TV show today.
Polls show Aussies still love their Union Jack
Tony Hughes is Ray Martin's nightmare: a republican firmly in favour of dumping the Queen, but not the Union Jack.
Flag debate: Flying colours of nationhood
Our current flag may not reflect the New Zealand of today but before changing it we need to agree on what we want.
<i>Flag debate:</i> Herald columnists give their views
The Herald's columnists have joined the debate over whether NZ should change its flag.
<i>John Roughan</i>: New design would have to win everyone over
There are just two ways, I think, to change a flag. One requires a constitutional catastrophe. Another way is simply to design a better one.
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: We need flag that stirs the blood
I've a confession to make: I have bought a flagpole - but I don't want to fly the NZ flag: too boring; uninspiring; redolent of colonialism.
Flag debate: Olympic great says it's time for change
Time for a change. That's the verdict of New Zealand's greatest athlete, Sir Peter Snell, on the country's flag.
Better things to do than start flag debate: Key
The Govt has more important things to do than enter a debate, initiated by the NZ Herald, on whether NZ needs a new flag, Prime Minister John Key said today.
Maori flag copyright not about money - designer
The woman who designed the Tino Rangatiratanga flag disputes accusations that the family of embattled Maori Party MP Hone Harawira are "cashing in" on the flag.