A fifth design has been added to the New Zealand flag shortlist

Date
24 September 2015

The controversial Red Peak design has been added to the shortlist for New Zealand’s new flag. Taking the final number to five, the government bowed to pressure after tens of thousands of people signed a petition to get the design by Aaron Dustin added to the list. Red Peak has had its critics, with accusations abound of political conspiracy and questions over its similarity to the logo of Peak Engineering in North Carolina. The first vote for the new flag design, which will decide the winner, will take place 20 November – 11 December 2015. A second referendum will then take place in March 2016 to decide whether or not to replace New Zealand’s current flag with the winner.

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The four designs in the original shortlist

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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