This billboard on Auckland’s Nelson Street depicts the winner of the Morgan Foundation’s flag competition “Wā kāinga / Home”, designed by Auckland based Studio Alexander. In addition to $20,000, the prize included having the winning design on a prominent billboard. This … Read More

The flag discussion is coming down to the wire. Unless the Flag Consideration Committee can get some innovative and intelligent flag alternatives into its final four, the rest of their routine will be a dead rubber – there will simply … Read More

The Flag Consideration Panel has published its “long list” of 40 entries from the 10,000 plus it has sifted through. And an overview of all 40 tells us in no uncertain terms what the dominant preference of the panel is … Read More

It is your turn to choose the winner of our flag competition. At the bottom of this blog is a poll where you can choose between the judges picks, my favourite, and the winner we ended up agreeing on. I’ve … Read More

Why did I run the competition? It was clear from the public’s response that the understanding of what the current flag represents is minimal. It’s a defaced British naval ensign, modified first in 1867 as required by the British Colonial … Read More