New Zealand has released a final selection of four flag designs to be voted on by the public in November.
The flag finalists. Source: NZ government
A government-appointed panel (pictured above) from a longlist of 40 and unveiled them this morning.
All designs were selected from more than 10,000 submitted by the public.
The four shortlisted designs were:
• - by Alofi Kanter, from Auckland.
• - by Kyle Lockwood, from Wellington
• - by Kyle Lockwood, from Wellington
• - by Andrew Fyfe, from Wellington
• - by Kyle Lockwood, from Wellington
• - by Kyle Lockwood, from Wellington
• - by Andrew Fyfe, from Wellington
Melbourne-based architect Kyle Lockwood had two designs in the top four.
Kiwis will vote on their favourite of the four in a public referendum in November.
A second referendum will be held in early 2016 to vote between the selected flag and the existing flag.
Public opinion in New Zealand is mixed about the idea of changing the flag, with many critical of the process’s $26 million price tag.
The shortlist has also met mixed reactions online:
