New Zealand Flag referendum: final round

The final round of the New Zealand Flag referendum has begun, deciding whether the country will keep or change its current flag.

To usurp the current flag, Kyle Lockwood’s Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue) must win a simple head-to-head ballot, running from 3–24 March.

The challenger design narrowly won the first round of the New Zealand Flag referendum late last year, beating Lockwood’s red variant by 15,324 votes.

View a full breakdown of the first round results here.

The latest Newshub and Reid Research opinion poll shows 70 per cent support for the existing national flag.

Author: Alex Crouch (Flag Institute accredited journalist, 2015/16)