1) What do these symbols on our flag stand for?
a) Blue background represents the clear sky and ocean
b) Stars the location of New Zealand
c) Union Jack
2) Name the 3 flags of the 3 countries which are combined to make the Union Jack
The UK, Ireland, Scotland
3) When did we first use this NZ flag ?
since 1869
4) What flag did we use from 1840 until then?
The British Union jack
5) From 1834 to 1840 we used the United Tribes Flag. Insert an image of this flag.
6) Who kept chopping down the flagpole in Kororareka? Why?
Hone Heke because he wanted to challenge the authority of the british.
7) What are the other official flags of NZ. Who are they used
for/when are they used?
1867-1869
Insert an image of the National Maori Flag. When did this flag first fly officially?
1990-
8)# Now you understand the basics of our present flag, work on a design for the flag you feel NZ should have. Insert your image.
Think about:
*what flags of other countries look like
*which icons are important to New Zealanders
*is your flag representative of our society
*the colours and what they represent
*what will go in the top left corner -the most clearly seen part of the flag even when there is no wind and the flag hangs down.
*how the rest of the world will identify NZ from this flag
Dissapointment
Anger
