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Acting Prime Minister of New Zealand, Winston Peters, said that Australia "copied" the flag of the island state with the flag of Britain – "Union Jack" . This is reported by the Sydney Morning Herald.
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| On the left – the flag of New Zealand On the right is the flag of Australia | |
"We had a flag that was long copied by Australia, they have to change their flag and recognize the fact that we were the first to adopt this type of flag "
Union Jack" in the upper left corner and four red stars was adopted in 1902. The flag of Australia with the symbols of the British flag and six stars was adopted in 1954, but following the results of the competition it was adopted in Canberra in 1901. A dispute arises between the two countries on the design of the flag.
In 2016, a referendum was held in New Zealand, where residents decided to change or not the national flag. 57% of New Zealanders voted against changing the flag, authorities spent about $ 17 million to hold the referendum
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