Winston Peters suggests a new Australian flag: a big kangaroo

Acting Prime Minister Winston Peters has doubled his claims Australia has copied our flag – and even suggested a new model that they can adopt: A great kangaroo.

"In 1901, we adopt our flag, things speak for themselves, I will not do much," Peters said in an interview on Newshub Nation today.

"I think we even have the solution for them, if you prefer, probably a big kangaroo, like the maple leaf in Canada

" When you see us at the Olympics or at the Olympics Commonwealth Games … it was very confusing to see what flag was. "

Peters's suggestion Australia had copied the New Zealand flag this week, along with CNN and others who took over the history

The New Zealand flag was adopted in 1902 and the present flag of Australia was officially recognized in 1954 Various versions of the Australian flag were used since 1901

Peters and New Zealand First strongly opposed the amendment of the flag before the referendum on the 2016 flag.

His cat-cat claim comes amid growing tensions between New Zealand and Australia, on issues such as deportation

Today He told Newshub Nation that "talking openly" and "talking openly" were important. The trans-Tasman relationship was "great" but could be "so much better".

"And my job is to point out to the Australian people and to the state government and their central government, that they have never needed New Zealand like" [19659002] Last week, Peters and Justice Minister Andrew Little criticized Australia's deportation policy, saying there appeared to be "venal political tension" for them and "certainly not consistent" "

More than a thousand New Zealanders have had their visas canceled in Australia since stricter expulsion laws were introduced four years ago.

In response, the Australian Minister of Home Affairs, Peter Dutton said that Little might want to "think a little more" about the trans-Tasman relationship.

"New Zealand does not really contribute to the defense effort we have where we try to monitor the boats that might be e en route to New Zealand. I therefore hope that Andrew Little will think a little more about the relations between Australia and New Zealand where we are doing a lot of hard work. We intercept the boats that prevent them from traveling to New Zealand

"There are a lot of things in this relationship and I've been really disappointed with Mr. Little's comments during the week, I'm not sure. hope he does not repeat them. " ] Little then made the same comments to the New Zealand media.