Koru Flag

The Koru Flag has been proposed as a secondary flag for New Zealand. It was designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1983. It is claimed by some New Zealanders that the current flag of New Zealand is a reminder of British colonialism and does not truly represent their culture, however those who support the current flag say that it represents the history of the country as a part of the British Empire and location in the southern hemisphere.

As black is a traditional colour of the Māori, the flag has a black flagstaff on the left. There is a fern green spiral which starts by taking up the entire width of the flag but decreases gradually, splitting it diagonally and finally curling up into a spiral on the right side. This curling fern is based on a Māori pattern known as the "koru", and the corresponding white spiral alludes to Aotearoa, a Māori name for New Zealand meaning "Land of the Long White Cloud".

Hundertwasser also saw the design as representing humanity in harmony with nature.

ee also

*Silver fern flag

External links

* [http://www.liong-faye.org.nz/koru-flag/ A site in support of the Koru Flag]
* [http://www.prints.co.nz/page/fine-art/PROD/Artists_Hundertwasser_Friedrich/8331/ Place to find Hundertwasser's Koru Flags]
* [http://flagspot.net/flags/nz!.html Proposals for a New Zealand Flag]