1) What do these symbols on our flag stand for?

a) Blue background: the sky

b) Stars: the southern cross

c) Union Jack: Britan

2) Name the 3 flags of the 3 countries which are combined to make the Union Jack

Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England

3) When did we first use this NZ flag ?

4) What flag did we use from 1840 until then?

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?

7) What are the other official flags of NZ. Who are they used

for/when are they used?

Insert an image of the National Maori Flag. When did this flag first fly officially?

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: