New Zealand - Sport Flags

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New Zealand Olympic Committee

by Dean Thomas, 10 September 2004

The New Zealand Olympic Committee uses a flag like the Olympic flag with in base a white silver fern leaf outlined in black overlapping the yellow and green rings.
James Dignan, 15 Dec 1997

When the NZOCGA renamed itself the NZOC in 1994, the flag was changed to a white background with the Olympic rings in its five colors. The Silver Fern was rendered in black. As the Commonwealth Games Federation now has a new emblem (introduced in 2001), the NZOC flag is no longer used to represent New Zealand athletes at the Commonwealth Games.
Dean Thomas, 10 September 2004

See also: National Olympic Committees

The Black Olympic Flag

Dean Thomas, 10 September 2004

The Silver Fern and Rings emblem was first introduced to represent the NZOCGA in 1979 as a marketing symbol. It was intended to be used on the athletes uniforms and on merchandise. It was simply a depiction of the rings and the silver fern in monotone (rings same color as the fern). As the NZ athletes primary team