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New Zealand Naval Flags

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by Sam Lockton, 31 August 2002

The New Zealand naval ensign was adopted in 1968, replacing the British naval ensign previously used.
Sam Lockton, 15 October 2002

At http://www.rnzncomms.net.nz/HTMLfolder/ensignday.html is a page about the first hoisting of the NZ White Ensign, somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The date was 20 June 1968 and the location, Navy Office HMNZS Wakefield, Wellington.
Jan Mertens, 20 May 2005

According to the 'New Zealand White Ensign Regulations 1968':

"The ensign shall comply with the description of the New Zealand Ensign, as set out in the notice by the Minister of Marine published in the Gazette on the 24th day of June 1902..., save that the lower canton of the hoist and the fly thereof shall be white and the Southern Cross on the fly shall be represented by red stars as in the New Zealand ensign increased by the width of the white borders to the stars in that ensign."

While this description only applies to the white ensign, it is suspected that the same description of the stars also applies to the red ensign.
Ailsa Cain, 11 October 2002

Command flags

The command flags of the (New Zealand) navy are the same as those of the UK.
David Prothero, 11 March 1999, quoting [bcr78]

Queen's Colour of the RNZN

Browsing through the collection of photographs at the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) website, I came across the following photograph. It shows what I believe to be the Queen's Colour of the RNZN. The flag was not fully unfurled in the photograph, but certain deductions can be generally made with regards to its design.

The photograph in question can be seen at:
http://www.navy.mil.nz/images/Parades%20and%20Events/Fleet%20Divisions%20