Flag Debate Nz Cost

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Flag debate nz cost. For several decades alternative designs have been proposed with varying degrees of support. 21 jun 2019 10 10am. 3 minutes to read. They were paid a total of 162 000 in fees spent 88 000 on.

He would change the new zealand flag without asking the public. The government has adopted a non partisan approach to the flag consideration project by involving a cross party committee of mps who helped refine cabinet s initial proposals for the new law. This was the first i d heard of the flag change movement which has been going since at least the 1980s if not earlier. If we do change the flag it will cost millions more to.

The results of the referendum which is estimated to have cost nz 26m 12m are expected be confirmed next wednesday. Which flag would you choose. There is no consensus among proponents of changing the flag as to which design should replace the flag. New zealand flag debate introduction in the past new zealand has changed our flag 3 times.

The fees and travel of the flag consideration panel of 12 well known new zealanders cost 284 000 well under the 465 000 budgeted. The long serving and popular key had strongly supported the flag change but. New zealand has a history of debate about whether the national flag should be changed. In 2015 prime minister john key announced a two stage referendum process to determine whether new zealanders wanted a new new zealand flag.

A bout three years ago i came across a group on facebook called change the new zealand flag. Posted on august 16 2015 by dr muriel newman. He supported keeping the flag and said the referendum which was expected to cost 26 million including postage costs of 18m was a gross waste of money. Now in 2015 the referendum will decide which of the final four should compete with the old flag and hoo boy has it been a wild ride.

A short history of new zealand s 26 million flag debate. Campaign has cost over 26 million dollars already and that is just deciding whether to change the flag or not. New zealand first leader winston peters told the panel changing the flag would dismiss important parts of new zealand s history. Last thursday the legislation clearing the way for the referenda on changing new zealand s flag was passed by parliament.