Main content

How important is a flag to you?

New Zealand is to hold a referendum over whether it should change the design of its flag

New Zealand is to hold a referendum over whether it should change the design of its flag, which currently features the Union Jack in one corner with the stars of the Southern Cross on a blue background. The country's Prime Minister, John Key, said the "design of the New Zealand flag symbolises a colonial and post-colonial era whose time has passed." The debate throws up all sort of questions about history and identity. Are you attached to your country's flag? Or do you think it's time yours was changed? And if so, what would you like to see replace it?

Available now

55 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Mar 2014 18:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Mar 2014 18:06GMT

Global News Podcast

The day's top stories from 成人快手 News compiled twice daily in the week, once at weekends

Voices from Syria

Life in different parts of Syria - from the coastal city of Tartous to war-torn Aleppo

What's Life Like....?

Unique life experiences: from hearing for the first time to being a child bride

Podcast