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# File:Flag of New Zealand.svg

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## Summary[ edit ]

DescriptionFlag of New Zealand.svg

العربية: علم نيوزيلندا
Български: Знаме на Нова Зеландия.
Čeština: Vlajka Nového Zélandu.
Dansk: New Zealands flag.
Deutsch: Flagge Neuseelands.
Eesti: Uus-Meremaa lipp.
English: Flag of New Zealand. Specification: http://www.mch.govt.nz/nzflag/description.html , quoting New Zealand Gazette, 27 June 1902.
Español: Bandera de Nueva Zelanda.
فارسی: پرچم نیوزیلند.
Français : Drapeau de la Nouvelle-Zelande.
Bahasa Indonesia: Bendera Selandia Baru.
Italiano: Bandiera della Nuova Zelanda.
한국어: 뉴질랜드의 국기
Magyar: Új-Zéland Zászlaja
Māori: Te Haki Paakeha
Македонски: Знамето на Нов Зеланд
Bahasa Melayu: Bendera New Zealand.
Nederlands: Vlag van Nieuw-Zeeland.
Norsk bokmål: New Zealands flagg.
日本語: ニュージーランドの国旗
Português: Bandeira da Nova Zelândia.
Sámegiella: Ođđa-Selánda leavga
Suomi: Uuden-Seelannin lippu
Română: Steagul Noii Zeelande.
Русский: Флаг Новой Зеландии
Slovenčina: Vlajka Nového Zélandu.
Српски / srpski: Застава Новог Зеланда.
Svenska: Nya Zeelands flagga
Türkçe: Yeni Zellanda lippu
Українська: Прапор Нової Зеландії.
Tiếng Việt: Lá Cờ New Zealand (phiên âm Việt: Niu-Dzi-lân)
中文: 新西兰国旗

Date | 28 September 2005
Source | http://www.mch.govt.nz/files/NZ%20Flag%20-%20proportions.JPG
Author | Zscout370, Hugh Jass and many others

iThe source code of this SVG is valid.

| This vector image was created with a text editor. The coding shows the geometric structures.

## Licensing[ edit ]

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| I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse

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This New Zealand work is in the public domain in New Zealand, because its copyright has expired or it is not subject to copyright. According to the New Zealand Copyright Act of 1994 as elaborated on by the the Standing Committee on Copyright of the Library and Information Association of New Zealand (LIANZA), as of May 2011:

Type of material | Copyright has expired if ...
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A | For photographs, manuscripts, archives, music scores, maps, paintings, and drawings published anonymously, under a pseudonym or the creator is unknown: | photo taken or work published prior to 1 January 1964
B | Any works by the Crown (see Crown copyright) | dated 1944 or earlier
C | Published works1 by the Crown after 1945 | No works1 until 2045
D | For photographs, manuscripts, archives, music scores, maps, paintings, and drawings (except A-C) | Creator died before 1 January 1964
E | For oral histories, music, computer-generated work and spoken word sound recordings | Released before 1 January 1964

1 Some government publications are not subject to copyright, including bills, acts, regulations, court judgments, royal commission and select committee reports, etc. See references [1] or [2] for the full list.

| This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

## derivative works[ edit ]

Derivative works of this file:

- Proposed flag of New Zealand 1834.svg

## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 04:52, 26 April 2013 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 02:26, 5 June 2012 I believe this is the most accurate
| 10:50, 5 June 2012 |  | 960 × 480 (2 KB) | Achim1999 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 22:44, 30 May 2012, Sorry you have wrongly guessed! if we made (both) a similar construction algorithm, then the ration of the stars' red/white radius must be IRRATIONAL and not a simple fraction like yours! Moreover the relat...
| 02:26, 5 June 2012 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Avenue (talk | contribs) | The last version was an improvement, but still not entirely accurate (star borders 5% too large, instead of ~35% too small). This version improves them further (to within 1%). Otherwise it is identical to the 04:10, 3 November 2009 version.
| 22:44, 30 May 2012 |  | 960 × 480 (2 KB) | Achim1999 (talk | contribs) | correct white border of stars. Previous one was much to thin
| 04:10, 3 November 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 10:52, 24 September 2009 (this was made according to a construction sheet issued by the NZ Gov)
| 02:20, 3 November 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) |
| 02:11, 3 November 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) |
| 02:11, 3 November 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | Fry1989 (talk | contribs) |
| 10:52, 24 September 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | Hugh Jass (talk | contribs) | The code has been reduced without any limitations on ease of editing. The flag of the United Kingdom in this new version is now less cluttered. However, it does seem to make Inkscape glitch a bit.
| 04:18, 13 September 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | Hugh Jass (talk | contribs) | The names of the stars have been corrected.
| 01:13, 13 September 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | Hugh Jass (talk | contribs) | The file is now larger but more accurate.
| 01:51, 5 September 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | http://www.mch.govt.nz/nzflag/images/nzflag-large.gif
| 10:40, 5 August 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (2 KB) | ButterStick (talk | contribs) | Stars correction; valid SVG
| 07:52, 5 August 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | ButterStick (talk | contribs) | Coloration changes
| 07:13, 5 August 2009 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | ButterStick (talk | contribs) | The previous version shrunk the borders along with the stars with the transform, which is incorrect---the borders of all the stars should be all the same.
| 09:30, 17 December 2006 |  | 1,200 × 600 (3 KB) | ButterStick (talk | contribs) | Code optimization: 53% reduction... Recoded from Image:Government Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg. w:Flag of New Zealand states that British flag colors are used.
| 07:12, 17 October 2005 |  | 600 × 300 (6 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | I cloned the stars, giving it some compression.
| 06:17, 28 September 2005 | No thumbnail | (9 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | I have redone the flag based on http://www.bastisoft.de/flags/national/Flag_of_New_Zealand.png

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