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Flags of New Zealand and its associated states

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I don't like current flag of New Zealand It is too similar to Australian flag and doesn't include national colors black and white. AlthistoryGuy proposed flags for Australia and New Zealand, which are evolutionary, still reminding both Union Jack and Southern Cross, but different enough from British ensigns. Despite I like silver fern as symbol of New Zealand, pure silver fern on black looks too anarchist, not mentioning it is trademark of All Blacks. However, it is national symbol and could have its place on flag of New Zealand. This proposal by Kyle Lockwood won national competition in 2005 and I slightly modified it to include both black and white. I designed flags for Cook Islands and Niue as well, forgetting they are self-governed countries and not dependent territories. Because silver fern is too associated with New Zealand, it could be replaced by something more general, like Southern Cross, if they want to rid off the Union Jack, what would be probable if New Zealand did so.
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I like it. The blue field in the flag could be changed to another colour to define subnational entities or territories. For example the Cook Islands once used a field of green with the circle of stars in gold... 

It's good to have a default design which adapts for an extended appropriate use, such as regional subunits or administrative agencies/departments.