19 OCTOBER 2015

Alternative Flag Options Must Not Fly on Council Buildings

New Zealand First says only the legitimate New Zealand Flag should fly on council buildings – any other flag is not the official flag of New Zealand.

“Packs of flags have been sent to councils by the Flag Consideration Panel, but if any council republicanist mayor wants to be a part of the government’s flag propaganda, then they should choose a park and fly them there,” says New Zealand First Spokesperson for Veteran’s Affairs Ron Mark.

“Do not fly those logos on official public buildings when those buildings have been built and paid for by the sacrifices of ratepayers who over generations have served under our current national flag in theatres of war and seen their mates laid to rest under it.

“The thought of any one of these corporate logos replacing our flag is an affront to veterans and the families of veterans. It’s also an affront to the seven out of 10 taxpayers who oppose this $2 million-plus waste of their money.

“Of course, this is being pushed by Minister of Culture and Heritage Maggie Barry, who is a big fan of changing the New Zealand flag. She is also Minister of Senior Citizens, but this is hardly what they want.

“We ask councils to respect the wishes of Veterans and the overwhelming majority of ratepayers and only fly the New Zealand Flag on public buildings to respect those who fought under it.

“In particular they should not fly those National Government flag options on public buildings on any of the following dates”, says Mr Mark.

SIGNIFICANT DATES OVER THE FLAG REFERENDUMS

23 October 2015 - 73rd Anniversary - Battle of El Alamein:
31 October 2015 - 98th Anniversary - Capture of Beersheba:
4 November 2015 - 97th Anniversary - Capture of Le Quesnoy (last NZ action of WW1):
11 November 2015 - 97th Anniversary - end of WW1:
15-20 December 2015 - 100th Anniversary - Evacuation of Gallipoli:
23 December 2015 - 99th Anniversary - Battle of Magdhaba:
9 January 2016 - 99th Anniversary - Capture of Rafah:
29-30 January 2016 - 73rd Anniversary - RNZN corvettes Kiwi and Moa sink the Japanese submarine I-1 off Guadalcanal:
30 January 2016 - 48th Anniversary - Tet Offensive:
21 February 2016 - 98th Anniversary - Capture of Jericho:
1 March 2016 - 100th Anniversary - formation of the NZ Division:

ENDS

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