Auckland Regional Office

12 May 2006

Media Release

Israeli flag to fly on Auckland Harbour Bridge

The flag of Israel will fly from Auckland Harbour Bridge on Sunday 14 May, in recognition of the Israeli Independence Day. The flag will be flown from 6:30am until 6:30pm.

Transit considers requests from nations wanting to commemorate their country’s national days. Recently the European Union, Polish and Welsh flags have all flown on the bridge.

ENDS

Note to editors:
To see a picture of the Israeli flag, please go to: http://flagspot.net/flags/il.html