Auckland Regional Office

1 September 2006

Media Release

Slovak Republic flag to fly on Auckland Harbour Bridge

The flag of the Slovak Republic will fly from Auckland Harbour Bridge today, Friday 1 September, in recognition of the Slovak Republic National Day. The flag is being flown from 6:30am until 6:30pm.

Transit considers requests from nations wanting to commemorate their country’s national days. Recently the Malaysian, Uruguayan, and Indonesian flags have all flown on the bridge.

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