Oceania
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Specs plus what each color and emblem means on this flag — tap an element to reveal its meaning.
Proportions
1:2
Shape
Rectangular
Colors
#00247D · Pantone 280 CThe blue field, from the Blue Ensign, evokes the sea and sky around New Zealand.
#FFFFFFWhite borders the stars and forms the crosses of the Union Jack.
#CC142B · Pantone 186 CThe four red stars depict the Southern Cross.
Symbols & elements
In the canton, marking the country's origins as a British colony and its continuing membership of the Commonwealth.
Four red stars with white borders, marking New Zealand's place in the South Pacific. Unlike the Australian flag, it shows four stars rather than five, and colours them red.
Construction details
Proportions 1:2. British Blue Ensign: a blue field, the Union Jack in the canton, and four red stars fimbriated in white depicting the Southern Cross.
Construction sheet
How the flag should be used and displayed with respect.
Specific rules — New Zealand
Common conventions
Its four red stars depict the Southern Cross, a constellation seen in southern skies.
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