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KYLE LOCKWOOD
The designer of the Silver Fern Flag, was born in Wellington, his family connections to New Zealand span centuries—some of his European and Māori ancestors were in New Zealand prior to the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. Kyle has interests in drawing, design and photography, from an early age, he was often drawing the ships, aircraft, and buildings he could see from the front window of his grandparent’s seaside home. At college he enjoyed design related subjects such as art, woodwork, media studies, and technical drawing. |
The Silver Fern Flag first won a local design competition in July 2004. Since then Kyle has had widespread support for the flag from all over the world, including support from prominent New Zealanders, including former Governor General Dame Catherine Tizard, All Black Dan Carter, Olympian Ian Fergusson, cricketing great Sir Richard Hadlee, Olympic athlete Sir Peter Snell, Olympic Rower Mahe Drysdale, former All Black captain Richie McCaw, the former Prime Minister, and Graham Bartram, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Vexillological Associations, Chief Vexillologist of the Flag Institute, and consultant on flag protocol to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Kyle achieved a world-first when his designs were voted first and second place in New Zealand’s national flag referendum of 2015. Today Kyle works as an architectural designer in Melbourne, and like many Kiwis he has moved abroad for work experience, as a Chartered Building Professional he has been involved in the building industry internationally for over 20 years, in New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands, and Singapore.
As a frequent traveller, Kyle was also spokesman for an organisation called 'NZ Ten-Year Passports', and he successfully campaigned government for the sensible return of ten-year passports to all New Zealanders over the age of 16. Ten-year passports were reintroduced to New Zealanders on 30 November 2015, and have since then become popular with the New Zealand public. He also successfully campaigned Parliament for the introduction of the 18+ card in 1998.
See more about Kyle Lockwood here.
Kyle achieved a world-first when his designs were voted first and second place in New Zealand’s national flag referendum of 2015. Today Kyle works as an architectural designer in Melbourne, and like many Kiwis he has moved abroad for work experience, as a Chartered Building Professional he has been involved in the building industry internationally for over 20 years, in New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands, and Singapore.
As a frequent traveller, Kyle was also spokesman for an organisation called 'NZ Ten-Year Passports', and he successfully campaigned government for the sensible return of ten-year passports to all New Zealanders over the age of 16. Ten-year passports were reintroduced to New Zealanders on 30 November 2015, and have since then become popular with the New Zealand public. He also successfully campaigned Parliament for the introduction of the 18+ card in 1998.
See more about Kyle Lockwood here.