TOP 10 FLAGS - RESULTS

The results are in - but with so many similar looking designs in the top 10, what do these results actually mean? 

Through a process of elimination 7734 New Zealanders have narrowed down the 2000+ designs at the flag.govt.nz website to a shortlist of 10 top designs, 

The two real design contenders are: 

1. Eight variants of the Silver Fern flag designed by Kyle Lockwood. 
5898 Votes  |  76%

2. Two variants of the existing New Zealand Flag designed by Sir Albert H. Markham
1836 Votes  |  24%

Broken down into their variant subgroups we see the following results: 

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8 variants - Silver Fern

5898 Votes  |  76%

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Silver Fern Flag |a

a | Blue White Blue Variants

Fan Favourites 
2, 4, & 10.

2353 votes | 30 %

Silver Fern Flag |b

b | Black White Blue Variants

Fan Favourites 
5, 8, & 9.

2043 votes | 27%

Silver Fern Flag |c

c | Red White Blue Variants

Fan Favourites 
6 & 7

1452 votes | 19%

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2 VARIANTS - existing FLAG 

1836 Votes  |  24%

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Existing NZ Flag | d

d | Existing NZ Flag Variants

Fan Favourites 
1 & 3

1836 votes | 24%

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It appears that once the public are given options, an alternative design can become serious competition to the existing New Zealand Flag.

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