New Zealand Flag Referendum

[Let's go shuckles]

A couple years back, New Zealand held a Referendum on if they should change their national flag. During the referendum, they let members of the public submit flags as applicants to be the new flag of New Zealand. Here are some of the flags submitted by the public

 

[BP]

Smogoff Flag thread.

 

[CaffeineBoost]

 

[igiveuponaname]

Second one is a masterpiece and should have become the actual flag

 

[Redless]

second one obviously should've been the flag, but I find the fifth also has a part of my heart

 

[Ivy]

the lazer kiwi goes so hard and i forever rue the day they rejected it.

 

[Redless]

can an explainer help me understand the first and third flags?

 

[Mechalico]

john key's refusal to add the laser kiwi flag to the referendum shortlist directly led to the downfall of the nats