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A national flag

A national flag

A national flag

This New Zealand national flag was chosen in 1834 by northern Māori chiefs. The following year they signed a Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand that was acknowledged by the British Crown.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, James Laurenson Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-0009-09/01
Ink and watercolour sketch

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.




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