New Zealanders have voted to keep the Union Jack on their national flag, following a lengthy referendum process.
The country’s Prime Minister John Key had been pushing for a change, describing the existing flag as a “relic of our colonial past”.
“Our current flag reflects the way we once were, rather than the way we are now,” he said.
But voters have decided to keep the current design, which features the Union Jack in the top left corner.
According to the New Zealand Electoral Commission, the preliminary results from the referendum showed 56.6% of people wanted to maintain the status quo, while 43.2% backed the alternative design.
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