New Governor-General flag unveiled

Published: 11:38AM Monday June 02, 2008 Source: ONE News

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A new Governor-General's flag has been unveiled to mark the Queen's Birthday, 77 years after the original flag was commissioned.

The Governor-General ordered the new flag, after the old one was deemed too out of date.

It includes the Southern Cross, a fleece of wool, a hammer to represent the mining industry, and a wheat sheaf to highlight New Zealand's agriculture.

Anand Satyanand, the current Governor-General of New Zealand says the new flag has a resonance with the Pacific and the Queen.

The flag will be flown for the first time this Thursday at government house in Auckland.

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