The Governor-General's flag consists of the royal crest in gold on a royal blue ground. It was designed in 1931 but not flown immediately because Governor-General Lord Bledisloe (1930–5) preferred the old design, which featured the Union Flag.
The flagpole at Waitangi. For years the New Zealand navy ensured that it was kept in good condition. From 1974, three flags have usually been flown on it - the New Zealand flag, the Union flag, and the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand chosen in 1834.
Cabbage tree leaves, kiwi, a farewell in the Maori language and the New Zealand and Union Jack flags greet the royal procession in New Plymouth on 8 January 1954
On 28 October 1835 James Busby called a hui (meeting) at Waitangi. Thirty-four northern chiefs, known as the Confederation of United Tribes, signed 'A Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand' and called upon King William IV of Britain to become their 'father and protector'. They also thanked the King for acknowledging their flag.
