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I have to question whether including only one of the 5 finalists of the proposed new flags on this template comes across as fair with regards to the other 4 options. If anything, all 5 should be listed together under a section with "Proposals". I would rather others weigh in on this before editing.Pharos04 (talk)13:14, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It needs to be described in that article, but according toTe Ara, "In the 2000s the tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty) flag was accepted as a national flag".+mt20:35, 6 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thefull quote follows:
"In the 2000s the tino rangatiratanga (Māori sovereignty) flag was accepted as a national flagfor Māori, and debate continued over whether the country needed a new national flag, with suggestions including koru, kiwi and silver ferns."
I don't see why an extra row for one flag is necessary. There is plenty of horizontal space, and "(Maori)" appears next to the item in attempt to diffuse confusion.+mt20:31, 17 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
In the usage guidelineshere, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage state that the Tino rangatiratanga flag does not carry any official status and is merely a symbol that may complement the official New Zealand flag. To me that indicates it shouldn't be classed here as a national flag.Kiwichris (talk)10:28, 18 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Obviously there is only one official flag, but the Tino Rangatiratanga flag is still widely regarded as a national flag (more on thathere), therefore I don't see any issue with it appearing as a national flag. You could put "(official)" after the the official one if you wish, but I don't see why there needs to be two separate rows for this template.+mt01:59, 19 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I just think that having both on the same level as one another implies they are both equally official as New Zealand's national flag. As a result I would like to avoid giving unaware users the wrong impression.Kiwichris (talk)07:44, 22 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]
