Maori Flag
The Tino rangatiratanga flag
There isn’t enough room for more than one flag in Aotearoa ["New Zealand"]
Since 1990, some Māori have been using the red ensign less in favour of a new flag which lacks colonial connotations. Chosen through a competition, the Māori flag uses black to represent Korekore or potentiality, white to represent the Ao marama or the physical world of light and understanding, red to represent whaiao or open daylight (representing the achievement of full potential and understanding), and the Koru, a spiral-like shape representing the unfolding of new life. The flag is generally called the Tino rangatiratanga flag.
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Aneta White said
Hello!
I am a student from St Mary’s College in Wellington, New Zealand. I am creating a website for a national website challenge for schools.
Could I please use a picture of a Maori flag from your website newzeelend.wordpress.com.I will credit your website as the source.
I hope this is acceptable to you and look forward to hearing back from you as soon as possible, giving me permission to use this image for my non- commercial school project.
Thank you.
Aneta White
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te2ataria said
Hello Aneta
The Tino Rangatiratanga Flag is a symbol of the Maori sovereignty movement.
Neither I, nor this blog, hold a copyright to the image. So long as the flag is treated respectfully, however, I’m sure no one would object to the its use for educational purposes.
TEAA