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Old March 24th, 2016 #53
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New Zealand votes to keep its national flag in £12m referendum

New Zealand has voted to keep the current design of its national flag, according to preliminary referendum results.

The country held a nationwide contest to design a new national flag in May last year and the referendum was to choose between the current design and a new silver fern motif.

After more than 2.1 million votes were cast, early results have given the original flag a 56.6 per cent win, compared to 43.2 per cent for the changed version.

http://www.theweek.co.uk/new-zealand...12m-referendum