

Summer break may cure us of flag fatigue
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OTAGO DAILY TIMES HERE. I can imagine a new condition appearing in a medical journal: Flag fatigue...
Grant McLachlan
Sep 23, 20153 min read


Silver fern must prevail
Otago Daily Times page 13, 10 September 2015. (Link to article on Otago Daily Times website.) It is disheartening to watch the flag...
David Ellison
Sep 10, 20154 min read


A silver fern, not a feather
(David's column wasn't published by a major newspaper in time for the Flag Consideration Panel's 1 September decision of four flag...
David Ellison
Sep 1, 20154 min read


Are we making a brand, logo or a flag?
(John's column wasn't published by a major newspaper in time for the Flag Consideration Panel's 1 September decision of four flag designs...
John McCabe
Sep 1, 20154 min read


Letter to the Prime Minister
David Ellison, who is a Kai Tahu upoko (leader), a retired teacher and soldier, wrote this letter to the Prime Minister to provide expert...
David Ellison
Sep 1, 20151 min read


Give The Black & Silver a fair go
(Craig's column wasn't published by a major newspaper in time for the Flag Consideration Panel's 1 September decision of four flag...
Craig Love
Aug 31, 20154 min read
Official Information Act request to the Minister responsible for the Flag Consideration Panel
Many supporters of the Black & Silver flag design raised concerns about how the Black & Silver flag could have been overlooked by the...
Grant McLachlan
Aug 30, 20151 min read


Southern Cross 'like Confederate flag'
(Original article can be found here) We have a saying in Maoridom that, when faced with a tough decision, we invoke our ancestors. The...
David Ellison
Aug 19, 20154 min read


Taking a leaf from Canada's flag debate
Will we get a political doodle for a flag, a celebrity-driven choice, or a timeless icon, asks Grant McLachlan. (Original article can be...
Grant McLachlan
Aug 13, 20155 min read


Flag debate is 'an opportunity for New Zealand'
(This article can be founder here.) For probably the only time ever, New Zealanders will soon get the chance to choose a uniquely New...
John Ansell
Aug 1, 20153 min read
Stand tall, New Zealand.
Stand tall, New Zealand. Fly the achiever's flag -The Black & Silver. Vote it to No.1 here: http://flagpost.nz/flags/15513/. The silver...
Grant McLachlan
Jul 29, 20151 min read
Stand together, New Zealand.
#advert #video #Waitangi
Grant McLachlan
Jul 29, 20151 min read
Spot the difference. (Watch until the end.)
#advert #video #comedy #parody
Grant McLachlan
Jul 29, 20151 min read


Don’t change a flag – raise a standard!
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE “For probably the only time in history, New Zealanders will soon be able to choose a uniquely New...
John Ansell, Grant McLachlan, Kenneth Wang
Jul 28, 20154 min read
TOP TEN: Dumb reasons to keep the flag.
The debate over whether to change the New Zealand flag has been drowned out by really dumb arguments. Here are the top ten excuses to...
Grant McLachlan
Jul 26, 20151 min read


NZ's national colour is black
(This article was originally published by the New Zealand at this link. The article received the most comments and shares for - quite...
Grant McLachlan (New Zealand Herald column)
Jul 7, 20154 min read
"The Black & Silver" New Zealand flag
#advert #video
Grant McLachlan
Jun 1, 20151 min read