WELLINGTON, Oct 29, 2014 (AFP) - New Zealand will hold a binding referendum in 2016 on changing the national flag, with Prime Minister John Key (pic) hoping to drop the current design featuring Britain's Union Jack in favour of a silver fern.
Another poll by the New Zealand Herald in March put the figures at 52.6 against and 40.6 for, with the rest undecided.
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