WELLINGTON: New Zealanders will learn Thursday whether a proposal to ditch Britain’s Union Jack from the national flag has been successful, with opinion polls indicating they will stick with the existing banner.
Prime Minister John Key has been the main advocate for change, organising a referendum on the issue he describes as a once-in-a-generation chance to update the flag after more than a century.
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