Vote decided Novelty tea towel discarded Why I didn't vote for either This referendum has been fucked since Jump Street. John Keys dictated the process to get what he wanted, not what the people wanted. I know many republicans who voted for the current flag just because they didn't like the new one. Many people wanted to ditch the Union Jack, but we just couldn't get behind a flag without a story. Our current flag tells of our place within the British Commonwealth and the Pacific Ocean. The new flag looks like some kid was playing around on Photoshop combining existing flags. You see, we like the current flag, but we don't like the Union Jack. We like the All Black flag, but we associate that with a sports team. So let's just paste over the top of the old flag with our favourite flag. Makes sense, right? That was exactly what this flag was. A do-nothing flag for those who liked the status quo, but who could stand a small change. There just wasn't enough ...