Made from recycled plastic, hand woven by master weavers in Indonesia especially to celebrate the iconic Māori design.

Introduced in 1989 by Hiraina Marsden, Jane Dobson and Linda Munn following a National design competition and first flown publicly at Waitangi Day 1990. In 2009 the New Zealand government officially recognized it as the national Māori flag.

The Koru (Center): The curling, unfurling fern frond represents the unfolding of new life, hope for the future, and the process of renewal.

Black (Top half): Represents Te Korekore, the realm of potential being and the long darkness from which the world emerged.

White (The central dividing line): Represents Te Ao Mārama, the physical realm of being, light, and everyday reality.

Red (Bottom half): Represents Te Whai Ao, the realm of coming into being and Papatūānuku (the Earth Mother).