Tino Rangatiratanga Flag

Facts about the Flag of Tino Rangatiratanga Flag

1. The Tino Rangatiratanga flag was designed in 1990 and recognised in 2009 as the national Māori flag after a public consultation.
2. The koru curl at the hoist represents new life and unfolding growth.
3. The Maori sovereignty flag of New Zealand, designed in 1990 and recognised as a national Maori flag in 2009.
4. The flag is used in Aotearoa New Zealand.
5. It was founded in 1990 by Hiraina Marsden, Jan Smith and Linda Munn.
6. The flag was adopted in 1990. It was designed by Hiraina Marsden, Jan Smith and Linda Munn.
7. The design is 36 years old as of 2026.
8. Construction: Black over red with a white koru.
9. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 3:5, which makes it rectangular.
10. The flag uses 3 colours: black, white and red.
11. The black stands for Te Korekore, the realm of potential being.
12. The white stands for Te Ao Marama, the realm of being and light.
13. The red stands for Te Whei Ao, the realm of coming into being, and the earth mother.
14. Koru: The unfurling silver fern frond, standing for new life, renewal and hope for the future.
15. It was recognised as the national Māori flag in 2009 after a nationwide consultation, and flies from the Auckland Harbour Bridge on Waitangi Day.
16. It is filed here under Identity and Pride Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.