New Zealand votes to keep its national flag in £12m referendum

More than 56 per cent opt to keep existing design over proposed silver fern motif

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New Zealand has voted to keep the current design of its national flag, according to preliminary referendum results.

The country held a nationwide contest to design a new national flag in May last year and the referendum was to choose between the current design and a new silver fern motif.

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