How New Zealand Wasted $26,000,000 On A Flag [Ft. Internet Historian]

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While but a mere piece of cloth, flags hold in them the hopes and dreams of an entire nation. Symbolic of everything their country stands for, flags are both deeply nostalgic and unflinchingly patriotic, so when your flag is constantly being mistaken for your next door neighbor's, it makes sense that you might want to change it. It is for this reason that, in 2015, New Zealand attempted to change their flag for the low, low cost of $26,000,000. In this video, me and fellow kiwi Internet Historian set out to uncover what went down, what went wrong, and why we ended up with the result we did.

0:00 - Intro
2:36 - Red Flags
5:47 - The Key to the Castle
7:33 - Zealand News
11:46 - The Longlist
14:04 - The Shortlist
15:41 - Red Peaking
17:29 - Referen-dumb