新西兰新国旗海选结束，Flag Consideration Panel周一下午公布从超过万种提交设计中(共10,292)挑选出的40种新国旗设计。

我们看到这些设计中出现银蕨、Koru和十字星的概率很高。小组负责人、主席John Burrows称他和同事考虑了每个提交上来的设计，最后通过无记名方式选出了这40个方案。

排名不分先后，让我们一睹为快（国旗名和设计者在每个图的下方）：

Koru Fin (入选理由：1902版新西兰国旗的改进版，加入Koru，去掉米字，但仍保留其色彩搭配)

Designed by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland

Manawa (Blue & Green) (入选理由：表现了长白云)

Designed by: Otis Frizzell from Auckland

Unity Koru (Red & Blue) (抽象的Koru，包含未来感、野心感和精气神感)

Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington

Silver Fern (Black with Red Stars) (入选理由：一种大众化的选择)

Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Auckland

The Seven Stars of Matariki (毛利Matarik年七星黑旗)

Designed by: Matthew Clare from Hawke’s Bay

Modern Hundertwasser (现代Koru，强调力量、和平和新生命)

Designed by: Tomas Cottle from Auckland

Moving Forward (Koru向前进)

Designed by: Dominic Carroll from Gisborne

Embrace (Red & Blue) (蓝白红代表英联邦，星代表地域，也是1902版的改版)

Designed by: Denise Fung from Canterbury

Unity Koru (入选理由：表现融合和容忍)

Designed by: Paul Densem from Wellington

Tukutuku ( 灵感来自毛利祖先的纺织品纹样)

Designed by: Pax Zwanikken from Nelson

Huihui/Together (这是新西兰艺术的一个经典意象，在这里被用来比喻毛利和欧裔的历史融合，也表现了天空、大地、未来和精神的意象)

Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington

Silver Fern (Black,White & Red) (银蕨旗)

Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington

Finding Unity in Community (社区联合旗)

Designed by: Dave Sauvage from Auckland

Southern Cross Horizon (南方的地平线)

Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington

New Southern Cross (新南十字旗)

Designed by: Wayne William Doyle from Canterbury

Inclusive (包容与长久旗)

Designed by: Dominic Carroll from Gisborn

Land Of The Long White Cloud (Ocean Blue) (长白云旗)

Designed by: Mike Archer from International

Silver Fern (Black & Silver) (黑白银蕨旗)

Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington

Silver Fern (Red,White & Blue) (三色银蕨旗)

Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington

Wā kāinga/Home (毛利Maihi旗，形状如毛利会堂)

Designed by: Grant Alexander (principal), Alice Murray, Thomas Lawlor, Jared McDowell from Auckland

累死了，歇口气，

Manawa (Black & Green) (夜空长白云旗)

Designed by: Otis Frizzell from Auckland

Black & White Fern (黑白银蕨旗)

Designed by: Alofi Kanter from Auckland

Fern (Green, Black & White) (绿白黑银蕨旗)

Designed by: Clay Sinclair and Sandra Ellmers from Waikato

Raranga (毛利raranga和tukutuku文化旗)

Designed by: Pax Zwanikken from Nelson

Southern Koru (Koru南十字旗)

Designed by: Sven Baker from Wellington

Pikopiko (意象：新生命成长)

Designed by: Grant Pascoe from Canterbury

White & Black Fern (怎么又来了，不带这样玩的……)

Designed by: Alofi Kanter from Auckland

Silver Fern (Black & White) (一根银蕨旗)

Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington

Unity Fern (Red & Blue) (哈哈哈，感觉工党和国家党组成联合政府了……)

Designed by: Paul Jackways from Canterbury

Koru and Stars (也是和老版国旗差的不远的设计)

Designed by: Alan Tran from Auckland

Koru (Black) (黑色漩涡旗)

Designed by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington

不喜欢这个旗了，感觉要窒息了

再来：

Black Jack (黑杰克旗)

Designed by: Mike Davison from Auckland

Koru (Blue) (蓝koru，洗衣机呀洗呀洗，还是front load的……)

Designed by: Andrew Fyfe from Wellington

Red Peak (红之巅峰旗，疑似火山)

Designed by: Aaron Dustin from Wellington

NZ One (绿色新西兰旗，不会是绿党提交的吧)

Designed by: Travis Cunningham from Northland

New Zealand Matariki (长白云混搭毛利七星)

Designed by: John Kelleher from Auckland

Curly Koru (弯曲的Koru旗)

Designed by: Daniel Crayford and Leon Cayford from Auckland

Silver Fern (Black,White & Blue) (黑白蓝银蕨旗)

Designed by: Kyle Lockwood from Wellington

Land Of The Long White Cloud (长白云的土地旗)

Designed by: Mike Archer from International

Silver Fern (Green) (绿色银蕨旗)

Designed by: Roger Clarke from Waikato

选旗小组全体合影：

据介绍，接下来这些设计将进入更严格的考察，包括知识产权等方面的检查。

到9月中旬的时候，小组将完成40进4的选择，到时候只有4种国旗，然后由公众对4种最后名单进行选择，获胜的唯一一个国旗成为“挑战方”，然后在下一年的公投中，这个挑战方将挑战现有国旗，得票多的获胜。

上面的40种国旗中，有你满意的吗？参加下面的投票吧！