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The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.

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The Stars on the New Zealand flag represent the Southern Cross Star constellation which is only visible in the Southern Hemisphere, and south of latitude 30 degrees in the Northern hemisphere. The formation actually omits the fifth star in the constellation.


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The southern Cross is actually a constellation of 4 stars that appears in the southern potion of the sky.


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The union jack in the top left is the British ensign included when NZ was still a Briish colony. The four red stars represent the 4 brightest stars in the southern cross as seen from New Zealand.The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty) The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty)


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The union jack is to show our connection with great Britain. The 4 red and white stars are for the southern cross. The background of blue is for the pacific ocean that surrounds New Zealand


What does the big star on the NZ flag mean?

The four stars symbolises the constellation 'the Southern Cross', represent the stars Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta. The Southern Cross is a prominent constellation in the southern hemisphere, and represents New Zealand's geographical position to the rest of the world.


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The union jack in the top left is the British ensign included when NZ was still a Briish colony. The four red stars represent the 4 brightest stars in the southern cross as seen from New Zealand.The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty) The blue represents the pacific The Stars represent the southern cross The union jack represents the commonwealth, british emprie and the Queen (God Save Her Majesty)


What does the southern cross represent on the Australian Flag?

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The Southern Cross on the flag represents NZ's location in the South Pacific Ocean(blue background) :)