In the top left corner is a representation of the Union Flag, which is a composite of the flags of St George, St Patrick, and St Andrew, which each are crosses.
The fourth cross on the flag is the Southern Cross, of the constellation CRUX.
In the NZ flag, the stars of the Southern Cross are each "red stars with a white background".
The Southern Cross on the flag represents NZ's location in the South Pacific Ocean(blue background) :)
The New Zealand flag incorporates the British flag because it represents when both New Zealand and Britain were joined in 1841. It also has The Crux which is more commonly known as The Southern Cross
The Southern Cross. It is represented on the New Zealand Flag The Southern Cross. It is represented on the New Zealand Flag
Because it represents new zealand
The flag of New Zealand has four stars, representing the southern cross.
New Zealand Flag - Royal Blue, Union Jack, Southern Cross Tongan Flag - Red, Red cross
The stars on the New Zealand flag represent the constellation Crux, the Southern Cross, as it is seen from New Zealand.
The four stars on the New Zealand flag represent the Southern Cross constellation, Crux.
The New Zealand flag is a tri-coloured flag of blue, white, and red. The flag in its present form was officially approved in 1902. In the upper-left corner of the flag is the British Blue Ensign because New Zealand was a colony at that time and all colonies were ordered to fly the ensign with the seal of the colony included on the flag. The southern cross was added to the flag in 1869, after a demand from the then Governor. The Southern Cross constellation is only seen in the southern hemisphere and represents the location of New Zealand in the South Pacific ocean.
because Australia and new zealand are still part of the commonwealth and were given that flag when England took over Australia
look at the new zealand flag
The Southern Cross