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New Zealand announces that it has paid a NZ$6 million compensation to Samoa over the sinking of the HMNZS "Manawanui" off the coast of Upolu in October 2024.
2025-10-6

New Zealanders vote to retain the current flag over the proposed design in the nation's flag referendum. More than 2 million people vote in the referendum.
2016-03-24

Voting begins for the second stage of New Zealand's flag referendum with the current flag going up against the design chosen on the first stage of the referendum. Voting will end on March 23 with polling showing the current flag is favoured to win.
2016-03-3

New Zealand announces the flag design chosen by the public that will challenge the current flag in a March 2016 vote. Voters will choose between the current flag, which features the British Union Jack with a dark blue background, and the challenger, a silver fern and four red stars on a black and blue background.
2015-12-15

Four alternatives to the current New Zealand flag are chosen for a Spring referendum (20 November – 11 December 2015) in which New Zealanders will determine their favorite of the new designs.
2015-09-1

A government appointed panel chooses 40 finalist flag designs out of more than 10,000 submitted.
2015-08-12

New Zealand says it plans to hold a referendum regarding the change of its national flag.
2014-03-11

A state of emergency is declared in the New Zealand district of Whanganui due to flooding.
2013-10-15

A South Korean deep sea trawler sinks in the Southern Ocean two thousand kilometres south of New Zealand with at least five people dead and seventeen missing.
2010-12-13

Two motorcyclists, from Austria and New Zealand, are killed in the same Isle of Man TT race.
2010-06-11