Both Australian and New Zealand Flags have a blue background, and the symbols found in them are also very similar. Both contain the Union Jack flag of the United Kingdom at the top left corner to symbolize their historical relation to the British. The star design, which is also found on the right side in both flags, is a representation of the southern star constellation, which only appears at the Southern hemisphere. However, Australian flag has more stars than the New Zealand flag, and their colors are also different.
Also, in the Australian flag, just below the Union Jack, you can see a star with seven points, called the commonwealth star , which is not there in the New Zealand flag.
This is the main difference between Australian and New Zealand Flag. Australian flag is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the top left corner and a large white seven-pointed star, which is also known as the Commonwealth Star, below the Union Jack.
Torres Strait Islander Flag has green, blue, black, and white colours in it; green to represent the land, blue for the sea, and black to represent black the Torres Strait Islander people. The white colour denotes a symbol of peace. The New Zealand flag does not have any indication of the Commonwealth Star. It has four five-pointed stars. These four stars which vary slightly in size from one another, represent the brightest stars in the constellation of the Southern Cross.
The Union Jack featured in the New Zealand flag reflects the fact that the country had been previously colonized by the British. This flag which became the National Flag of New Zealand in uses the colours white, blue and red while its proportion is at The clear sky and blue sea surrounding the New Zealand is represented by the royal blue colour in the flag.
The New Zealand Flag is said to be the first National Flag to use the Southern Cross constellation in its design while it remains the only flag to use only the four stars that form the actual cross.
New Zealand too has other official flags, in addition to the New Zealand national flag. The red, black and white national Maori flag represent the Maori people. The differences between the Australia Flag and New Zealand flags are many but they are very subtle. BUT the Australian flag has two extra stars — a small one near the cross and a big one under the Union Jack.
Yes, the difference between the Aussie and NZ flag are small, but they are important. In New Zealand you can run through long grass without a care in the world. Over in New Zealand their most famous native animal is the kiwi, a brown flightless bird with a long beak. You can find other unique birds and parrots like the kea, tui, yellow-eyed penguin, little blue penguin and morepork owl, plus fur seals and dolphins.
Australia and New Zealand have very different landscapes and climates. New Zealand sits on a major fault line that causes earthquakes and volcanic activity that has shaped the small nation with volcanoes, fjords, lush forests, geothermal springs, alpine lakes, snowy mountains, islands, sandy beaches and limestone caves. The trilogy was filmed entirely in New Zealand across more than locations on both the North and South islands.
In comparison, Australia is much drier than New Zealand. In the north of the country, you can step from a humid overgrown tropical rainforest straight onto white sandy beaches where the Great Barrier Reef kisses the coastline.
In the south you can climb to a snowy peak and even ski in the winter months. Being a bigger country, Australia has more variety of landscapes to explore.
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