The flag in the centre was the flag of King Pōtatau, the first Māori king. It features a cross, the words ‘Nui Tireni’ (New Zealand) and three symbols which are said to represent the three main islands of New Zealand.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, James Cowan Collection (MS-Papers-0039)
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A-138-046
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