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Story: Ngā haki – Māori and flags

Red ensigns flying at Rotorua

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Red ensigns flying at Rotorua

A number of flags, the majority being red ensigns with the names of Te Arawa hapū on them, fly at Arawa Park, Rotorua, in 1920 at a reception for the Prince of Wales. The Union Jack flies at bottom left, while the United Tribes' flag is atop the flagpole.

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Malcolm Mullholland, Ngā haki – Māori and flags – Loyalists and flags, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35216/red-ensigns-flying-at-rotorua (accessed 5 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm Mullholland, published 30 May 2012.