Standoff ends with flag pole compromise
For the first time in recent years protesters have been able to touch the flag pole at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds, following a heated standoff between Maori wardens and about 200 protesters.
Amid pride and prejudice, it's time for a new flag
Whenever I see a flag worn as a cape, I can't help thinking of those Cronulla crusaders shouting, 'We grew here, you flew here' or 'Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, oi, oi, oi'.
Maori flag to fly at Wellington's town hall
The Tino Rangatiratanga flag will fly in Wellington on Waitangi Day for the first time.
Maori flag for Wellington on Waitangi Day
The Maori flag will fly on Wellington Town Hall along with the New Zealand flag on Waitangi Day for the first time.
FLAG: Burning up over protest
Every time I open a newspaper or see on TV, a foreign national burning OUR flag, I become incensed. But when I see OUR own citizens desecrating the flag, I want to express my Second Amendment right.
Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning
Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Burn it!" as masked protesters readied to set fire to an American flag. That's when a woman emerged from the scrum, screaming for them to stop, that it would hurt the cause.
Maori flag to fly in NZ on Waitangi Day
The Maori flag will fly on Wellington Town Hall along with the NZ flag on Waitangi Day for the first time.
VFW unveiling flag disposal box
Correct disposal of that tarnished and tattered American flag is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to Laurie Poindexter, postmaster for the Pontiac Post Office.
SD House panel vote to decide state flag's future
The Associated Press The Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. South Dakota lawmakers will soon decide the fate of a controversial state flag proposal. A House panel will vote on a bill sponsored by more than 80 lawmakers that would redesign South Dakota's flag with a colorful and geometric pattern. Rep. Bernie Hunhoff, a Yankton Democrat, says it's time to fly a design that differs from the state's ...
