After a robust referendum process John Key hopes that we can all unify behind one flag.

Take a look back at our live coverage as New Zealand voted to keep its existing flag.

A total of 1,200,003 people (56.6 per cent) voted to retain the ensign, with 915,008 (43.2 per cent) in favour of the silver fern design.

Here's how it all went down.

DAVID ROGERS The results are in and we're keeping the current flag.

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* NZ shows its colours and votes to retain existing flag

* Opinion: Defeated, but not humiliated

* New flag NZ? Yeah, nah: How the internet reacted

* Which flag MPs voted for in the final referendum

* Key: vote against silver fern flag won't damage my legacy