The Government's Flag Consideration panel have chosen four from the 10,292 alternative designs.

Whether you're for or against it, there's no stopping the juggernaut that is the New Zealand flag debate.

From more than 10,000 submissions, to a shortlist of 40 possible designs, on Tuesday morning we saw the four cabinet-approved alternatives picked to go up against the country's current flag.



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Scroll down to read more about the designs, who's behind them, what they represent, and the intial public reactions.



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1 of 6 ALOFI KANTER Alofi Kanter's black and white fern design was announced as the first finalist. 2 of 6 KYLE LOCKWOOD Kyle Lockwood's red, white and blue design has made the final cut. 3 of 6 KYLE LOCKWOOD A second design from Kyle Lockwood has made the final cut. 4 of 6 Andrew Fyfe's koru flag was the third to be announced. 5 of 6 MONIQUE FORD/FAIRFAX NZ Deputy Prime Minister Bill English kicks off proceedings at the unveiling of the final four flag designs. 6 of 6 MONIQUE FORD/FAIRFAX NZ There's a fair bit of media interest at the unveiling of the final four flag designs at Te Papa.

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