Silver Fern (Black,White & Blue) by Kyle Lockwood has been announced as the referendum winner

This is the alternative flag design which will go head-to-head with New Zealand's current flag in the referendum on change, in March 2016.

The preliminary result of the first flag referendum has been announced as Kyle Lockwood's Silver Fern (Black, White and Blue). You can check out reactions to the result in a recap of our live coverage below.