New Zealanders reject new flag

New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57% to 43% in a nationwide poll that ended yesterday.

More than 2m people voted in the ballot to decide whether to keep the Union Jack in their flag or replace it with a silver fern.

The current flag has been the national symbol since 1902. It was up against a new design that was winnowed from more than 10,000 entries submitted by the public.