The (unofficial) flag of the Chatham Islands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous language, Moriori). In the centre is the map of the island with the Te Whanga lagoon depicted in white. Behind the map is a depiction of the rising sun. It was designed by Logan Alderson (a former New Zealand police officer) in 1993, and it has been used in the Chathams since then. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Chatham_Islands_(unofficial). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Chatham_Islands_(unofficial). ... The Chatham Islands from space. ... Māori (or Maori) is a language spoken by the native peoples of New Zealand and the Cook Islands. ... For the language of the same name spoken in New Guinea, see Moriori language (New Guinea). ... This mid bay barrier in Narrabeen, a suburb of Sydney (Australia), has blocked what used to be a bay to form a lagoon. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
It was reported that at the opening of the islands' first new marae for many years (2005), which included a rare visit by the New Zealand Prime Minister, the Chathams flag was clearly seen flying from a flagpole over the Marae (above the New Zealand flag!). A Maori word now common in New Zealand English, marae refers an area of land where the Wharenui or meeting house (literally big house) sits. ... A prime minister is the very most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...
This is the unofficial flag of the ChathamIslands (Wharekauri in Maori; Rekohu in the indigenous language, Moriori).
The ChathamIslands are controlled directly from New Zealand [and the population is too small to have any direct self-governance within the country] the island's affairs come under the jurisdiction of one political electorate.
I believe the islands have their own council, which operates in the same way as local borough, county or district councils in the rest of the country.
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