Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand

This article is about the flag adopted by the chiefs of the Confederated Tribes of New Zealand in 1834. For the flag of the Māori people, see national Māori flag.

Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand
The current version of the Flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand
Te Kara
Adopted1834
DesignA St. George's cross with the canton consisting of a blue field, another St. George's cross with white fimbriation, and a white, eight-pointed star in each of the quarters.
Designed byHenry Williams
Alternative version with black fimbriation

The flag now known as the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand (Māori: Te Whakaputanga o te rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni) or Te Kara (Māori for 'the colours') is a flag originally designed by Henry Williams to represent the New Zealand Church Missionary Society. It was adopted as a national flag by a group of rangatira (Māori chieftains) in 1834 and is today more closely associated with the Māori people.