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by James Dignan and António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 December
2016
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Argent, on a Fess dancettee Vert, between in chief a Castle triple-towered
Sable, upon a rock proper issuant from the fess, masoned Argent, windows,
vanes and portcullis Gules, and in base a three-masted lymphad of the third
sails furled Azure, flagged of Scotland (viz.
Azure a saltire Argent), a Ram's head affrontee proper, horned Or, between
two Garbs of the last. The coat-of-arms also feature two supporters, a Scottish
highlander and a Maori warrior, and have the motto "Maiorum Institutis
Utendo".
James Dignan
The City of Dunedin does have an official flag based on the shield feature
of the City's Coat of Arms. The flag was approved and adopted by Council on
23 October 1979.
Bill Sykes, Archivist, 18 September 2001
image located by Daniel Rentería, 1 January 2024
An image of the flag of Harington Point is seen at
https://www.adamsflags.co.nz/collections/nz-flags/products/harington-point-flag.
It was designed by Toni Shanks in 2019. No further information.
Daniel Rentería, 1 January 2024
Harington Point is a rural settlement within the boundaries of Dunedin
City. It lies on Otago Peninsula on the southern edge of Otago Harbour close to
the harbour's mouth.
James Dignan, 1 January 2024
image located by Daniel Rentería, 1 January 2024
An image of the flag of the settlement is seen at
https://www.adamsflags.co.nz/collections/nz-flags/products/purakaunui-flag.
The designer is Matt Williamson. No further information.
Daniel Rentería,
1 January 2024
This is an unofficial local flag. Pūrākaunui is a semi-rural settlement
within the boundaries of Dunedin City. It lies Pacific coast around 25 km
northeast of the central city, close to a large inlet. The area has a long Māori
history, having been the site of Mapoutahi pā (a pā is a fortified village or
camp). It is close to a major wildlife sanctuary, Orokonui Ecosanctuary.
James Dignan, 1 January 2024
image by James Dignan, 1 December 2023
The new flag of St. Clair, "St Clair Waves", held by its designer, Jeremiah
Hall. The colours haven't come out perfectly on the photo, but the flag is sky
blue, white, and deep teal. The design represents the sea's breakers rolling in
to St. Clair, four surfboards (the area is a popular surfing site) and New
Zealand's national symbol, the silver fern.
James Dignan, 1 December
2023
Over the past couple of months I've been on the committee of a flag design
competition to create a flag for my home suburb, St Clair, in the New Zealand
city of Dunedin. The competition was the idea of the owners of one of the
suburb's most prominent buildings, "The Hydro", a restaurant and hotel complex
on St Clair Esplanade, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The building celebrates
its centenary next year.
In all, we received around 120-140 entries for
the competition, ranging from the horrible to the excellent, and we're now in
the final stages of picking the winning design. Many of the designs feature
stylised forms of waves (St Clair is a leading surf beach), the small island
which is visible from the beach, and the prominent shark warning bell which is a
local landmark.
images selected by James Dignan, 23 November 2023
I thought I'd include a link to an article about the contest, plus some
images of some of the better designs which have caught the eye of the judges
(there are six of us, myself, the owner of The Hydro, a local artist, a leading
member of the New Zealand Heraldic Society, and two long time residents of St
Clair).
https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/one-st-clair-flag-rule-them-all
James Dignan, 23 November 2023