Flag of Goiás Flag of Goiás The flag of Goiás was created by Joaquim Bonifácio de Siqueira and it symbolizes the state of Goiás. It has a rectangle shape, with four green odd stripes and four even yellow stripes. On the upper left hoist, a blue rectangle with five white stars (representing the Southern Cross, constellation that gave Brazil its primitive names - Vera Cruz and Santa Cruz), four on each side and one smaller in the center. The flag was adopted on the president João Alves de Castro's government, by the same law no. 650 of July 30, 1919 and it was
Flag of New Zealand member's bill for a consultative commission followed by a referendum on the New Zealand flag. On 11 March 2014, Prime Minister John Key announced in a speech his intention to hold a referendum, during the next parliamentary term, on adopting a new flag. Following National's re-election the details of the two referendums were announced. The first referendum was set for November 2015 allowing voters to decide on a preferred design from five choices. The second referendum would see the preferred design voted on against the current flag in March 2016. Under the New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill, in the event