The wait is over for Kiwi fans of a flag change to see the options.
The final four alternative flag designs have been revealed by the Flag Consideration Panel in Wellington this morning - and a new poll shows nearly half of voters are open to a change.
A mammoth 10,000 submissions poured in earlier this year, which were later narrowed down to a long-list of 40 flag designs.
That list has now been whittled down to the shortlist of four.
The most popular flag will be pitted against the current flag, which was introduced to New Zealand in 1902, in a 2016 referendum.
The two referendum votes and consultation are budgeted to cost $26 million - with Labour objecting to the cost, saying it is a "vanity project".
A Herald-DigiPoll asked voters which statement best fit their general view on changing the flag.
A majority - 53 per cent - said that in principle they did not support a change.
23 per cent said that in principle they did support a change - and another 24 per cent said it would depend entirely on what the alternative looked like.
New Zealanders will rank the four designs in order of preference in a referendum towards the end of this year.
Once an alternative flag is chosen, it will then go up against the current flag in a second referendum in March.
