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tieki

1. (loan) (noun) Union Jack, Union flag.

Kei tētahi wāhi o te haki o Aotearoa, ko te tohu o te tieki o Ingarangi, kei tētahi taha ko ngā whetū whero e whā, he tohu mō te Taki o Autahi, he tātai whetū kei te rangi – he whero te tae o ngā whetū, e whā ngā mata o ia whetū. He kikorangi te tae o muri (Te Ara 2013). / The New Zealand flag has the Union flag of the United Kingdom in one corner and – representing the Southern Cross, a constellation visible in the New Zealand night sky – four five-pointed red stars, all on a blue background.

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