New Zealand - Shipping flags

Last modified: 2010-09-11 by jonathan dixon
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• Civil ensign (red ensign)
• Naval ensign (white ensign)
• Shipping company house flags
• Kaipara mail run signal flag

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• New Zealand
• New Zealand - Index of all pages
• Signal flags

Kaipiara mail run signal flag

image by Eugene Ipavec, 2 May 2009

A black and white picture of a red flag bearing a white initial ‘T’ (no serifs) is shown and briefly presented in the chapter on shipping company flags in the 1966 Encyclopedia of New Zealand (situated here) [image no longer accessible]:

“Another interesting flag is that which used to be flown on shore stations on the Kaipara mail run to indicate to passing steamers that there was mail to be collected (E3).”

Kaipara is situated almost in Northland, New Zealand. A large natural harbour, it was closed in 1947 (except for local traffic) as it was sanding up and dangerous.

More information from the Helensville Museum and Wikipedia
Jan Mertens, 29 March 2009