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[ Flag image by James Dignan and António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 December 2016


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Description of the flag

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


Harington Point

[ Flag 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


Pūrākaunui

[ Flag 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


St Clair

[ Flag 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.

[ Flag 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