Good for them. Canada was once in the same position, with an undistinctive flag containing the Union Jack and we changed it. But, if it hadn't been changed back in the sixties, I honestly don't think we would have the courage to do it now.
As I observed last time, the other similarity between Kiwis and Canucks is that we seem to have chosen leaves as our symbols. A lot of the designs use the Silver Fern, and many others use the "koru," which is apparently an indigenous symbol based on a curled up silver fern leaf. But whatever symbol they go with, it looks like they will get a distinctive flag, since most of the designs go heavy on either curved lines or black, neither of which appears on many national flags. I'd go with one of the black-and-white designs divided by the fern. It's simple but breaks the rules.
But overall, they're pretty good designs. As usual, some people are being predictably critical and dismissive, while others are making a big deal of some of the more amateur or humourous rejected designs, even though they really aren't that funny. After all, we've already had years to pour over our own rejected designs.
If New Zealand manages to dump it's old flag, there's a few more countries that should consider it:
Angola
A machete and a broken gear? What kind of message is that supposed to send?
Georgia
If you're going to have a repeating design, why not go full fractal and have crosses in crosses in crosses in...
Mozambique
You have an AK-47 in your flag? And you're surprised no one wants to invest in the country?
Cyprus and Kosovo
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