The D.A.R.E. New Zealand logo incorporates our national flag, in the same way that D.A.R.E. America uses the stars and stripes in their official logo. The New Zealand flag depicts the Union Jack in the top left corner, symbolizing New Zealand's relationship with Britain. On the blue field are four red stars, which depict the most obvious southern hemisphere star constellation, the Southern Cross. Many people confuse the New Zealand and the Australian flags (in fact, many people confuse New Zealand and Australia - they are two totally separate countries, in the same way as the USA and Canada are separate!). The Australian flag has six white stars, while the New Zealand flag has four red stars bordered in white. This flag became official when Parliament passed the New Zealand Ensign Act of 1901 (which actually became law in 1902). One interesting mystery is that New Zealand's national anthem, which you can hear playing in the background of this page if you wish, refers to New Zealand's "triple star" - rather odd, because our flag features four stars, not three! No one is entirely sure what the composer meant (some think that perhaps he was indicating that New Zealand has three main islands - the North island, South Island and Stewart Island, but that seems a bit obtuse to me).