Australia bug with New Zealand flag on Sydney Bridge

The New South Wales government rushed to replace the New Zealand flag that flew over Sydney’s Anzac Bridge after an embarrassing mistake was discovered.

The Anzac Bridge was named on Remembrance Day in 1998 in honor of Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in World War I.

The bridge flies the flags of both countries, with hundreds of thousands of people driving under it every day.

But for the last few weeks there has been a glaring mistake with the New Zealand flag.

Both the Australian and New Zealand flags have the Union Jack and the Southern Cross, but on the Kiwi flag the stars that make up the Southern Cross appear distorted.

Images taken by 7 News show that the lowest star was positioned below the Union Jack, rather than in a diamond formation with the other stars.

The strange design has reportedly been flying overhead for nearly a month now, and the bug has gone unnoticed so far.

John Moody of the New Zealand Flag Association told the network that some New Zealanders may be offended by the mistake.

“I think New Zealanders would feel a certain lack of respect,” he said.

“It could be laziness, it could be ignorance, it could have been someone who thought the New Zealand flag was similar to the Australian flag.”

Although the flags look similar, the Southern Cross on the Australian flag is made up of five white stars, while the New Zealand flag features four red five-pointed stars.

The Australian flag also has a large seven-pointed Commonwealth star, which is placed under the Union Jack in a location similar to where the deformed New Zealand flag star was placed.

According to 7 News, the New South Wales government has been searching for a flag large enough to replace the current one.

Transport NSW told news.com.au that the flag was replaced last night after they were informed of the error.

“Transport for NSW learned of an incorrect New Zealand flag flying on the ANZAC bridge and replaced it overnight,” said a Transport NSW spokesperson.

“The problem arose due to a supplier manufacturing failure.”