By 3 News online staff
Search engine Google’s homepage logo changes frequently to celebrate international events, famous birthdays and the anniversaries of historical milestones.
Today, the Google Doodle is a little closer to home – a New Zealand-themed version of the Google logo, designed by Kiwi kid Liam Platt.
Using the competition theme ‘My Wish for New Zealand’, the Doodle 4 Google 2011 national winner created a design called ‘Things Special to NZ’.
The doodle features a tiki, several native birds and a New Zealand flag.
Liam, who attends Ponsonby Primary, said his wish for New Zealand is “a clean unpolluted environment and the protection of our native creatures. Kia ora tonu te ao Maori”.
For his winning design Liam will receive a prize pack containing $10,000 worth of technology equipment for his school.
The design will stay on google.co.nz throughout the day.
3 News