Politics Geographical confusion: Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven J Robinson (left) is seated behind a New Zealand flag Photo: PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Trans-Tasman flag mix up 3 February 2021 1:00 GMT Updated 3 February 2021 1:00 GMT in Perth Some things about Australia and New Zealand can be easy to confuse: they both occupy the same corner of the southern Pacific, and accents — and flags — can be hard for some to differentiate. It was the last of those similarities between the trans-Tasman neighbours that left the Philippines Department of Energy with faces almost as red as the stars on the New Zealand flag. ENERGY EXPLORED: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCELERATE