<Li> Commonwealth of Nations Governors - General, Commonwealth Prime Ministers in office, Foreign and Commonwealth Heads of State on the day of the funeral; </Li> <P> In addition, it can also be flown at half - mast at the request of the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage . Examples of this are for the deaths of prominent New Zealanders (e.g. Sir Edmund Hillary and Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, the Maori Queen), and for national tragedies (e.g. the Pike River Mine disaster) </P> <P> According to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the position is always referred to as half - mast . The flag should be at least its own height from the top of the flagpole, though the actual position will depend on the size of the flag and the length of the flagpole . </P> <P> The flag of Pakistan is routinely flown at half - mast on following days: </P>

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