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Peter Blakeborough on a New Zealand republic

Submitted by LJ Holden on 18 June, 2013 - 07:53

Peter Blakeborough writes:

Claudia Geringer's speech at the Head of State debate

Submitted by LJ Holden on 16 June, 2013 - 19:25
Professor Claudia Geringer has kindly given us permission to reproduce her introduction speech to the recent Radio New Zealand debate.

It's not a pillar Paul, it's an appendage

Submitted by LJ Holden on 13 June, 2013 - 21:37

Last night there were two maiden speeches in our House of Representatives - one by Claudette Hauiti, and the other by Paul Foster-Bell.

Succession: a spanner in the works?

Submitted by LJ Holden on 10 June, 2013 - 20:34

UK newspaper The Express has gone off the deep end.

Royal Succession Bill - Bill of Rights vets

Submitted by Dean Knight on 9 June, 2013 - 10:51

Crown Law's advice to the Attorney-General on the consistency of the Royal Succession Bill with the NZ Bill of Rights Act is rather odd.

In a nutshell, Crown Law kick any human rights issues to touch.

Letters to the editor, 4 June 2013

Submitted by LJ Holden on 4 June, 2013 - 22:25

A letter to the editor in today's Dominion Post:

Poll shows New Zealanders won't choose a politician as head of State

MEDIA RELEASE 3 June 2013 

"The latest polling commissioned by the Republican Movement shows that many New Zealanders don't want a former politician to take the role of head of State once the Queen's reign ends" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement.

Puerile and childish

Submitted by LJ Holden on 3 June, 2013 - 09:44

Eternal Vigilance is a libertarian blog for which Richard Goode is a contributor. Last night he wrote a strange diatribe on our Facebook page.

Latest poll results: 52% Charles, 40% New Zealand head of State

Submitted by LJ Holden on 2 June, 2013 - 08:57

The Sunday Star-Times reports on our most recent polling result.

Don McKinnon on a New Zealand head of State

Submitted by LJ Holden on 1 June, 2013 - 09:47

Former Commonwealth secretary-general and New Zealand minister of foreign affairs, Don McKinnon in The Listener discusses a New Zealand head of State:

"Monarchy can obscure what the Commonwealth represents."

Submitted by LJ Holden on 30 May, 2013 - 21:22

Back in 2009, the Royal Commonwealth Society in the UK conducted a poll in six Commonwealth members on the future of the organisation. The results were surprising:

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