The Republic of Canterbury

Submitted by LJ Holden on 16 April, 2011 - 22:04

A Christchurch member, Rik Tindall, has written a constitution for the "Republic of Canterbury" as a protest against the suspension of the Canterbury regional council (Environment Canterbury) and the Canterbury Earthquake Reconstruction Authority (CERA). As a non-partisan group, the Republican Movement takes no view on either issue, although I suspect many of our members would abhor the loss of democracy for the people of Canterbury at the regional level:

An elected head of state, as promoted by the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand (RMANZ), is a primary objective of the Republic of Canterbury; immediate restoration of regional democratic processes is another. Central government abrogated the latter without due cause or hearing in April 2010, when appeal to the Governor-General was also ignored. Both actions were insupportable.

If you're a republican in Christchurch or Canterbury, why not join your local Republican Movement Group?

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Submitted by Rik on 18 April, 2011 - 14:52.

Hi everyone, thanks Lewis.
If anyone would like to help get an effective and progressive republican movement off the ground, starting in Canterbury now, please get in touch. Feedback on this draft constitution is very welcome.
Kia ora koutou ~ Rik

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Submitted by Rik Tindall on 24 April, 2011 - 01:20.

New resources to assist development of The Republic of Canterbury Constitution: ROCparty.org - new members invited; http://twitter.com/ROC_party - please follow to help get the good republican word out. It should be a busy year, election campaign ahead. All welcome.
Kind regards ~ Rik

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