Morgan Godfrey wonders exactly what the point is of New Zealand bowing to a monarch “of a rain-soaked island off the north-western coast of the European mainland” in an article published on The Spinoff.

A new summer scholarship adds to the growing academic work on exactly how a transition to a republic could work for New Zealand.

“In an interview to air tonight on the BBC, Prince Charles states that he won’t “interfere with the affairs of state” if he becomes King. This is a huge admission and confirms his earlier statement in New Zealand that he did not want to intervene in New Zealand’s affairs at all” said Lewis Holden, campaign chair of New Zealand Republic.