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  Library | Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand
If you are interested in republicanism, then read our reviews of the best books, reports, articles and policy papers on the issue from New Zealand and the world.
Republicanism in New Zealand is a fairly new concept, although a number of examples exist from the 19th century that could be called "republics".
to the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated.
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 MONARCHY IN NEW ZEALAND : Encyclopedia Entry
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and a Commonwealth Realm, with Queen Elizabeth II as its reigning monarch, since February 6, 1952.
In New Zealand the legal personality of the state is sometimes referred to as "Her Majesty the Queen in Right of New Zealand", although the term "the Crown" more often associated with the government acting as a legal entity.
Similarly the oath of allegiance to New Zealand, sworn by new citizens, the New Zealand Defence Force, New Zealand Police officers, and parliamentarians, is an oath of allegiance to the monarch as sovereign of New Zealand, and to his/her heirs and successors according to law.
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 Migration and Citizenship - AOTEAROA - APMRN
New Zealand is little different to other countries in the fact that it must now explore such matters, but it does differ in terms of the specificity of issues that are to be found locally.
Moreover, the numbers of New Zealand-born of particular groups already exceed the numbers of certain Pacific states and in nearly all cases in the twenty-first century, the numbers resident in New Zealand will be significantly greater than those resident in their origin Pacific societies.
Few New Zealanders reacted negatively to the migrants coming from Britain and South Africa but the arrival of significant numbers of East Asian migrants in the early 1990s had a major impact upon the political perceptions of many New Zealanders, including the development of a politics which could be deemed to be racist.
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 Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of 2006 the President of the Movement is Lewis Holden
The Patron of the Movement is Keri Hulme, a New Zealand writer famous for her 1985 Booker Prize winning novel The Bone People.
The Movement changed its name from the Republican Coalition of New Zealand in 1999, coinciding with renewed interest in republicanism in New Zealand, and an unsuccessful Australian referendum on the same issue.
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 Republicanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Republicanism refers to both the advocacy for this form of government and the ideology of this movement.
In England a republicanism evolved that was not wholly opposed to monarchy, but rather thinkers such as Thomas More and John Milton saw an monarchy firmly constrained by law as compatible with republicanism.
These Polish republicans such as Lukasz Gornicki, Andrzej Wolan, and Stanislaw Konarski were well read in classical and Renaissance texts and firmly believed that their state was a Republic on the Roman model and called their state the Rzeczpospolita.
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 BBC News | Asia-Pacific | Commonwealth eyes Australia
New Zealand has been remarkably quiet on the subject and a recent poll in Canada shows a significant increase in support for the monarchy.
New Zealand, like Australia, is becoming increasingly linked to its Asian Pacific neighbours and many believe it will break ties when the time is right.
"Republicanism in Canada is not nearly as vigorous or outspoken as in Australia, but tends to grow quietly as the British monarchy loses its relevance and memories of the old British Commonwealth fade away," he said.
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 COMMONWEALTH REALM : Encyclopedia Entry
When Papua New Guinea became independent of Australia in 1975, Queen Elizabeth was styled "Queen of Papua New Guinea", the first time she became Queen of a nation that had never been a British colony in its entirety.
New Zealand saw the Monarchist League of New Zealand emerge in 1995.
An organised republican movement, Citizens for a Canadian Republic, was established in 2002.
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 Opinions | Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand
Republican Movement Patron Keri Hulme, in an open letter to all New Zealanders, says we need to korero about how our islands should venture into the new millennium -- "but there is no doubt in my mind that the best way we can head into the future is as a republic"
It seems extraordinary that a person who brought New Zealand to so many, a person who loves New Zealand in such a way, is also a person unable to swear an Oath of Allegiance to New Zealand's head of state.
Republican Movement president Dave Guerin looks at the bigoted approach to human rights of the monarchy - an approach protected by some rather unsavoury legislation.
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 Republicanism
(2) The Governor-General appointed by the Sovereign is the Sovereign’s representative in New Zealand.
The republican tradition in Australia was grounded in nationalism, a degree of Irish republicanism (which saw the Crown as symbolic of British oppression(175)), and a smaller degree of doctrinaire republicanism, whose advocates saw hereditary authority, however attenuated, as inimical to democracy.
New Zealand, for various reasons, appears to have a less strongly polarised society, and at present lacks the chauvinism seen in much of the republic rhetoric in Australia.(177) Although present in varying degrees, none of these factors has encouraged the growth of a strong republican movement.
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 New alliance links Commonwealth republican movements
Common Cause is open to any republican movement within the Commonwealth and is committed to the ideals of democracy and equality in each member's national constitutions.
The movement was established around the central aim that Australia's Head of State would be an Australian citizen chosen by Australians and that this could be achieved in time for the centenary of Australia's Federation on 1 January 2001.
RMANZ operates as a network to encourage and support debate on republicanism, educate people on the options available and play an active role in the public debate.
www.canadian-republic.ca /common_cause_media_release_04_06_05.html   (866 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Commonwealth Realm
Fifteen of the nations are all former British colonies that became independent countries either after the ratification of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, the collapse of the Federation of the West Indies in 1961, or at later dates, the latest being Saint Kitts and Nevis in 1983.
Previously, republican status was incompatible with Commonwealth membership, prompting Ireland to withdraw from the association on becoming a republic in 1949.
Establishing republicanism in the remaining realms is often hampered in large part because of previous long disputes over constitutional issues and reforms (especially in Canada and Australia) and thus a reluctance to enter into the extensive constitutional renegotiation that would be required to establish a new political system.
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 Commonwealth Realm - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Republicans attribute this defeat to lack of support for the proposed method of electing a president by Parliament, not to strength of support for the monarchy.
The four member organizations include the Australian Republican Movement, Citizens for a Canadian Republic, the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand and Republic in the United Kingdom.
Though loyalist societies existed before the beginning of republican movements in various Commonwealth Realms, the start of republican rumblings in the 1960s caused these groups to either shift their focus from a purely societal, celebratory organization to one which also defended the Crown against abolition.
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 Uber-diplomat? - History of the Governor-General - NZHistory.net.nz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
From 1926, in accordance with decisions taken as a consequence of the Balfour Declaration, governor-generals merely represented the sovereign in New Zealand.
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy, though many constitutional experts consider it a quasi-republic.
NZHistory.net.nz is produced by the History Group of the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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 Political Parties and Elections in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Outdoor Recreation NZ affiliated with United Future NZ The Republic of New Zealand Party.
Full text of the New Zealand First and The National Party Coalition Agreement (104k) on GP Print.
Pansy Wong was the first Asian to be elected to Parliament in New Zealand.
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 Republicanism in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For example, residents of the tiny Taranaki town of Whangamomona declared their town a "republic" in 1989 to protest at the government's re-drawing of regional administrative boundaries, a protest group in Aramoana declared their town to be the Independent State of Aramoana in protest against proposals for an aluminium smelter in that town.
In 1999, under the presidency of Dave Guerin, the Republican Coalition of New Zealand relaunched itself as the Republican Movement, similar to the Australian Republican Movement to take advantage of increased coverage the issue was getting as a result of the Australian republic referendum, although it received relatively little media coverage in New Zealand.
Outside of Parliament, a republic was opposed by the former Christian Heritage New Zealand party, which stated in its policy information that it would "[r]etain New Zealand’s position as a constitutional monarchy and oppose any moves to make New Zealand a republic".
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 Political Parties New Zealand NZ
Network of New Zealanders who want the head of state to be elected by New Zealanders -- either directly or indirectly -- and the monarchical system abolished; based in Wellington
Political party that seeks to change politics in New Zealand by puttting the focus back on the family; based in Wellington
Youth wing of Labour Party of New Zealand meant for people under the age of 26; based in Tauranga; aims to promote the values & principles of the Labour Party among young people
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 Scoop: Republican Movement launches campaign for republic
New Zealand must look to the new millennium with a fresh face, reflecting the many different people that make up a distinct New Zealand identity,” he said.
New Zealanders who are willing to join or support the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand can visit the internet site at www.republic.org.nz, or write to the Republican Movement at PO Box 24-194, Wellington.
But no New Zealander can aspire to be our head of state, no matter how much ability they have, no matter how much effort they put in.
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 HOLDENREPUBLIC.org.nz: New alliance links Commonwealth republicans
All opinions expressed on this site are those of the author, and may or may not coincide the views and policies of the Republican Movement.
CCR also believes this is a process that must be initiated and completed before the end of the current monarch's reign.
New Zealand (www.republic.org.nz): The Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand (RMANZ) was formed in 1994 as the republican debate started in earnest in New Zealand.
www.holdenrepublic.org.nz /2005/04/new-alliance-links-commonwealth.html   (909 words)

  
 Republican Movement Home
The Republican Movement wants a republic to replace the monarchy in New Zealand with a democratically-elected New Zealander as our head of state, to truly represent our unique culture and our place in the world as an independent nation.
Explains why we want a republic, the facts about republicanism, key issues in the debate, our newsletters, opinions from New Zealanders, and our media releases.
Presents a history of republicanism in New Zealand, a commentary on relevant legislation, reviews, and links to useful web sites.
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 News: New Zealand Ends Feudal Title
The New Zealand parliament has voted to call senior lawyers Senior Counsel instead of Queen's Counsel.
However, the New Zealand Monarchist League described the reform as “a serious assault upon our national heritage”.
The feudal title is still used in Britain where these lawyers swear an oath of allegiance to the hereditary head of state.
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 Australian Republican Movement - Common Cause
Common Cause is an Alliance of four Commonwealth Republican Movements:
Sharing a Commonwealth heritage, the four republican organisations joined forces in early 2005 to pursue their common cause...
While currently limited to republican organisations in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, Common Cause is open to any republican movement within the Commonwealth sharing its aims.
www.republic.org.au /ARM-2001/news&events/news.htm   (281 words)

  
 Debate | Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand
We believe that a New Zealander should be our head of state.
They should be elected democratically and be accountable to all New Zealanders.
Opponents of a republic have made a number of disingenuous suggestions that a republic brings about questions on the place of a Treaty, the restoration of an upper house, New Zealand's Commonwealth membership or a written constitution.
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 Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand - TopSpin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand is an organization formed in 1994 whose object is to support the creation of a Republic 0f New Zealand.
The Republican Movement is not to be confused with the Republic Aotearoa New Zealand Party or the now defunct Republican Party.
Creating a republic does not require any change to the Treaty of Waitangi, Flag of New Zealand or Commonwealth membership.
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 Republican Alliance - Links Page
The UK's leading republican pressure group has prominent supporters, a magazine, a newsletter available for download, and policy papers.
New and busy activist and interactive site with articles and online discussions.
Extraordinarily comprehensive directory of republican and anti-monarchist websites from all over the world.
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