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Poll shows NZers don't want Prince Charles
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The New Zealand Herald's poll on the monarchy today shows 59.6% of New Zealanders don't want Prince Charles to be their head of state" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement. More >>
Supreme Court Opening: Its Time For A Republic
Monday, 18 January 2010, 11:47 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
Members of the Republican Movement will today unfurl a banner outside the Supreme Court in Wellington clearly stating "It's time for a republic". Coinciding with Prince William's visit the demonstration will highlight that New Zealanders are more than ... More >>
Supreme Court Opening: its Time for a Republic
Monday, 18 January 2010, 9:27 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
Members of the Republican Movement will today unfurl a banner outside the Supreme Court in Wellington clearly stating "It's time for a republic". Coinciding with Prince William's visit the demonstration will highlight that New Zealanders are more than ... More >>
Parliament Must Adopt Governer-General Bill
Friday, 18 December 2009, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
The Republican Movement strongly urges Parliament to enact the Law Commission's proposed Governor-General Bill. The Bill has been put forward following review of the outdated colonial provisions of the Civil List Act, which give the Governor-General tax-free ... More >>
Reform pointless: put the monarchy to a referendum
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 10:27 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
The Republican Movement today condemned Prime Minister John Key's support for changing the Royal succession law as "pointless and half-baked". "Instead of tinkering with the succession, Mr Key should be putting the monarchy to a referendum" said Lewis ... More >>
Commonwealth must be committed to its principles
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 10:15 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
Common Cause, the alliance of Commonwealth republic movements, is calling on the Commonwealth Secretariat to demonstrate a stronger commitment to its own core values. CHOGM 2009 is a chance for member states to build a stronger and more progressive ... More >>
Republicans Welcome Head Of State Bill
Wednesday, 14 October 2009, 2:07 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The Republican Movement is very pleased that Keith Locke's Head of State Bill has been drawn from today's members ballot. The Bill gives New Zealanders their first chance ever to choose whether New Zealand should become a republic. All MPs who believe ... More >>
Republic debate enters new phase with book launch
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 9:32 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The Republican Movement's campaign for a republic enters a new phase today," said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement. "The Hon. Peter Dunne will host an official book launch for The New Zealand Republic Handbook at Parliament this evening" ... More >>
Republican Movement Launches New Salvo
Monday, 24 August 2009, 11:01 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
The Republican Movement is to launch a new book to coincide with the historic anniversary of New Zealand's first assertion of its independence from the British Empire. "The New Zealand Republic Handbook sets out New Zealand's path towards a republic," said ... More >>
Queen's Counsel Restoration Backwards Step
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 9:45 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The reinstatement of Queen’s Counsel is a backwards step for New Zealand. The Republican Movement is totally opposed to this move" said the chair of the Republican Movement, Lewis Holden. Most members of the Commonwealth, including all states of ... More >>
No Celebrations For Queen's Birthday
Friday, 29 May 2009, 11:12 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"Not one of New Zealand's local authorities will hold celebrations for the Queen this Queen's Birthday weekend" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement. The Republican Movement wrote to all of New Zealand's district and city Mayors in ... More >>
Key Denies Kiwis Say On A Republic
Monday, 27 April 2009, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"While the Australians are working towards a plebiscite on the republic question in 2010, Prime Minister John Key has decided to sit on the fence" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement. More >>
Republic Poll: Charles Preferred... By A Nose
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 10:38 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"A poll commissioned by the Republican Movement and published today, on the Queen's 83rd birthday, shows New Zealanders are increasingly looking to the future as a republic - although Prince Charles is winning the race by a nose" said Lewis Holden, chair ... More >>
Kiri Te Kanawa Favoured To Become President
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 3:33 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The votes are in and counted for New Zealand's first 'presidential' election - just a day before the US goes to the polls to elect a new president" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Republic Poll: NZers Looking To The Future
Monday, 21 April 2008, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"A poll commissioned by the Republican Movement and published on Queen Elizabeth's 82nd birthday shows New Zealanders are increasingly looking to the future as a republic - a challenge New Zealand's political leaders should take up" said Lewis Holden, ... More >>
Royal no-show for Sir Ed Hillary
Friday, 18 January 2008, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The Republican Movement is disappointed it appears no-one from the British Royal Family is attending Sir Edmund Hillary's state funeral" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Republican Movement Welcomes Moore's Call
Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 10:12 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The Republican Movement welcomes former Prime Minister Mike Moore's call for a constitutional convention" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
Time For A Head Of State Who Can Check Parliament
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 12:44 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
"The petition to the Governor-General to refuse Royal assent to the Electoral Finance Bill is symbolic only" said Lewis Holden, chair of the Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand. "The Republican Movement believes that the move to a republic in New ... More >>
Sixty Years On, Our Journey Continues
Sunday, 25 November 2007, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Republican Movement
Today, 25 November 2007, marks sixty years since New Zealand adopted the Statute of Westminster, an Act of the British Parliament passed in 1931, which granted New Zealand full legal independence. More >>
Prince Charles Has No Place At Commonwealth Conf
Friday, 23 November 2007, 11:24 am | New Zealand Republican Movement
On the eve of the latest Commonwealth conference, Common Cause - an alliance of Commonwealth republican movements - has rejected the notion that Charles should automatically succeed the Queen as lifetime head of the organisation. More >>
