Lewis Holden

19 August 2023

Commentary

Royal Tours: Public Relations for the British Government

Lewis Holden

19 August 2023

Commentary

Royal Tours: Public Relations for the British Government

Royal visits are PR for the British Government - they’re determined by a committee of the British cabinet, which is essentially run by Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Lewis Holden

4 May 2022

Commentary

If Royals "hate every second" of tours, let's stop wasting taxpayers money on them

Lewis Holden

4 May 2022

Commentary

If Royals "hate every second" of tours, let's stop wasting taxpayers money on them

Royals apparently “hate every second” of their tours to New Zealand to promote the British monarchy. There’s no reason why New Zealand taxpayers should have to pay for them.

Republic NZ

15 December 2019

Commentary

OIA EAV OK

Republic NZ

15 December 2019

Commentary

A couple more Official Information Act (OIA) requests to end the year with.

Lewis Holden

19 November 2019

Media Releases

Media Release: Charles' Waitangi visit highlights Kawanatanga is Treaty partner

Lewis Holden

19 November 2019

Media Releases

Media Release: Charles' Waitangi visit highlights Kawanatanga is Treaty partner

The first Royal visit to Waitangi in a quarter-century highlights that it’s kawanatanga that is the Treaty partner, not the British royals.

Lewis Holden

11 October 2019

Media Releases

Media Release: Royal tour won't make Prince Charles popular

Lewis Holden

11 October 2019

Media Releases

Media Release: Royal tour won't make Prince Charles popular

Prince Charles and Camilla’s Royal tour 17 - 23 November won’t fix the next in line to the British throne’s popularity problem in New Zealand, New Zealand Republic campaign chair Lewis Holden says.

Republic NZ

9 March 2019

Commentary

Royal tourism: an estimate is not an outcome

Republic NZ

9 March 2019

Commentary

Royal tourism: an estimate is not an outcome

It turns out the “$70 million” benefit from Royal Tours is just an estimate, and there’s no actual measurement of what the outcomes are.