MEDIA RELEASE: The Reserve Bank’s decision to put Charles on our coins is a missed opportunity
MEDIA RELEASE: The Reserve Bank’s decision to put Charles on our coins is a missed opportunity
MEDIA RELEASE: The Reserve Bank’s decision to put Charles on our coins is a missed opportunity
In 1994, the Privy Council ruled that the “Crown in Right of New Zealand” had acquired the obligations of the British Crown under the Treaty of Waitangi. This ruling disproves recent claims by the outgoing Governor-General that the Treaty requires an “unbroken” connection to the first Governor, William Hobson.
The Queen has only ever signed one piece of New Zealand legislation, the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995, the Deed of Settlement for which was signed on this day in 1995. The reasons behind the Queen signing the legislation, and not the apology or Deed of Settlement itself, underline the absurdity of the monarchy in New Zealand.
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