Lewis Holden

15 October 2019

Commentary

No, becoming a republic doesn't "end" of the Treaty

Lewis Holden

15 October 2019

Commentary

No, becoming a republic doesn't "end" of the Treaty

Unfortunately, there’s a small group of people who think becoming a republic with our own head of states means that New Zealand would “get rid” of the Treaty, te Tiriti o Waitangi, or void our founding document. This isn’t the case.

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.

Lewis Holden

6 October 2019

Commentary

Local elections: a modest proposal

Lewis Holden

6 October 2019

Commentary

Voter turn out for 2019 local elections is down. A modest proposal for how we could turn that around

Lewis Holden

2 October 2019

Commentary

An "expression of regret" from the British government

Lewis Holden

2 October 2019

Commentary

An "expression of regret" from the British government

The British government is making an “expression of regret” for the Māori killed when James Cook arrived in 1769. This is a significant change since it has almost always been the New Zealand Government that has apologised for past wrongs.

Lewis Holden

23 September 2019

Commentary

UK: 62% of Labour members support a republic

Lewis Holden

23 September 2019

Commentary

UK: 62% of Labour members support a republic

62% of UK Labour Party members support abolishing the monarchy, according to a YouGov poll of 1,100 members.

Lewis Holden

21 September 2019

Did the Statute of Westminster breach the Treaty of Waitangi?

Lewis Holden

21 September 2019

Did the Statute of Westminster breach the Treaty of Waitangi?

Did adopting the Statute of Westminster in 1947 breach the Treaty of Waitangi?