It seems churlish to say it, but the Queen’s 94th birthday is a reminder that the “Second Elizabethan Age” is coming to an end. It’s time to start thinking and making changes for what comes next.
Is "The Sovereign" a New Zealand Citizen?
Media Release: New Zealand’s future in the Commonwealth
Who owns the word "Royal"?
Privy Council v the Supreme Court: a forgotten debate
It has been 5 years since the last New Zealand appeal to the Privy Council was decided, and 20 since the third attempt to abolish appears to the Privy Council was kicked off by then Attorney-General Margaret Wilson. I was reminded last week of how quickly we’d forgotten this debate and the tumult over how it would all work. It is, in a way, a sign of how the head of state debate will go, and probably be remembered…
