Republic NZ

2 November 2020

Commentary

Otago Daily Times: head of state referendum in 2023?

Republic NZ

2 November 2020

Commentary

Otago Daily Times: head of state referendum in 2023?

The Otago Daily Times asks if the republic question should be in a referendum for the 2023 general election

Lewis Holden

20 October 2020

Commentary

The Crown: letting daylight in upon the magic?

Lewis Holden

20 October 2020

Commentary

The Crown: letting daylight in upon the magic?

A new series for the popular drama on the British Royals - The Crown - is due to start broadcasting next month. The series lets daylight in upon the “magic” of the monarchy, exactly as writer Walter Bagehot once warned…

Lewis Holden

23 September 2020

Commentary

Dominion Day 2020: celebration and reconciliation

Lewis Holden

23 September 2020

Commentary

Dominion Day 2020: celebration and reconciliation

In 1907, New Zealand moved from a Colony to a Dominion. It was a time for celebration. In 2020, it’s time for celebration and reconciliation.

Lewis Holden

22 September 2020

Commentary

A Royal plaything or unwanted distraction?

Lewis Holden

22 September 2020

Commentary

A Royal plaything or unwanted distraction?

For the British Royals, is the monarchy outside of Britain a case of “Family vs Country”? If it is, whose country?

Lewis Holden

14 September 2020

Commentary

Jamaica: this time a republic?

Lewis Holden

14 September 2020

Commentary

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has recently been re-elected. Will he finally push forward with a referendum on Jamaica’s head of state?

Lewis Holden

8 September 2020

Commentary

Citizens or Subjects?

Lewis Holden

8 September 2020

Commentary

In 1948, the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act was passed. Why did New Zealanders become “citizens” and not “subjects”?