republic Archive

  • Keith Locke

    Goff and Cullen come out for a republic - by Keith Locke



    It was good to see Labour leader Phil Goff come out in the Herald on Sunday for starting the move to a republic. According to Phil the “succession of the monarchy is the time to have a head of state who is a New Zealander”.  This echoed the view of former deputy PM Michael Cullen [...] read more
    September 6, 2010 10:22 am - 46 Comments
  • frog

    Youth MP speeches — Harry Lusk - by frog



    Here is Harry Lusk – Keith Lockes’ Youth MP – giving a General Debate speech at Youth Parliament last month. My speech is based on one simple question: should the New Zealand people not have the right to elect whoever holds the highest position in our land? I speak to you, my fellow youth parliamentarians, [...] read more
    August 3, 2010 1:40 pm - 14 Comments
  • frog

    Should Australia become a Republic? - by frog



    It’s an important question for Australians, with ramifications for New Zealand. Australian Green Senator Bob Brown has introduced legislation requiring a simple yes or no referendum at the 2010 election. The last time a referendum was held in 1999, it was soundly defeated, but Brown claims that this was because the government of the day [...] read more
    December 8, 2008 11:58 am - 114 Comments