Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand

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The Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand is an organization formed in 1994 whose object is to support the creation of a republic in New Zealand. The President of the Movement is Dave Guerin, a Wellington based partner in an education consulting business. The Patron of the Movement is Keri Hulme, a New Zealand writer famous for her 1985 Booker Prize winning novel The Bone People.

Contents 1 Aims And Principles 2 Name change 3 National Council 4 Common Cause 5 See also 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Aims And Principles

The Movement's constitution specifies the following aims and principles:

• Involving all New Zealanders in the debate;
• Providing relevant and reliable information;
• Focusing on ideas, not personalities;
• Winning a referendum to establish the republic;
• Creating a republic does not require any change to the Treaty of Waitangi, Flag of New Zealand^[1] or Commonwealth membership.^[2]

[edit] Name change

The Movement changed its name from the Republican Coalition of New Zealand in 1999, coinciding with renewed interest in republicanism in New Zealand, and an unsuccessful Australian referendum on the same issue. The Republican Movement is not to be confused with The Republic of New Zealand Party or the now defunct Republican Party, or the much earlier Republican Association of New Zealand.

[edit] National Council

The National Council of the Movement as of 2006 is:

• Dave Guerin (President)
• David Farrar
• Lewis Holden
• Savage

[edit] Common Cause

In April 2005 the Movement became a founding member of Common Cause, an alliance of Commonwealth Republican Movements.

[edit] See also

• Republicanism in New Zealand
• Commonwealth republic
• Monarchy in New Zealand
• Monarchist League of New Zealand

[edit] External links

• The Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand Official Website of the Republican Movement
• Keri Hulme's blog Keri Hulme's blog

[edit] References