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Realm of New Zealand



Area Representative of the Queen Head of the Government Legislature Capital Population
New Zealand Governor-General Prime Minister House of Representatives Wellington 4,107,883
Cook Islands Queen's Representative Prime Minister Parliament of the Cook Islands Avarua 21,388
Niue Representative of the Queen (the Governor-General of New Zealand) Premier Niue Assembly Alofi 2,145
Tokelau Administrator Ulu-o-Tokelau (Head of the Council of Ongoing Government) General Fono None 1,405
Ross Dependency Governor Chief Executive None Scott Base Scott Base: 10–80;
McMurdo Station: 200–1000 (seasonally)

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Future of the Realm

Within New Zealand there exists some support[1][2] for a New Zealand republic. Should New Zealand become a republic, the Realm of New Zealand would continue to exist without New Zealand, the Ross Dependency and Tokelau[3]. This would not be a legal hurdle to a New Zealand republic as such, and both the Cook Islands and Niue would retain their status as associated states with New Zealand, as New Zealand shares its Head of state with the Cook Islands and Niue in the same way the United Kingdom shares its Head of state with the other Commonwealth Realms. However, a New Zealand republic would present the issue of independence to the Cook Islands and Niue. Thus, a number of options for the future of the Realm of New Zealand exist:

  • A New Zealand republic with the Cook Islands and Niue remaining in free association with New Zealand, but retaining the Queen of New Zealand as their head of state;
  • A New Zealand republic with the Cook Islands and Niue having a new republican head of state as their head of state;
  • A New Zealand republic with the Cook Islands and Niue having their own heads of state, but retaining their status of free association with New Zealand.

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References

  1. ^ A July 2005 poll published in The Press showed 27% support for the question "Do you support New Zealand becoming a republic?", and 67% opposition.
  2. ^ A Sunday Star-Times poll, published 20 January 2006, stated there was 47% support for a New Zealand republic, and 47% support for the monarchy.
  3. ^ The Strange Death of the Realm of New Zealand: The Implications of a New Zealand Republic for the Cook Islands and Niue by Andrew Townend (2003) VUWLRev 34. Retrieved on 2006-12-07.
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Administrative divisions of New Zealand
Supranational level Realm of New Zealand
National level New Zealand Tokelau Cook Islands Niue   Ross Dependency
Regions 12 non-unitary regions 4 unitary regions Chatham Islands   Kermadec Islands sub-Antarctic islands
Territorial authorities 16 cities and 57 districts
Notes Some districts lie in more than one region These combine the regional and the territorial authority levels in one Special territorial authority Areas outside regional authority; these, plus the Chatham Islands and the Solander Islands, form the New Zealand Outlying Islands State administered by New Zealand States in free association with New Zealand Claimed by New Zealand, but claim frozen by the Antarctic Treaty



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