"On behalf of the Office of Speaker and New Zealand House of Representatives, I express my condolences and deepest sympathies to the Royal Family. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Rt Hon Adrian Rurawhe, has expressed his condolences for the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Below is the full statement from his office: Earlier this year, some Commonwealth leaders expressed unease at a summit in Kigali, Rwanda, about the passage of leadership of the 54-nation club from Elizabeth to Charles.Īnd an eight-day tour in March by now heir-to-the-throne Prince William and his wife, Kate, to Belize, Jamaica and the Bahamas was marked by calls for reparation payments and an apology for slavery.ģ:25pm - Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, Adrian Rurawhe, has acknowledged the Queen's death. The prime minister of Jamaica said his country would mourn Elizabeth, and his counterpart in Antigua and Barbuda ordered flags to half-staff until the day of her burial.īut in some quarters there are doubts about the role a distant monarch should play in the 21st century. I remember her family in this moment as they face the loss of their beloved mother, grandmother and great granny and trust they will be comforted in the knowledge that millions of people around the world share their grief and extend our prayers and condolences to them.Ĥ:35pm - The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head of state and for Britain to pay slavery reparations.Ĭharles succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth, who ruled for 70 years and died on Thursday afternoon. In political terms she showed a deep interest and exceptional knowledge of the issues facing New Zealand while also focussed on the future of the Commonwealth and the wellbeing of its people. It is an experience and memory that Burton and I both cherish.įrom a personal perspective she was such fun, curious and engaging, and interested in her prime ministers and their families, taking pleasure in being surrounded by her family members including her precious dogs who enjoyed being part of the occasion as well. I met her on several occasions, the most memorable of which was a lunch with she and her family at Sandringham as part of a visit to the UK in January 1999. She will be remembered with great admiration and respect by many. Her calming presence across 70 years of global change gave confidence, continuity, and stability to those in the Commonwealth but equally importantly to other world powers and their leaders. I have a feeling of profound sadness at the death of our Queen, yet a deep sense of gratitude for her life of selfless service. Not respectful after her long life of service," one of Bandt's followers said in response to the tweet.īandt's office did not immediate respond to an email seeking comment.Ĥ:55pm - The following is a statement from former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley: "Not the right time to call for a republic irrespective of where you sit on the monarchy/ republic spectrum. "We need Treaty with First Nations people, and we need to become a Republic," he wrote on Twitter.īandt was accused, even by some fellow republicans, of being disrespectful by bringing up the issue just hours after the queen's death. Now Australia must move forward," said Australian Greens Party leader Adam Brandt, a prominent republican.
"Our thoughts are with her family and all who loved her. A 1999 referendum in Australia on becoming a republic lost with 55 percent of voters opposed. The British monarch is the head of state in Australia, among 14 realms outside the United Kingdom, although the role is largely ceremonial.Īustralia has long debated the need to keep a distant monarch.
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