![]() New Zealand would continue to recognise the Queen (and the next British monarch) as the Head of the Commonwealth, a symbolic position. New Zealand Republic’s policy is that New Zealand will remain a member of the Commonwealth, which the Commonwealth itself confirms. ( Report of the Committee on Commonwealth Membership, 2007) The criteria for Commonwealth membership requiresĪcceptance of the Commonwealth’s fundamental values, principles, and priorities Ī commitment to democracy, rule of law, judicial independence, good governance, and protection of human rights Īcceptance of Commonwealth conventions for inter-Commonwealth relations Ī historic constitutional Commonwealth association Īcknowledgement of the Queen Elizabeth II as the ‘Head of the Commonwealth’ (a symbolic and non-hereditary position). The majority of members of the Commonwealth now have their own heads of state.ĥ are monarchies, with their own monarch as Head of State ġ6 are Commonwealth realms with the British monarch as their Head of State. This has been confirmed by the Commonwealth itself (see below for details)Ĭommonwealth membership does not require New Zealand have the British monarch as our Head of State. As a republic, New Zealand would continue to be an active member of the Commonwealth, attend Commonwealth Games etc, and recognise the British monarch as the titular “Head of the Commonwealth”Ī New Zealand republic, with its own independent Head of State, will remain a member of the Commonwealth.The Commonwealth has confirmed an independent head of state doesn’t change Commonwealth membership. ![]() The majority of members of the modern Commonwealth of Nations have their own heads of state - either independent monarchies or republics.
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