New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not pursue any moves to change the country into a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Ardern said she thought New Zealand will eventually become a republic, and it would probably happen within her lifetime, but that there were more pressing issues for her government.
Still, many people argue that New Zealand won't fully step out from the shadows of its colonialist past and become a truly independent nation until it becomes a republic. The death of Elizabeth and ascension of King Charles III to the throne has revived the republic debate in many countries around the world.
Many people in New Zealand have speculated in the past that the republic debate would gather momentum only after the death of Elizabeth, given how beloved she was by so many.Elizabeth's image features on many of New Zealand's coins and banknotes. prompting the nation's central bank to advise people the currency depicting her remains legal tender following her death.
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