Monarchy New Zealand

Monarchy New Zealand Arikinui Aotearoa
Chair	Simon O'Connor (since 2010)
Patron	Hon Sir Peter Tapsell (since 2000)
Founded	1995; 16 years ago (1995) (Incorporated 3 April 1996)
Headquarters	New Zealand
Newspaper	Crown & Koru
Ideology	Monarchism
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Monarchy New Zealand is a national, non-partisan, not-for-profit organisation whose purpose is to promote, support and defend the constitutional monarchy of New Zealand. In addition to the general public, the organisation's membership includes a number of academics as well as numerous lawyers and political figures.^[1] It is currently chaired by Simon O'Connor.^[2] The patron of the organisation is former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Sir Peter Tapsell.^[2]

Aims and principles

Monarchy New Zealand's aims and principles include:^[3]

• To bring together New Zealanders of diverse backgrounds to celebrate and support the Monarchy of New Zealand.
• To promote, and engage in, the study of the Monarchy, and the roles of the Crown in the New Zealand system of democratic government.
• To inform the New Zealand public of the contemporary importance of the Monarchy for the New Zealand identity.

Crown & Koru

Crown & Koru is Monarchy New Zealand's quarterly magazine. It features news and in-depth articles relating to the Monarchy of New Zealand as well as information about the organisation.^[4] The journal was first published in 1997 and has been produced continuously since then. It was originally known as "Monarchy New Zealand" but the name was changed in 2010.^[5]

History

The organisation was formed as the The Monarchist League of New Zealand in 1995 and incorporated in April 1996.^[6]

In 2002, the Monarchist League campaigned against the abolition of appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the creation of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.^[7] The group held a dinner to mark the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II on 9 June of that year.^[8]

It was rebranded Monarchy New Zealand in 2010.^[9]

Council

The national executive of the organisation as of November 2011 is: ^[2]

• Sean Palmer (Acting Chair)
• Alex Summerlee (Secretary)
• Valerie Winn (Treasurer)
• Brian Anderton
• Aaron Hape
• Oliver Ibbetson
• Chloe Oldfield

List of chairs

• Merv Tilsley (1995–2000)
• Noel Cox (2000–2010)
• Simon O'Connor (since 2010)

Publications

• Crown & Koru - quarterly journal of Monarchy New Zealand (ISSN 1179-6588)
• New Zealand’s Monarchy - Monarchist League of New Zealand, (1998)

References

1. ^ This is shown by the published names of members already visible e.g Noel Cox, a constitutional law expert and Professor of Law was Chairman 2000-2010, plus two MPs being Patrons from different political parties.
2. ^ ^{a b c} Monarchy New Zealand. "Executive of Monarchy New Zealand". http://www.monarchy.org.nz/exec.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
3. ^ Monarchy New Zealand. "Aims of Monarchy New Zealand". http://www.monarchy.org.nz/aims.html. Retrieved 2011-07-06. 
4. ^ Monarchy New Zealand. "Latest Journal". http://www.monarchy.org.nz/news.html. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
5. ^ National Library of New Zealand. "Monarchy New Zealand". http://nzlibrariescatalogue.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=2850915. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
6. ^ Companies Office: Societies and Trusts online. "Monarchy New Zealand". http://www.societies.govt.nz. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 
7. ^ Monarchist League of New Zealand (9 December 2002). "Monarchist League Against Supreme Court Law". http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0212/S00072.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2011. 
8. ^ "Monarchist League To Hold Golden Jubilee Dinner". Scoop.co.nz. 4 June 2002. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0206/S00003.htm. Retrieved 22 August 2011. 
9. ^ Monarchy New Zealand. "Crown and Koru: February 2010 Volume 15 Issue 0". http://monarchy.org.nz/images/documents/February_2010.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-05. 

See also

• Monarchy of New Zealand
• Republican Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand

External links

• Monarchy New Zealand