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Ace Press News From Cutting Room Floor: Published: May.01: 2023:
#AceBreakingNews - New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he personally favours his country becoming a republic, but it's not something he intends to push for as leader.
New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins faces an election in October.(AP: Robert Kitchin)none
New Zealand, a former British colony, is self-governing but King Charles III retains a largely ceremonial role as head of state and king. King Charles is represented in New Zealand by a governor-general.
Like many former British colonies, New Zealand continues to wrestle with what constitutional role the British monarchy should play in modern times.
In 2021, Barbados chose to become a republic. In 2022, Jamaica said it plans to pursue independence. In February, Australia decided to remove the monarch from the last of its banknotes, although an image of King Charles is expected to feature on coins.
"Ideally, in time, New Zealand will become a fully independent country, will stand on our own two feet in the world, as we by and large do now," Mr Hipkins said.
"I don't think that swapping out the governor-general for some other form of head of state is necessarily an urgent priority right now, though."
Mr Hipkins faces an election in October and has already ditched many of his government's more contentious policies as he tries to refocus the political agenda on what he describes as bread-and-butter issues such as the cost of living.
He unexpectedly rose to power following the shock decision former prime minister Jacinda Ardern made to step down in January.
Ms Ardern had previously said she believed New Zealand would eventually become a republic but it was not a legislative priority.
Mr Hipkins, however, stated his own support of republicanism more forcefully than Ms Ardern.
"I believe we should ultimately be an independent country," Mr Hipkins said.
But he said the current constitutional arrangements were working well and he wasn't interested in pushing the republic debate onto New Zealanders.
"Honestly, I think it is something for New Zealanders to instigate a discussion on, and there isn't a groundswell of support for having this particular debate right at the moment," Mr Hipkins said.
He inadvertently acknowledged he had a meeting planned with King Charles on the trip, but he refused to say what they would discuss in the meeting.
While in London for King Charles III's coronation Mr Hipkins also plans to meet with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to advance a free trade deal the two nations struck in 2021.
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