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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