The debate on a New Zealand head of state continues this week, with a response by Otago University academic Professor Andrew Geddis in The Spinoff: Donald Trump is not a good reason for New Zealand not to become a republic.
No, becoming a republic doesn't "end" of the Treaty
The Queen, Tainui and the non-apology
The Queen has only ever signed one piece of New Zealand legislation, the Waikato Raupatu Claims Settlement Act 1995, the Deed of Settlement for which was signed on this day in 1995. The reasons behind the Queen signing the legislation, and not the apology or Deed of Settlement itself, underline the absurdity of the monarchy in New Zealand.