As New Zealanders, We've Been In On

New Zealand's Been Pretty Quiet On Human Rights Issues, Which We Will Be Taking Rather More Interest In, And In International Labor Issues.

It's Fair To Say That, For Much Of My Lifetime, New Zealand Certainly Was A Property-owning Democracy And Working People, Ordinary People, Had Assets.

As New Zealanders, We've Been In On The United Nations From The Very Beginning, Played A Role In The Drafting Of The Charter - It Means A Lot To Us That Those Processes Are Followed.

Of Course As A Small Country You're Not Necessarily In The Strongest Negotiating Position Unless You're Negotiating With Other Small Countries.

I Think It's Inevitable That New Zealand Will Become A Republic And That Would Reflect The Reality That New Zealand Is A Totally Sovereign-independent 21st Century Nation 12,000 Miles From The United Kingdom.