Republicans See Oaths Reform As Step To Republic
New Zealand republicans have welcomed the Oaths Modernisation Bill, which will require new citizens and legislators to swear or affirm loyalty to New Zealand and to its democracy, rights and freedoms as well as to Elizabeth Windsor, Britain’s hereditary head of state. The Republicans Movement of Aotearoa New Zealand said “The best thing about the new oaths is that they can easily be changed when we become a republic . . . all we will need to do is drop the reference to the Queen and move on.”