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Thread ID: 119105	2011-07-05 00:29:00	Dominion of New Zealand	Roscoe (6288)	PC World Chat

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1214930	2011-07-05 00:29:00	Did you hear all the hoo-haa about America's Indepence Day, July 4th? It happens every year. Who, in this country, does not know the date of America's Independence Day? But how many New Zealanders know the date of their own independence day, 26th September? There is almost no recognition of the day when New Zealand became independant from England in 1907 - from a colony to a self governing country. It seems that the only people who recognise that day is the legal fraternity many of whom take a holiday on that day. It is sad that more people in this country know more about American history than they do there own. Become enlightened. Have a look at en.wikipedia.org for information on what should be our national day. Perhaps we could persuade the politicians to have a holiday on that day? If not, at least recognise the day.	Roscoe (6288)
1214931	2011-07-05 00:31:00	Perhaps Dominion Day could replace Waitangi Day as more meaningful ? :banana	Terry Porritt (14)
1214932	2011-07-05 00:40:00	As above. We currently have Waitangi Day or a day where mud throwing is the popular sport! :(	Snorkbox (15764)
1214933	2011-07-05 00:41:00	Perhaps Dominion Day could replace Waitangi Day as more meaningful ? :banana Quite agree. It certainly would be more meaningful than Waitangi Day which should be renamed Maori Protest Day.:rolleyes:	Roscoe (6288)
1214934	2011-07-05 00:41:00	Thanks for the info Roscoe p coltrane :thanks:	Gobe1 (6290)
1214935	2011-07-05 00:45:00	Perhaps Dominion Day could replace Waitangi Day as more meaningful ? :banana What could possibly be more meaningful than a bunch of whities stealing a country? :S	Cato (6936)
1214936	2011-07-05 00:50:00	It is sad that more people in this country know more about American history than they do there own. Become enlightened. Have a look at en.wikipedia.org for information on what should be our national day. I think this perhaps has to do with the fact that out "independence" wasn't though blood and fire and we have the same monarch... I'm certain that were we to become a republic, we would celebrate it.	Cato (6936)
1214937	2011-07-05 00:59:00	I think this perhaps has to do with the fact that out "independence" wasn't though blood and fire and we have the same monarch... I'm certain that were we to become a republic, we would celebrate it. We still have the same Monarch??? On Dominion Day King Edward was about and currently it's Queen Lizzie What, exactly, is the benefit to NZ Citizens as a whole if we were to be a Republic as you see it?	Snorkbox (15764)
1214938	2011-07-05 01:12:00	What, exactly, is the benefit to NZ Citizens as a whole if we were to be a Republic as you see it? None, I'm pro monarchy, if for no other reason than nostalgia. It was a hypothetical scenario. :) Edit: Although I support the notion of a Republic if that means we ban the notion of maori kings and queens.	Cato (6936)
1214939	2011-07-05 01:24:00	None, I'm pro monarchy, if for no other reason than nostalgia. It was a hypothetical scenario. :) Edit: Although I support the notion of a Republic if that means we ban the notion of maori kings and queens. I would not mind so much if NZ became a Republic if we could get rid of the Treaty of Waitangi but that will not happen as we have a well established grievance industry. Then the other thing to consider is how will the Republic work and who will be our first democratically elected leader? And then there's all those apathetic people who won't vote etc. I just put the Republic in the too hard basket.	Snorkbox (15764)
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