by Geoffrey Churchman
At the time of 2019 elections in a KCDC venue, one council candidate pointed to a picture of her on the wall and said, “that can go.”
However, I hope the pictures of her stay. She was the epitome of good manners, decorum, dignity, friendly genuine interest in people, their achievements, aspirations and in what they had to say. Not all councilors and mayors have measured up to that standard, including three standing for reelection, one of them unfortunately the present councilor in Waikanae whose personality is as ghastly as her accent.
What about the millions of banknotes in circulation with Queen Elizabeth’s portrait?
In Canada and Jacindaland it’s on the $20 note, in Australia on the $5 note.
The Bank of Canada says the current $20 note is made of synthetic polymer designed to circulate for years to come. “There is no legislative requirement to change the design within a prescribed period when the Monarch changes.”
That is the position of the NZ Reserve Bank also. It says there is no “plan to destroy stock or shorten the life of existing banknotes just because they show the Queen” and it will issue all of its stock of coins depicting the Queen before new ones go out with Charles’s image.
According to Associated Press, British banknotes did not get her image until 1960 — seven years after her coronation, starting with the £1 note and in fact she became the first monarch to be depicted on British banknotes. British coins, meanwhile, have featured kings and queens for more than 1,000 years.
She is also found on notes and coins issued by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the monetary authority for a group of small nations, including Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
But does the monarch need to be there at all? It only seems to be a tradition and not an expectation of being a British Commonwealth member.
There would be strong contenders for a popular and respected NZer instead. A name that has been proposed before, and one I’d support, is Billy T. James. Maybe Kiri Te Kanawa? George Nepia? Any politician would be divisive and a no-no.
Hmmm. It will take a bit of getting used to, Charles’ portrait instead of the Queen’s. Could be that it will be seen as an opportunity for getting rid of the practice altogether.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsVzDf-KhXU
Tony Robinson unearths new evidence that strongly suggests that Richard’s brother, King Edward IV was illegitimate.
If that were the case, the entire royal bloodline that traces its lineage to Edward has no legal right to the throne. In fact, according to our own constitutional rules, Britain’s real monarch today is not Elizabeth II, but King Michael, a resident of Jerilderie, Australia.
Just goes to show history is half truths and maybe even full on lies.
So true about “half truths and maybe even full of lies”.
History is also written by those ‘in victory’, as can be seen in two world wars and, getting closer to home, the ‘new version’ of NEW ZEALAND history !!!
Gordon, you may have stepped onto shaky ground when referring to NZ history. Could you tell us a little about the original history and the ‘new version’, after all there is only one version, the truth.
Warning Warning
Black shit in the water supply
Get a water filter attached to your kitchen faucet.
Frigging he’ll the queen will still be in circulation when Charlie horse has bolted!!
Look at the $20 bill. What I would like to know is how the
Te Reo found its way onto our currency.
At least it hasn’t received the biggest font which has been the standard practice for most things under the Jacinda regime.
I don’t care too much who’s on the bank note as long as they are still in circulation, so that people still have some semblance of privacy.
I do like the suggestion of Billy T James though.
Nobody would take a fence if it was Billy T.
Nova. Billy T James a great entertainer. I have often wondered about his death.
New Zealand is so divided now that the figureheads on currency should be dropped and fauna and flora used with English instead