A new campaign is calling for New Zealand money to reflect the country instead of the British monarchy. Photo: RNZA Wellington tauira has launched a petition calling for the Reserve Bank to replace the monarch in the next redesign of coins and notes, with images that better represent New Zealand. "I'm sceptical of people who are attempting to push a kind of republic-based agenda because they perhaps think in some technical way Māori rights can be extinguished." The Reserve Bank has already signalled the next redesign will feature King Charles III, but the change is still a long way off. This would be wasteful and poor environmental practice," the Reserve Bank said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 24, 2022 16:48 UTC