But Ardern is in no rush to make it happen. I ve been very clear that despite being a republican, I m not of the view that in the here-and-now in my term of office, that this is something New Zealanders feel particularly strongly about. I don t know that I ve had one person actually raise with me generally day-to-day the issue of becoming a republic. This Government has prioritised those issues that we do see as a priority. But I do still think there will be a time and a place; I just don t see it as now.
Ardern said there are a lot of issues that would need to be resolved in terms of our constitutional arrangements to be able to move to that place .
Mountain Scene
May 16, 2021
By PHILIP CHANDLER
The owners of Queenstown’s stunning Remarkables Station, Jillian (left) and Dick Jardine are pictured with Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy (centre) after being made Members of the Order of New Zealand at a ceremony in Wellington last week.
The couple made headlines last year by announcing they’d be gifting 900 hectares of their
station to Queen Elizabeth II National Trust, which protects NZ’s natural heritage, in 2022,
coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the family’s ownership of the land.
Soon after the couple featured on the New Year’s honours list for services to philanthropy and conservation.
Queen’s Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency
Kaiwaka’s Chief Fire Officer, John Bowmar, received his Queen’s Service Medal for services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the community from Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington last month.
John has been a member of the Kaiwaka volunteer brigade since 1977 and has been CFO for 16 years, attending around 850 callouts in the last decade alone. He has also offered mentoring and support to the neighbouring volunteer brigade at Mangawhai, been an active Lions Club member, community fundraiser and supporter of Civil Defence.
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