Queen Elizabeth II walked a long road with Aotearoa New Zealand

The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings to an end a long, complex and remarkable chapter in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand’s evolution from colony to independent, bicultural and multicultural nation, says RNZ. But postcolonial Britain and the modern, diverse Commonwealth still have much to offer an increasingly multicultural New Zealand. It’s time for a broad conversation about how the various dymamics of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand – liberal and egalitarian traditions, Pākeha settler notions of governance, Te Ao Māori, and the special Iwi-Crown connection – might work together in the future.