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Does NZ need the royal family?

Last updated 15:30 11/03/2013

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Queen Elizabeth waves, with Prince Philip, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, from the Spirit of Chartwell during the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on the River Thames.

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Does one like it? Or does one not?

The world is all a twitter with the news that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant and set to provide another heir to the British throne.

We've also just had Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, visiting as the party to mark Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee rolls on into the colonies and beyond.

But is it time for the party to stop? What do you think about our continued connection with the royal family? Is there worth to it? Should we continue to pay homage or do we start thinking about when to call it a day?

If we do, what becomes of the governor general's role?

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