{"id":18,"date":"2007-06-01T16:06:53","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T04:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=18"},"modified":"2011-11-20T01:14:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-19T12:14:27","slug":"amerinz-14-every-queens-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/amerinzpodcast.com\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"AmeriNZ 14 – Every Queen’s Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Episode 14<\/b> is now available. You can also listen to it through the player on the right hand side of my blog, or on my MySpace page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I recorded this episode early so that I could post it on Friday. I\u2019ll talk about comments on Episode 13 and this episode next time.<\/p>\n

Monday is Queen\u2019s Birthday Public Holiday in New Zealand, even though her real birthday is April 21. It\u2019s the only public holiday between Easter Weekend and Labour Day at the end of October.<\/p>\n

Queen Elizabeth, as Queen of New Zealand, is Head of State. She\u2019s the only person in the world who is monarch of more than one independent nation. Parliament actually runs the country, which is a constitutional monarchy. The Queen is represented in New Zealand by the Governor General, who is appointed by Parliament.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s probably inevitable that New Zealand will become a republic, but the new head of state is unlikely to be a US-style president. There\u2019s no urgency to any change however, which is probably many years away<\/p>\n

Queen\u2019s Birthday was a kind of gay holiday, a kind of second birthday for everyday queens. That\u2019s probably less common than it used to be. But it\u2019s still a day off for everyone.<\/p>\n

Matt Blender\u2019s AIDS Marathon donation page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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