Aotearoa Proclamation 2020

By the Governor-General Lady_Aya

A Proclamation

Whereas at the Court at Buckingham Palace on the 9th day of September 1907, His late Majesty King Edward the Seventh made a Proclamation declaring that the Colony of New Zealand shall be called and known by the title of the Dominion of New Zealand:

And whereas by certain Letters Patent bearing date the 28th day of October 1983 Her Majesty the Elizabeth the Second has ordered and declared that the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief shall be Her Majesty’s representative in the Realm of New Zealand:

And whereas it appears expedient to Us that the name and nature of this Realm shall be modified or declared to be otherwise, with modifications made to that effect:

Now therefore We do hereby proclaim as follows:

1. Title

This Proclamation may be cited as the Aotearoa Proclamation 2020.

2. State of Aotearoa

The said Dominion of New Zealand and the territory belonging thereto shall be called and known by the title of the State of Aotearoa and the Royal Proclamation dated the 9th day of September 1907 shall be revoked. And we hereby give Our Commands to all Public Departments and name all Titles, Orders, and Offices construed under such Proclamations, Instructions, and Letters Patent accordingly.

3. Realm of Aotearoa

Our Realm, hitherto known as the Realm of New Zealand, shall henceforth be known as Our Realm of Aotearoa which comprises—

• (a) the State of Aotearoa; and

• (b) the self-governing state of the Cook Islands; and

• (c) the self-governing state of Niue; and

• (d) the self-governing state of Tokelau; and

• (e) the Ross Dependency.

Given at Our Court at Government House, Wellington, this 23rd day of September 2020, in the Sixty-ninth year of Our Reign.

Sylviagony,

Prime Minister.

God Save The Queen!