Did You Know...?

Did you know that New Zealand has a queen? It's the Queen of England! This small land down under is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth as its head of state (that's because New Zealand was once a British colony. Not surprising - what country wasn't?) Many New Zealanders are appauled that a foreigner is their head of state and there are talks of the country becoming a republic in the next 10 years. Surprisingly, the Queen has many supporters in New Zealand; that's because much of the older Kiwi population immigrated to New Zealand from England, so they retain close ties to their mother country. You learn something new everyday, don't you?