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:: That's cool! Who *is* the queen of New Zealand?

That'd be the same lady who is Queen of The United Kingdom, its 

Territories and Dominions, Australia, New Zealand - Jamaica and the 

Virgin Isles may come under dominions.

She doesn't quite cover as many countries and people as the Pope. 

<grin>

Colin 

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I have always been a few Dendrites short of an Axon and believe me it 

shows.

Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright 

until they speak!

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> :: That's cool! Who *is* the queen of New Zealand?

> 

> That'd be the same lady who is Queen of The United Kingdom, its 

Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui

Te Atai-rangikaahu

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> :: That's cool! Who *is* the queen of New Zealand?

>

> That'd be the same lady who is Queen of The United Kingdom, its

> Territories and Dominions, Australia, New Zealand - Jamaica and the

> Virgin Isles may come under dominions.

Add Canada.

Also some African countries.

Our Prime Minister, who is a woman, cannot abide the idea of having a 

sovereign and wishes to establish a republic. If she lasts long enough she 

may yet have her way.

        RM

Here are the countries that are or have been part of the British 

Commonwealth.

(Many has beens ;-) ).

      Cyprus Gibraltar Great Britain

      Guernsey Isle Of Man Jersey

      Malta Northern Ireland Scotland

      North, Central & South America

      Bahamas Barbados Belize

      Bermuda Canada Cayman Islands

      East Caribbean States Falkland Islands Guyana

      Jamaica - Trinidad & Tobago

      Oceania

      Australia Cook Islands Fiji

      New Zealand Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands

      Tonga Vanuatu Western Samoa

      Africa

      Biafra Botswana Gambia

      Ghana Kenya Lesotho

      Malawi Mauritius Namibia

      Nigeria Rhodesia St. Helena

      Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa

      Swaziland Tanzania Uganda

      Zambia  -  Zimbabwe

      Asia

      Brunei Hong Kong India

      Malaysia Maldives Islands Myanmar / Burma

      Pakistan Singapore Sri Lanka / Ceylon

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Jinx,

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:04:09 +1200, Jinx wrote:

> Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te Atai-rangikaahu

That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

 Cheers,

Howard Winter

St.Albans, England

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Russell,

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:39:18 +1200, Russell McMahon wrote:

>...<

> Our Prime Minister, who is a woman, cannot abide the idea of having a 

> sovereign and wishes to establish a republic. If she lasts long enough she 

> may yet have her way.

I wonder what her actual objection is?  As I see it, a number of people are against "the idea" of monarchy, 

but don't really seem to have a good argument for what's wrong with it.  Personally I think anyone who wants 

to run the country should be banned from doing so - so a hereditary monarchy fits the bill!  :-)

> Here are the countries that are or have been part of the British 

> Commonwealth.

> (Many has beens ;-) ).

> 

>       Cyprus Gibraltar Great Britain

>       Guernsey Isle Of Man Jersey

>       Malta Northern Ireland Scotland

>...<

This is an odd way to put it - "Great Britain" is a geographical entity (it's the island that comprises 

England, Scotland, and Wales) whereas most of the other places are political entities (countries).  And since 

Scotland is part of Great Britain, why mention it seperately?  Or if so, why not also England and Wales?

Cheers,

Howard Winter

St.Albans, England

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At 05:32 PM 10/2/2004, Howard Winter wrote:

>Jinx,

>

>On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 15:04:09 +1200, Jinx wrote:

>

>> Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te Atai-rangikaahu

>

>That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

Say it just like it's spelled.. :)  

I grew up in Hawaii. 

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>This is an odd way to put it - "Great Britain" is a geographical entity (it's the island that comprises 

>England, Scotland, and Wales) whereas most of the other places are political entities (countries).  And since 

>Scotland is part of Great Britain, why mention it seperately?  Or if so, why not also England and Wales?

Did I miss something? When was south america under the crown?

I thought that was under the natives, then the spanish, after a little event of religious enlightenment..

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> > the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te Atai-rangikaahu

> 

> That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

It's even easier to copy/paste ;-P

The day I look forward to is the day Kuini Te Ata-i Rangi-Kaahu Koroki

Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau pays a state visit to *Taumatawhakatangi-

hangakoauauotamateaturipukakapiki-maungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

and the newsreader didn't quite swallow the peanut butter sandwich he had

during the ad break

* on a clear day you can't see Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-

llantysiliogogogoch from the top of that hill

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>> Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te 

>> Atai-rangikaahu

>

> That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

Actually, it's not too hard for most English speakers to say. Maori is 

relatively phonetic as the written language was developed from the spoken 

language by Englishmen. One you know the correct vowel sounds it more or 

less follows OK. Won't sound right to a competent Maori speaker but close to 

the best you manage anyway :-)

        RM

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> * on a clear day you can't see Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwyll-

> llantysiliogogogoch from the top of that hill

That would be an "exceptionally* clear day. You'd need sight like a whale's 

hearing :-)

        RM 

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At 09:43 PM 10/2/2004, Russell McMahon wrote:

>>>Liz is "a" queen. There's also the Maori Queen, Dame Te Arikinui Te Atai-rangikaahu

>>

>>That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

>

>Actually, it's not too hard for most English speakers to say. Maori is relatively phonetic as the written language was developed from the spoken language by Englishmen. One you know the correct vowel sounds it more or less follows OK. Won't sound right to a competent Maori speaker but close to the best you manage anyway :-)

Same for Hawaiian.

Old joke:

How do you pronounce Hawaiian?

Just like it's spelled.

Ok, say "MahiMahi"  

"ma-he-ma-he"

Fine.

Ok, say "Kalakaua"

"Ka-la-kaua"

Fine.

Right, Now say "Wahine"

"Wa-He-Ne"

Good

Now say "Pipeline"

"Pi-Pe-Li-Ne"

Nope, that's english.

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> Old joke:

> 

> How do you pronounce Hawaiian?

> Just like it's spelled.

Old NZ jokes :

Maori for

Car aeriel - kotanga

Fast food - take awe

You get the idea

Jokes also made about Polynesian names (have lots of F's) -

Fella Felloffasofa etc

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On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 15:43:44 +1300, Russell McMahon wrote:

I'd said:

> > That's easy for *you* to say!  :-)

> 

> Actually, it's not too hard for most English speakers to say.

Russell, that was a throwaway line, and wasn't supposed to be dug out of the dustbin and recycled!  :-)

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Howard Winter

St.Albans, England

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