New Zealand Māori party calls for a ‘divorce’ from Britain’s royal family

Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the move was an opportunity to reimagine a more meaningful and fulfilling partnership'

The Mori party of New Zealand has called for a divorce" from the crown and removal of the British royal family as New Zealand's head of state.

The call came on the 182nd anniversary of the signing of the treaty of Waitangi, or Te Tiriti o Waitangi, New Zealand's foundational legal document.