41% of NZ Folks "Happy to Talk About Oz Merger"

41% of NZ Folks "Happy to Talk About Oz Merger"

Welcome to the Federation if it ever happens, only took 110 years! (note: this is submitted for information purposes only, and I'm tongue in cheek as well, OK? If it ever happens, then fine, but up to you blokes, I don't live there).

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/kiwis-open-to-australia-merger/story-e6freuz9-1225840304275

Kiwis open to Australia merger

MORE than 40 per cent of New Zealanders think it's time the South Pacific nation considered becoming Australia's seventh state, according to a survey of more than 1000 people.

The research, conducted by UMR, asked residents on both sides of the Tasman for their views on a possible union of the countries, 110 years after New Zealand chose not to join the Australian Commonwealth, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Of the New Zealanders asked, 41 per cent said the prospect of New Zealand becoming Australia's seventh state was "an idea worth debating".

On the other hand, 58 per cent did not believe the discussion was worth having. One per cent were unsure.

The survey, which has a margin of error of three per cent, found New Zealanders believed a union would bring big improvements in the ease of travel to Australia and to the defence status of the nation of four million people.

The six colonies of Australia federated into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory have since been added.

The Australian constitution provided for New Zealand to join but the country decided to remain separate

I wonder where they got these thousand people from..

I'm happy to talk about it. Happy to talk about it being a f**king stupid idea.

You gotta ring the Sydney paper that ran with it mate, I'm just your conduit here.

Did my speech on this in year 12. Got Excellence for content.. Plenty of pros and cons to it...

You mean it's not already?

Scotland is a part of Britain though.

Up yours

Only ever heard of the 'West Island' term since I've visited this website. Don't know how the locals here would react...

 

I'm not opposed to a union, but why do we have to be the 7th state of Australia.  Why can't they become a part of us?

Depends who wants the first part of the hyphen in the surname (i.e. do you Australia, take thee, New Zealand, in lawfurl wedded matrimony...and all that).
diego's son2010-03-13 21:15:25

There is no Hyphen in the surname.

You would be called New Zealand...

Call it Shabang-a-bang for all I care, what's in a name?

That could be question 2 in the referendum

"what shall we call the new union
a.
b
c.
d."

Or something like that. That can be discussed another day but.
diego's son2010-03-13 21:20:39

Well, New Zealand is where f**king awesome people come from.

Australia is not.

This.

I don't wanna be tarred a f**king Aussie.

 

No. Australians are actually rather awesome. Just not f**king awesome.

See the difference?

Mr_Incredible is working with it, Buffon II will need some convincing of it...
diego's son2010-03-13 21:38:53

I think that we should Merge, but we will be known as New Zealand. And our national animal will be a Kiwi. None of this Koala or Kangaroo sh*t.

Mmmm...well....at least we'd be good at cricket.

Oh right. Did I mention.... No c**ts as captain of our cricket team. That means you Ponting, GTFO.

I'd be open to it. Would take a lot of convincing that there were more positives than negatives though.

Just adopt a Tasman Sea fish as a national symbol if we're going to argue about Koala's, Kiwi Birds and stuff.

Positives:
Good cricket team

Negatives:
Convicts
Racists
Snakes
Spiders
Big f**k off insects
Crocs
Ricky Ponting
Pauline Hanson
The Outback
Tasmania

Made some amendments.

Ultimate rugby side too

Yeah but no one cares about rugby.

The "Force" in "Air Force" would finally be achieved.