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In a democracy, names matter. So does how we choose them.
This is not simply a debate about monarchy versus republic. It is a question of legitimacy, consent and democratic grounding. Who governs New Zealand – and by whose authority?
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Margo Martin, a 30-year-old who gets as close to the president as his Secret Service detail, is the quiet engine of a social media operation that has transformed presidential communications.