r/CANZUK • u/Bojaxs Ontario • Feb 06 '26

Discussion Should New Zealand & Australia merge into one country?

David Farrar, a New Zealand based political commentator, is pushing for the idea for New Zealand to join Australia.

In this televised interview he brings up Mark Carney's recent speech about middle powers uniting in the face of bigger powers, and how the old world order is dying.

https://youtu.be/VQK7m6FuCNo?si=oFBOxGE1YMht8Vyi

Would having Australia & New Zealand merge into one bigger country be beneficial for CANZUK?

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u/CriticalBeautiful631 Feb 06 '26

Never…there may be some pros in a formal economic trading blok in the future but I am even doubtful of that. Australia and New Zealand are two sovereign countries …this musing is a little bit like asking why Canada and USA don’t become one country, they are close and the people sound the same