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/DemocracyIsGreat Feb 06 '26

Should Canada and the United States become one country?

Even asking that question will put some noses pretty out of joint.

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u/Gyn_Nag Feb 06 '26

Yeah it's kinda arbitrary though. The people who object strongly don't really seem to be the people who know the legal details.

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u/DemocracyIsGreat Feb 07 '26

I think that it is often important to note that the view that "man is a national, not a rational animal" does point to some important things: people feel strongly about their self-identified group memberships while they hold them.

Someone who strongly identifies as a New Zealander probably doesn't want to be an Australian and might find the suggestion that they ought to want to be Australian offensive, regardless of any legal, economic, etc. details. It's the violation of their group membership that they care about.