"Your Highness, I believe New Zealand's problem cannot be resolved in a short period of time, and the method of resolving it will also depend on how you view New Zealand." Prime Minister Evan stepped forward reluctantly and replied.
"Hm? Prime Minister Evan, explain in detail," Arthur said with a smile.
Arthur was also troubled by New Zealand's problem, so pooling everyone's wisdom was a good approach. At the very least, the prime ministers of the various former colonies were quite familiar with situations like New Zealand's, and their opinions might prove useful to Arthur.
"Your Highness, our policy toward New Zealand will ultimately depend on your thoughts." Seeing that Arthur had not objected and was instead quite interested, Prime Minister Evan continued, "If you regard New Zealand as a colony like New Guinea, and believe that New Zealand will not be within our core sphere of influence in the future, then I believe we should suppress New Zealand's independence movement. At the very least, New Zealand should not become independent during your reign, nor should it undertake any independent actions."
"But if you wish to integrate New Zealand completely and merge it with Australia to establish a new country, then I believe you should fully respect the wishes of the New Zealand people. You could even promote New Zealand's independence at an appropriate time, allowing New Zealand to join Australia's family as an independent nation." Prime Minister Evan explained, "In my view, whether in Australia or New Zealand, the desire for independence is unstoppable. Even if the policies and methods of those in power could suppress New Zealand's independence for a short time, such a situation absolutely could not last long. It might take as little as ten years or as long as several decades, but New Zealand would