Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - He monarchist whakapumautia, i tautoko a Bishop, me ōna hoa minita a Nick Minchin rāua ko Tony Abbott, i te pakanga "Kāore" i ahu mai ki te pōtitanga pōti a te Rōpū Reipa i te tau 1999
I tētahi wā i kōrero ia ki ngā Ahitereiria mō te Rangatiratanga Ture, e whakatūpato ana i ngā "Tekau ngā pakiwaitara whakamate o te tautohetohe ā-iwi". I te 17 o Hōngongoi 1991, hei whakautu ki te tautohetohe kino i runga i te whakaaturanga pouaka whakaata "Midday" o te Nine Network me te kaihautū a Ray Martin, e tautohetohe ana mo te noho tonu o Ahitereiria hei kingi ture, i roto i te tautohetohe pouaka whakaata ora me te kaiwaiata a Normie Rowe me te kaiwhakaputa reo irirangi a Ron Casey, i mutu i te whawhai tinana, i tukuna e Bishop he panui korero e kii ana: "I te Poutumarotanga o te "Midday Show" i te wa i whiua ai a Ron Casey ki a Normie Rowe engari ko tenei whanonga e tohu ana i te rereketanga o te tautohetohe mo te Monarchy. Kāore i te makona ki te kite i te whenua i runga i ona turi hei hua o te whakahekenga, me koa te Pāti Kaimahi kei te wehewehe ia i te hapori mo tetahi take kaore rawa he take tōrangapū".