1893 in New Zealand. With the sudden death of John Ballance on 27 April the 13 years of Richard Seddon as prime minister begins. On 28 November New Zealand...
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issue in the late-nineteenth-century New Zealand. In early colonial New Zealand, as in European societies, women were excluded from any involvement in politics...
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The 1893 New Zealand general election was held on 28 November and 20 December in the European and Māori electorates, respectively, to elect 74 MPs to the...
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New Zealand criminal law has its origins in English criminal law, which was codified into statute by the New Zealand parliament in 1893. Although New...
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The New Zealand Parliament (Māori: Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Sovereign (King-in-Parliament) and...
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New Zealand is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South...
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legal system is modelled on the common law of England. New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy in which King Charles III is the sovereign and head of state...
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New Zealand is a representative democracy in which members of the unicameral New Zealand Parliament gain their seats through elections. General elections...
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The prime minister of New Zealand (Māori: Te pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand. The incumbent[update] prime minister, Christopher...
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Electoral reform in New Zealand has been a political issue in the past as major changes have been made to both parliamentary and local government electoral...
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January 1893) was a New Zealand politician. Wells came to Nelson in the early 1840s and purchased land in Wakapuaka, north of Nelson, from the New Zealand Company...
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with. In 1893 it extended voting rights to women, making New Zealand the first country in the world to enact universal female suffrage. New Zealand gained...
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The prime minister of New Zealand is the country's head of government and the leader of the Cabinet, whose powers and responsibilities are defined by...
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been official New South Wales first-class games. The following players were selected for the tour: New South Wales XI in New Zealand 1893/94 D. L. Miller...
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The Liberal Government of New Zealand was the first responsible government in New Zealand politics organised along party lines. The government formed...
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to List of years in New Zealand. 85 mya: Around this time New Zealand splits from the supercontinent Gondwana. 5 mya: New Zealand's climate cools as Australia...
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This is a list of large earthquakes that have occurred in New Zealand. Only earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.0 or greater are listed, except for a few...
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Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of 4,375.5 km (2,718.8 mi) of track linking...
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The New Zealand Wars (Māori: Ngā pakanga o Aotearoa) took place from 1845 to 1872 between the New Zealand colonial government and allied Māori on one...
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George Bolt (category New Zealand World War II pilots)
OBE (24 May 1893 – 27 July 1963) was a pioneering New Zealand aviator. Bolt was born in Dunedin in 1893. He formed the Canterbury Aero Club in 1910, helping...
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Sir Charles Clifford, 1st Baronet (category Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives)
Baronet (1 January 1813 – 27 February 1893) was a New Zealand politician. He was the first Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, serving from...
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groups of people throughout New Zealand's history. The women's suffrage movement in New Zealand succeeded in 1893 when New Zealand became the first nation...
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New Zealand society is generally accepting of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) peoples. The LGBTQ-friendly environment is epitomised...
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Social welfare has long been an important part of New Zealand society and a significant political issue. It is concerned with the provision by the state...
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New Zealand national team's first first-class match; New South Wales won. See: New South Wales cricket team in New Zealand in 1893-94 Fiji toured New...
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William Fox (politician) (redirect from William Fox (New Zealand))
1812 – 23 June 1893) was the second premier of New Zealand and held that office on four occasions in the 19th century, while New Zealand was still a colony...
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Treaty of Waitangi (redirect from British annexation of New Zealand)
history of New Zealand, its constitution, and its national mythos. It has played a major role in the treatment of the Māori people in New Zealand by successive...
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East Coast is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives. The electorate first...
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William Devine may refer to: Bill Devine (1893–1956), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer Jack Devine (ice hockey) (William John Devine;...
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John Ballance (category All Wikipedia articles written in New Zealand English)
April 1893) was an Irish-born New Zealand politician who served as the 14th premier of New Zealand from January 1891 until his death in April 1893. Elected...
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