The political history of New Zealand covers political events and trends related to the history of New Zealand, from the precolonial to the contemporary...

politics of New Zealand (Māori: tōrangapū o Aotearoa) function within a framework of an independent, unitary, parliamentary democracy. The system of government...

The human history of New Zealand can be dated back to between 1320 and 1350 CE, when the main settlement period started, after it was discovered and settled...

belong to a political party. The centre-left New Zealand Labour Party and the centre-right New Zealand National Party are New Zealand's two major parties...

Religion in New Zealand is diverse. The country has no state religion and freedom of religion has been protected since the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi...

of the political independence that had evolved over half a century through responsible government. Just under one million people lived in New Zealand...

('snap') elections. Because the New Zealand system of government is relatively centralised, today most electoral and political attention is focused on general...

The provinces of the Colony of New Zealand existed as a form of sub-national government. Initially established in 1846 when New Zealand was a Crown colony...

instead, political independence came about as a result of New Zealand's evolving constitutional status. Beginning in the late 1700s New Zealand's existing...

of New Zealand Archaeology of New Zealand Independence of New Zealand Military history of New Zealand Political history of New Zealand Treaty of Waitangi...

The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga,...

New Zealand is divided into sixteen regions for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils, and five are administered by...

The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative...

This is a timeline of the history of New Zealand that includes only events deemed to be of principal importance – for less important events click the...

The 2007 New Zealand police raids were a series of armed police raids conducted on 15 and 16 October 2007, in response to alleged paramilitary training...

a bibliography of selected works on the history of New Zealand. Belich, James (1996). Making Peoples: a history of the New Zealanders, from Polynesian...

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...

formally adopted in 1902 New Zealand portal History of New Zealand Political history of New Zealand List of governors of New Zealand Moon 2010, p. 66. Simpson...

constitution of New Zealand is the sum of laws and principles that determine the political governance of New Zealand. Unlike many other nations, New Zealand has...

New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui)...

Realm of New Zealand is the area over which the monarch of New Zealand is head of state. The realm is not a federation but is a collection of states...

New Zealand First (Māori: Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First or NZF, is a political party in New Zealand, founded and led by Winston...

The history of Air New Zealand, the national carrier of New Zealand, began when the amalgamated East Coast Airways and Cook Strait Airways began operations...

monarchy of New Zealand is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. The current...

system New Zealand had previously used for most of its history. Under the MMP system, New Zealanders have two secret ballot votes to elect members of Parliament...

The governor-general of New Zealand (Māori: Te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa) is the representative of the monarch of New Zealand, currently King Charles III...

minita) in the New Zealand Government are members of Parliament (MPs) who hold ministerial warrants from the Crown to perform certain functions of government...

The economic history of New Zealand dates to before European colonisation of the country. By the 20th century, it had become one of the most globalized...

The New Zealand constitutional crisis of 1984 arose following the 1984 general election, and was caused by a major currency crisis. The crisis led the...

Catholic Church in New Zealand (Māori: Te Hāhi Katorika ki Aotearoa) is part of the worldwide Catholic Church under the leadership of the Pope in Rome,...