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Labour remained in power after the Second World War and in 1945, Labour Prime Minister Peter Fraser played an important role in the establishment of the United Nations, of which New Zealand was a founding member. [167] However, domestically Labour had lost the reforming zeal of the 1930s and its electoral support ebbed after the war.
New Zealand Birth Certificates - 50 of New Zealand's Founding Documents. AUT Media. ISBN 9780958299718. Hamer, David Allen, ed. (1990). The Making of Wellington, 1800-1914. Victoria University of Wellington Press. ISBN 9780864732002. Palmer, Matthew (2008). The Treaty of Waitangi in New Zealand's Law and Constitution.
Canterbury settlement founded. 1852. Second New Zealand Constitution Act passed creating General ... 2011 New Zealand census scheduled for this date is cancelled due ...
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) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and over 600 smaller islands.
New Zealand: 6 February 1840: Treaty of Waitangi where the British Crown established a right to govern from indigenous Māori tribes [48] 17 January 1853: Self-Government: 1 June 1962: Samoa becomes fully independent from New Zealand. It is also the first small-island country in the Pacific to become independent.
Waitangi Day (Māori: Te Rā o Waitangi), the national day of New Zealand, marks the anniversary of the initial signing—on 6 February 1840—of the Treaty of Waitangi.The Treaty of Waitangi was an agreement towards British sovereignty by representatives of the Crown and indigenous Māori chiefs, and so is regarded by many as the founding document of the nation.
The Colony of New Zealand was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1907. ... New Zealand Birth Certificates – 50 of New Zealand's Founding Documents. AUT Media.
Name Date Type Description Treaty of Waitangi: 1840: Conventions: The treaty was an agreement between Māori chiefs and representatives of the British Crown.It is often considered to be New Zealand's founding document despite being a legal nullity.