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At first New Zealand was administered from Australia as part of the colony of New South Wales, and from 16 June 1840 New South Wales laws were deemed to operate in New Zealand. [68] This was a transitional arrangement, and the British Government issued the Charter for Erecting the Colony of New Zealand on 16 November 1840.
New Zealand troops join multi-national force in the Gulf War. An avalanche on Aoraki / Mount Cook reduces its height by 10.5 metres. 1992. Government and Māori interests negotiate Sealord fisheries deal. Public health system reforms. State housing commercialised. New Zealand gets seat on United Nations Security Council.
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The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga, is a document signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
The ministry supports research into and promotion of New Zealand history. This includes publication of New Zealand history books and e-books, and a number of websites. The ministry's managed sites include: [18] New Zealand History (NZHistory) Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand; Dictionary of New Zealand Biography; Ngā Tapuwae Trails [19]
New Zealand's archaeology started in the early 1800s and was largely conducted by amateurs with little regard for meticulous study. [2] However, starting slowly in the 1870s detailed research answered questions about human culture, that have international relevance and wide public interest.
An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand is an official encyclopaedia about New Zealand, published in three volumes by the New Zealand Government in 1966.Edited by Alexander Hare McLintock, the parliamentary historian, assisted by two others, the encyclopaedia included over 1,800 articles and 900 biographies, written by 359 contributing authors.
The original Māori society of New Zealand was based on a collective identity found on the iwi and hapū. [1]: 20 Iwi are the largest social units in Māori society.In Māori iwi roughly means "people" or "nation", [2] [3] and is often translated as "tribe", [4] or "a confederation of tribes".