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The Sixth National Government is a coalition government comprising the National Party, ACT Party and New Zealand First that has governed New Zealand since November 2023. The government is headed by Christopher Luxon, the National Party leader and prime minister, along with coalition party leaders David Seymour and Winston Peters.
Fact Check: Members of Parliament in New Zealand representing the Maori people, labeled as Te Pāti Māori, interrupted a reading of the ‘Treaty Principles Bill’ on Thursday, November 14th ...
Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders Regal and vice-regal Head of State – Charles III Governor-General – Dame Cindy Kiro Charles III Cindy Kiro Government Legislature term: 53rd New Zealand Parliament until 8 September, then 54th New Zealand Parliament from 5 December. The Sixth Labour Government, elected in 2017 and 2020, then the ...
The resignation of Jacinda Ardern as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party was announced on 19 January 2023, at a press conference given by Ardern at the War Memorial Centre in Napier, Hawke's Bay.
A Canadian woman was arrested after trying to smuggle over 20 pounds of methamphetamine through a New Zealand airport, authorities said. The illicit drugs were disguised as Christmas presents, New ...
On 8 September, The New Zealand Herald reported that the Government would consider a proposal on 12 September to scrap the entire "traffic light system" rather than tweak its settings or move to green. The proposal indicated that the "traffic light system" and other COVID-19 protection orders (including mask mandates) could be ended by 14 ...
At the time of the announcement, New Zealand was at level 2. Each level brings added restrictions on activities or movements. Each region can have an individual alert level based on the severity of their own infections, and these levels can be changed at any time. [8] [9] At the time of Ardern's announcement, New Zealand was at alert level 2. [10]
The pandemic first peaked in early April 2020, with 89 new cases recorded per day and 929 active cases. Cases peaked again in October 2021 with 134 new cases reported on 22 October. [2] In response to the first outbreak in late February 2020, the New Zealand Government closed the country's borders and imposed lockdown restrictions. [3]