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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.
An old New Zealand passport, 1949, bearing the title "British Passport" with "Dominion of New Zealand" underneath. In 1948, the New Zealand Parliament passed the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948, altering the New Zealand nationality law. From 1 January 1949 all New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens.
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.
There are 13 school years and attending state (public) schools is free to New Zealand citizens and permanent residents from a person's 5th birthday to the end of the calendar year following their 19th birthday. [355] New Zealand has an adult literacy rate of 99%, [94] and over half of the population aged 15 to 29 hold a tertiary qualification ...
In late 2024, tens of thousands of New Zealanders took part in a nine-day march against the Treaty Principles Bill. The bill, which looks unlikely to secure enough support to become law, seeks to ...
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.
New Zealand said on Wednesday it will draft a bill aimed at reinterpreting country's founding agreement, even as two of three governing parties say they will not support the bill becoming law. The ...
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.