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  New Zealand elections
New Zealand general elections occur when the Prime Minister requests a dissolution of parliament and therefore a general election.
New Zealand currently has sixty-nine electorates (including seven Maori electorates, reserved for people of Maori ethnicity or ancestry who choose to place themselves on a separate electoral roll).
New Zealand claims to have become the first country in the world to have granted women's suffrage, although the accuracy of this claim depends on the definitions used - see women's suffrage.
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  New Zealand Parliament - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
New Zealand essentially follows the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister chosen by the House of Representatives.
The Parliament was established by the by the British New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 which established a bicameral legislature, but the upper house, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1951 so Parliament is now unicameral.
Although technically, the term Parliament encompasses both the monarch and the House of Representatives, because the body is unicameral, and the role of the monarch is largely ceremonial, the House of Representatives is often incorrectly referred to as Parliament.
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 New Zealand Encyclopedia Article @ Eminently.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New Zealand was initially administered as a part of the colony of New South Wales, and it became a separate colony in November 1840.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the Australian colonies.
Under the New Zealand Royal Titles Act (1953), Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of New Zealand and is represented as head of state by the Governor-General, Anand Satyanand.
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 New Zealand elections   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New Zealand general elections occur when the Prime Minister requests a dissolution of Parliament and therefore a general election.
New Zealand women finally gained the right to vote with the passage of a bill by the Legislative Council in 1893.
New Zealand claims to have become the first country in the world to have granted women's suffrage, although the accuracy of this claim depends on the definitions used - see women's suffrage.
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 Parliament of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council.
Parliament is physically located in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand.
The New Zealand Parliament's lower house is the New Zealand House of Representatives.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Parliament   (849 words)

  
 1st New Zealand Parliament Encyclopedia Article @ PropertyPros.org (Property Pros)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The 1st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
New Zealand had not yet obtained "responsible government" (that is, the power to manage its own affairs), and so the 1st Parliament did not hold any significant power.
The 1st Parliament was held before the creation of either political parties or the office of Premier.
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 New Zealand Parliament - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase
The New Zealand Parliament is the legislative body of the New Zealand government.
Originally, as specified in the British Parliament's New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, the New Zealand had a bicameral Parliament, with the House of Represenatives acting as the lower house and the Legislative Council acting as the upper house.
The New Zealand Parliament's model for passing Acts of Parliament is similar (but not identical) to that of other Westminster System governments.
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 New Zealand - Domestic policy
When the then-governor general Sir Michael Hardie Boys opened the 46th Parliament on 21 December 1999, his speech detailed the objectives set out in the coalition agreement signed on 6 December 1999, between NZLP and Alliance.
Under Clark the coalition government is committed to a policy platform that reduces inequality, is environmentally sustainable, and that benefits the social and economic welfare of all New Zealanders.
In 2002, the New Zealand First party staged a strong showing in July voting with its position that the annual immigration allowances—approximately 50,000 people— needed to be adjusted downward.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /World-Leaders-2003/New-Zealand-DOMESTIC-POLICY.html   (734 words)

  
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New Zealanders choose PR In a referendum held on 6 November 1993, New Zealanders voted by 54 percent to 46 percent to replace the
New Zealand’s system of local government is largely independent of the central government, although the powers of local authorities are exclusively those conferred on them by Acts of Parliament.
Executive authority in New Zealand is vested in the King or Queen of New Zealand (currently Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom) represented by the Governor-General, who must act on the advice of the Executive Council (also known as the Ministry).
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 Reference for 2001 in New Zealand - Search.com
New Zealand Open, Category:New Zealand golfers in overseas tournaments.
The New Zealand Warriors cane 8th of 14 teams in the NRL, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time.
The New Zealand National Soccer League was relaunched as a winter competition with 10 teams and finals playoffs.
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 Speech from the Throne
New Zealand celebrates its Pacific location and the special contribution to our culture from its peoples, as it welcomes the contribution now being made by the many other ethnic communities which have been established in our country.
New Zealand is the most recently settled country of its size in the world.
New Zealand’s defence capabilities at the moment represent a confused view of the likely roles our armed forces are likely to be called upon to perform.
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 Peters, Winston - TopSpin   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He is a New Zealand politician and Member of Parliament, and is the leader of the New Zealand First political party.
He is a member of the Executive Council of New Zealand, although he is outside Cabinet.
As a result of the MMP voting system in New Zealand, many see this populist appeal as one of the main reasons for the longevity of his political career.
www.sirhumphreys.com /wiki/Peters,_Winston   (1624 words)

  
 Rebel with a cause - Opinion - theage.com.au
To her credit, she told the Chinese that suppressing peaceful protest was not part of New Zealand's political system.
New Zealand still looks like the first developed country that will get a free trade agreement with China.
Now in his 46th year of exile, after a failed Tibetan uprising in 1959 against tightening Chinese rule seemed to leave him no choice but to flee his capital, Lhasa, the Dalai Lama and his supporters are calculating the prospects of a break in Tibet's unhappy stalemate occurring in his lifetime.
www.theage.com.au /news/opinion/rebel-with-a-cause/2005/07/05/1120329444459.html   (1115 words)

  
 Kaieteur News | Guyana
She told Kaieteur News that she has approached the CARICOM Secretariat revealing her intention to utilize the logo for the upcoming CARIFESTA event to be held in Guyana.
With the new law that prohibits bail in most circumstances for illegal firearm possession firmly in place, the action of the ranks raises eyebrows as to the commitment of members of the Police Force in dealing with the high incidence of gun-related crimes.
Persaud told Kaieteur News that he was very surprised at the large turn out for the agricultural meeting in that particular community, since it was popular for mining activities.
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 46th New Zealand Parliament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 46th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand.
The 46th Parliament marked a change of government, with a coalition of the Labour Party and the Alliance taking office.
Several parties represented at the end of the previous Parliament, such as Mauri Pacific, were wiped out, failing to retain any of their seats.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/46th_New_Zealand_Parliament   (262 words)

  
 Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 06-08-31
The Metropolitan of Kydonia and Apokoronos Irineos was unanimously elected as the new Archbishop of Crete by the Ecumenical Patriarchate's Synod at the Phanar.
The election of the new Archbishop was concluded at the Saint George Cathedral, where the Synod voted for the election of the new Archbishop from among three candidates.
The aim of the Greek parliament, in conducting the annual youth parliament program, is to initiate the country's youth to the parliamentary institutions and cultivate democratic values in the modern-day society, such as interest in the common affairs but also contribution to their formulation, responsible and fact-based dialogue, cooperation, and mutual understanding.
www.hri.org /news/greek/ana/2006/06-08-31.ana.html   (3391 words)

  
 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ENDORSING WORK OF IAEA, ASKS IRAQ TO COOPERATE WITH AGENCY’S REVIEW OF WHETHER NUCLEAR ...
At the conclusion of the negotiating process, she added, there had been a general understanding that the current text would not be unravelled or re-negotiated in New York.  It was hoped that the constructive spirit, for which the Agency was known at its Vienna headquarters, would be continued in New York.
He said that the Czech Parliament's recent completion of ratification of the Additional Protocol on strengthened safeguards, signed between the IAEA and the Czech Republic, was the most visible contribution to enhancing the global non-proliferation regime and its verification.  Others should conclude similar protocols with the Agency without delay.
He said MINIGUA had performed remarkably well in consolidating the achievements of the peace agreement.  The Government and Parliament of Guatemala must fulfil their responsibilities in accordance with the peace process if the democratic process were to succeed.
www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2002/GA10096.doc.htm   (2979 words)

  
 NationMaster - Papua New Guinean Crime statistics   (Site not responding. Last check: )
New governments are protected by law from votes of no confidence for the first 18 months of their incumbency, and no votes of no confidence may be moved in the 12 months preceding a national election.
Australians in Papua New Guinea should monitor the travel advice and bulletin for updated information and advice, and ensure that their travel documents, including passports and visas for any non-Australian family members, are up to date in case they need to depart at short notice.
It is bound by the Gulf of Guinea and the Coral Sea to the south, Indonesia to the west, the Solomon Sea to the east and the Bismarck Sea to the northeast.
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 Bible Doctrine News Headlines 2001
Madame Chiang Kai-shek died in New York at the age of 105.
New clues of left wing damage were found in the Shuttle probe.
And Turkey's parliament agreed to allow the US to perform modifications of military bases in preparation for a war with Iraq.
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 Pepper and Williams edge further ahead - Newstalk ZB
New Zealand sailors Hamish Pepper and Carl Williams have retained the lead after the penultimate race at yachting's Star World Championships off San Francisco.
Not such good news for the other New Zealand crew in the medal hunt.
Rohan Lord and Miles Addy have finished 46th in today's race and have slipped from second to fifth in the overall standings.
www.newstalkzb.co.nz /newsdetail1.asp?storyID=105073   (344 words)

  
 Index Sa
In 2000, when new elections were held after the adoption of a new Venezuelan constitution, she did not run for reelection because she was pregnant.
She sat in parliament in 1988-91 and 1994-2002 and was co-speaker (with Birger Schlaug) of the Green Party (1992-99).
He was secretary of the New Sarajevo municipality, executive board president of the municipal assembly of New Sarajevo, president of the municipal assembly of New Sarajevo, and president of the assembly in the town of Serb Sarajevo.
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 Jim Anderton - New Zealand
When Anderton disobeyed party instructions to vote in favour of selling the Bank of New Zealand (which Labour had explicitly promised not to do), he was suspended from caucus.
Anderton became leader of the new party, and in the 1993 election, he was joined in parliament by Alliance colleague Sandra Lee-Vercoe.
Anderton was the most prominent critic of the rash of party-switching (or "waka jumping," as it is called in New Zealand) that characterized the 45th Parliament.
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 Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Dogs - Regulations: Animal Welfare Information Center
It is expected that these revisions will be used throughout the scientific community to inform accommodation and care practises for animals used for scientific purposes.
The new directive applies to details of housing and breeding of dogs kept indoors and as domestic companions.
New knowledge concerning the neurophysiology, cognitive capacity, and the animal faculty to experience pain is briefly mentioned.
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 Index Mo
He oversaw the ratification of the new constitution and, by what came to be known as the "Mohammad Ali formula," settled the division of powers between West and East Pakistan.
He was first elected to the German parliament for the Free Democratic Party in 1972 and became education and science minister (1987-91), economy minister (1991-93), and vice chancellor (1992-93).
In 1906 he was elected to the Storting (parliament) as a member of the Venstre (Liberal) party, and except for two short breaks remained a member until his death.
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 Newspaper Abstracts
At Downpatrick the union rate for the new year is but 11 1/2 in the pound, including the rate in aid of 6d in the pound.
New Year's night a soldier named Andrew Lynch, was beaten by civilians in the Main-street of Mallow, and had one of his legs broken in the affray.
F.D. Carter, Fellow of New College, Oxford, and eldest son of Capt. T.W. Carter, H.M.S. Caledonia, to Ellen, daughter of the Rev. C.
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 NucNews - March 25, 2002
The key element of the new posture is the development of a "new triad" that consists of offensive forces (both nuclear and nonnuclear), defensive systems such as missile defense and a revitalized defense infrastructure that "will provide new capabilities" to meet new threats.
WELLINGTON - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said on Monday post-September 11 security issues and the pursuit of a free-trade agreement would be her priorities when she meets President Bush this week.
New Zealand, which has been strongly supportive of the U.S.-led operations in Afghanistan, has said repeatedly it wants to begin negotiations on a free-trade agreement with the world's largest economy.
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 NEWS FOR MEMBERS OF THE TRIBE: ISRAEL'S RED-HOT ECONOMY
News and commentary about Israel, Zionism, Judaism, the Middle East, Islamofascism, and anti-Semitism.
In a country about the size of New Jersey, there are now about 130 wineries.
The amazing thing about all of this growth is that it is taking place in an economy that the just-released Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom ranks as only the 46th freest in the world — less free than a good number of the most sclerotic and torpid socialist leftovers in the western world.
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 Scoop: Upton-on-line: Disenchanted Evening
It is too soon for upton-on-line to make an assessment about the future of Fiji – or New Zealand’s relations with this frayed corner of paradise.
While hostages were cooped up in the parliamentary compound, it was possible to say that the first priority was their release and anything else was secondary.
Every step New Zealand takes – bi-laterally and multi-laterally – must be able to pass the test of being useful in nudging Fiji back down the road to constitutionality and a political modus operandi that does not turn half the population into second class citizens.
www.scoop.co.nz /stories/PA0007/S00238.htm   (1074 words)

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