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  New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand   (5052 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Minority government   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Minority governments ruled Canada from 1921 to 1930, 1957 to 1958, 1962 to 1968, 1972 to 1974, 1979 to 1980 and currently in 2004, the Liberals have been elected into a minority government.
New Zealand's current government operates with both a coalition and a looser agreement: the government is a coalition between the Labour Party and the Progressives, while United Future has an agreement to support the government on confidence matters.
Minority governments are more common in countries using proportional representation systems, where it seldom occurs that one single party wins a majority of their own.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Minority_government   (766 words)

  
 New Zealand - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
The population of New Zealand is mostly of European descent, with the indigenous Māori as the largest minority.
Elizabeth II is the Queen of New Zealand and is represented in the country by a non-political Governor-General.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-colonies of Australia.
www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/n/e/w/New_Zealand_2311.html   (4258 words)

  
 New Zealand Democrat Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The New Zealand Democrat Party was a political party in New Zealand.
When the United Party and the Reform Party formed a coalition, Davy initially supported it, but later resigned in protest at the legislation the coalition enacted to counter the Great Depression.
A former Mayor of Wellington, Thomas Charles Hislop, was recruited as the party's political leader, while Davy remained its chief organiser and strategist.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_Zealand_Democrat_Party   (503 words)

  
 New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
New Zealand is responsible for the self-governing states of the Cook Islands and Niue and administers Tokelau and the Ross Dependency.
New Zealand was involved in a Constitutional Convention in March 1891 in Sydney, New South Wales, along with the then-Australian Colonies.
New Zealand's most popular sports are rugby (primarily rugby union but also rugby league), soccer (the most popular sport amongst children), cricket, and netball (the sport with the most players); golf, tennis, rowing, cycling and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
new-zealand.ask.dyndns.dk   (2717 words)

  
 New Zealand (09/05)
New Zealand has a parliamentary system of government closely patterned on that of the United Kingdom and is a fully independent member of the Commonwealth.
New Zealand was a direct beneficiary of many of the reforms achieved under the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations, with agriculture in general and the dairy sector in particular enjoying many new trade opportunities.
New Zealand is an active member of the global coalition in the War against Terrorism, and deployed SAS troops to Afghanistan, and naval and air assets to the Persian Gulf.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/35852.htm   (4208 words)

  
 New Zealand travel guide - Wikitravel
New Zealand has a temperate climate in the south island and sub-tropical climate in the North Island and the nature of the terrain, the prevailing winds and the length of the country lead to sharp regional contrasts.
New Zealand Escorted Coach Tours One of the most popular ways to tour NZ, escorted tours are designed for travellers who want a no-hassle holiday with everything catered for including the value and security of pre-booked hotels, sightseeing activities and the services of an experienced tour guide or coach captain that travels with you.
New Zealand Independent Coach Tours These unescorted multiday coach tours are designed for travellers who want the value and security of pre-booked hotels and sightseeing activities, but prefer more independent time with the option to add extra days or activities to suit their requirements.
wikitravel.org /en/New_Zealand   (9820 words)

  
 ABC Radio National - Background Briefing: 7 July  1996  - Whose Country Is It Anyway?
With New Zealand's elections barely three months away, Winston Peters is as confident and bullish as always, and despite intense political pressure, he continues to stir up the anti-immigration issue.
From New Zealand born Asians to recent arrivals, and even to those who have yet to arrive, the fear of the current climate of Asian Bashing is the same.
From hairdressers to taxi-drivers, New Zealand is obsessed with it.
www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/bbing/stories/s10762.htm   (5717 words)

  
 Chinese in New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Further, New Zealand’s story of its Chinese goldseekers - and their descendants - is the most complete because of the smallness of the country and its detailed documentation and photographic records of the Chinese population.
When New Zealand entered World War 2, many of the Chinese were nearing or in their 40s and not fluent enough in English to participate in the armed forces.
The new scheme became known as the Business Immigration Policy or BIP, and had the explicit intention of attracting self-employed business migrants with money who, it was thought, would positively stimulate their chosen fields of endeavour whatever these might be in New Zealand.
www.stevenyoung.co.nz /chinesevoice/history/chinesesettlement.htm   (14572 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
On 21 November 1995, in Dayton, Ohio, the warring parties signed a peace agreement that brought to a halt the three years of interethnic civil strife (the final agreement was signed in Paris on 14 December 1995).
By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand.
Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) was sworn in on 1 December 2000 as the first chief executive elected in free and fair elections.
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html   (15472 words)

  
 New Zealand
New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy, with executive authority vested in a 20-member cabinet led by the Prime Minister.
New Zealand was invited by the Community of Democracies' (CD) Convening Group to attend the November 2002 second CD Ministerial meeting in Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a participant.
Since that time, no new cases of internationally trafficked persons have been brought to the attention of the authorities; however, there were reports that undocumented Thai and Chinese were forced to work in the sex industry to repay debts to smugglers.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2002/18257.htm   (5115 words)

  
 Migration News
The New Zealand First Party is gaining strength in opinion polls, mostly by portraying the 125,000 Asian immigrants in the country of 3.5 million as "too rich" and persons who "sponge" off the local economy by leaving their families in New Zealand, while they commute to jobs in Taiwan.
The First Party, headed by a Maori, calls for a limit of 10,000 immigrants per year and a four-year probation period for all immigrants during which they could own a maximum 25 percent of any New Zealand company.
The new party plans to form a coalition with other small parties to reach the five percent threshold needed to gain representation in the Parliament.
migration.ucdavis.edu /mn/more.php?id=959_0_5_0   (372 words)

  
 ACT News - Richard Prebble's Letter from Wellington
Like New Zealand, Canada is contributing to Afghanistan and Iraq, but without the reward of having been there early.
The 7% increase in the US economy in the last quarter is going to have a positive effect on the world economy and New Zealand, as a trading nation, will also benefit.
New Zealand has 500,000 dogs – at $25 for chip and insertion, we have some $13.5 million of unproductive cost, excluding the considerable ongoing administration costs that will be involved.
www.act.org.nz /news-article.aspx?id=25028   (949 words)

  
 National Party of New Zealand
National Party Fisheries spokesman Phil Heatley says official figures on the ethnic make-up of those found guilty of fisheries breaches appear to show a worrying trend.
He is commenting on answers to written Parliamentary questions which show that in cases where the ethnicity of offenders is collected, Asians, Maori and Pacific Islanders are the ethnic groups most often prosecuted for fisheries offences.
Maori, who make up around 15% of the population, are behind 30% of fisheries prosecutions, while Pacific Islanders are the culprits in 11% of cases, while making up 7% of the population.
www.national.org.nz /Article.aspx?ArticleID=5999   (279 words)

  
 Australian Immigration Minister Paul Ruddock announced plans in March 1996 to encourage new immigrants to bypass Sydney ...
Australian Immigration Minister Paul Ruddock announced plans in March 1996 to encourage new immigrants to bypass Sydney and Melbourne for South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory.
Some 80,000 immigrants are expected in 1996, mostly from Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, the Philippines and India.Australian Immigration Minister Paul Ruddock announced plans in March 1996 to encourage new immigrants to bypass Sydney and M..
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www.migrationint.com.au /news/copenhagen/may_1996-22.asp   (714 words)

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