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  Prime Minister of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Prime Minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government and is the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the Parliament of New Zealand.
The Prime Minister is regarded by convention as "first among equals" — he or she does indeed hold the most senior post in the administration, but is also required to adhere to any decisions taken by Cabinet.
New Zealand is also one of the few countries in the world to have had two female heads of government, and one of only two countries to have two females heads of government directly succeed the other.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_Minister_of_New_Zealand   (729 words)

  
 ★ New Zealand Information. Information about NZ
New Zealand is somewhat isolated in the ocean and consists of two main islands (prosaically known as the North Island and the South Island) and numerous smaller islands.
New Zealand is heavily dependent on trade—particularly in agricultural products—to drive growth, and it has been affected by global economic slowdowns and slumps in commodity prices.
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 and a variety of water sports, particularly sailing.
www.mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+information   (2474 words)

  
 About New Zealand - www.govt.nz
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Sovereign and the House of Representatives.
The Governor-General is the Sovereign’s representative in New Zealand.
New Zealand is a sovereign state with a democratic parliamentary government based on the Westminster system.
www.govt.nz /about   (2296 words)

  
 Regions of New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Region is the formal term for the top tier of local government in New Zealand.
New Zealand has a number of outlying islands that are not included within regional boundaries.
The Conservation Minister is empowered to act as a regional council for these islands.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_regions_in_New_Zealand   (244 words)

  
 Today - New Zealand in History
New Zealand lies in the south west Pacific Ocean, nearly 2 000 kms from Australia, to the east, and 19 017 kms, or 11 790 miles from Paris, France.
New Zealand also has part jurisdiction over the territories of Tokelau and the Ross Dependency, and is involved in Antartica.
New Zealand gained Dominion status in 1907, and total independence from Great Britain was later gained by the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act of 1947.
www.history-nz.org /today.html   (1598 words)

  
 Election Resources on the Internet: Elections to the New Zealand House of Representatives
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of a single chamber, the House of Representatives, composed of 120 members directly elected by universal adult suffrage for a three-year term of office.
As a result, New Zealand governments have been coalitions of either of the two major parties with one of the smaller parties, usually supported by other minor parties outside government on the basis of more-or-less formal agreements.
Meanwhile, New Zealand First was able to secure five seats in Parliament with only 4.2% of the party vote by winning the electorate seat of Tauranga, where party leader Winston Peters was elected with a majority of sixty-three votes out of 33,781 valid votes.
electionresources.org /nz   (2235 words)

  
 Country Profile - New Zealand   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
New Zealand's position is based upon the principles endorsed by the international community at UNCED and enshrined in relevant trade agreements.
New Zealand's tax system is such that the costs incurred by a forestry business in planting, tending and maintaining a crop of trees are fully deductible from income of any source in the same year costs are incurred.
New Zealand is an island nation and the majority of its population live on or very close to the coast.
www.un.org /esa/earthsummit/newze-cp.htm   (12904 words)

  
 New Zealand Government Executive - Ministers
Ministers of the Crown are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister and must be Members of Parliament.
Ministers have specific areas of responsibility called "portfolios" and may be assisted in these by Deputy or Associate Ministers or Parliamentary Under-Secretaries.
All Ministers are members of the Executive Council which is the highest formal instrument of government and is the institution through which the government as a whole advises the Governor-General, normally by recommendations to make Orders in Council.
www.executive.govt.nz /minister   (164 words)

  
 Media releases - Ministry for Culture and Heritage
The contribution made by New Zealanders in the Korean War is to be recognised with the construction of a memorial at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Pusan, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced today.
Prime Minister and Minister of Arts, Culture and Heritage Helen Clark today launched Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, the first original, official, digital, national encyclopedia in the world.
Broadcasting Minister Steve Maharey today announced the re-appointment of Judy Callingham as Deputy Chair of the NZ On Air Board for a further three-year term ending on 31 December 2007, and welcomed her contribution to the Board since her initial appointment in 2002.
www.mch.govt.nz /news.html   (1150 words)

  
 FRANCIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The only drawbacks are that (1) Thompsett's lists are, indeed, genealogical, which means it is sometimes hard to find unrelated rulers in a succession, and (2) the entries are very summary, without any explanation of may be happening as, for instance, domains are divided among multiple heirs.
New revenue there would be, the first example of national mobilization for total war, but Louis XVI would derive no benefit from it.
Meanwhile, the new woman to be chosen "Marianne," the symbol of France, model Laetitia Casta (as seen at right), immediately moved to Britain to avoid French taxes.
www.friesian.org /francia.htm   (14121 words)

  
 Prime Ministers - New Zealand in History
A note on the annexation of New Zealand
"Prime Minister" officially became the term for leader of the New Zealand government during the term of Richard John Seddon, in 1893.
A list of many official New Zealand history sites may be found within my Links section.
history-nz.org /ministers.html   (170 words)

  
 Official website of the Prime Minister of New Zealand
The first Premier of New Zealand was Henry Sewell who was appointed to the role on the 14
The terms Premier and Prime Minister were both used from 1869 to the turn of the century but Premier was the more common and official title of the Head of Government.
Richard John Seddon in 1899 started to use the title Prime Minister almost exclusively and his successor in 1906 William Hall-Jones was the first person to be officially appointed to such a position.
primeminister.govt.nz /oldpms   (746 words)

  
 Dictionary of Australian Biography We-Wy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Returning to New Zealand he found that it had been granted representative government, and at the first election he was elected member for Wairau.
In 1860 he became minister for native affairs in the Stafford ministry which resigned in 1861, and in 1864 prime minister.
He became a minister without office in Gregson's (q.v.) ministry in February 1857, and for some years was chairman of committees in the council.
gutenberg.net.au /dictbiog/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html   (20436 words)

  
 Government in New Zealand
Prime Minister Helen Clark formed a minority coalition government between Labour and Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition, with support from United Future on confidence and supply.
Refugee Law Papers on NZ refugee jurisprudence and a a searchable database of all the decisions of New Zealand's Refugee Status Appeals Authority (RSAA), Te Mana Pðra Turanga Rerenga, with the full-text of leading decisions.
The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, came in to existence on 1 January 1990 to supply impartial, high quality advice and support to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, distinct from the Prime Minister's Private Office which provides personal support, media services, and advice of a party political nature.
www.enzed.com /govt.html   (1779 words)

  
 Bibliography
There are other ways to organize or expand the list of subjects covered, such as adding references to mapping of individual cities, states, military cartography, or a number of other areas.
The list of potential reference works, covering virtually the entire globe, is quite large and could accommodate a separate monograph.
The books are listed with their titles first, which is intentional, though not the usual bibliographic convention.
www.theprimemeridian.com /bibliography.htm   (6146 words)

  
 Genealogical, local history, transport, immigration and government links
Major changes are afoot in New Zealand’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, with a conversion project targeting 6 million records.
List of NZ Lieutenant Governors, Governors, and Governors General linked to the NZ Governor General's page.
New Zealand's National Anthems - history, lyrics and sound files for 'God Defend New Zealand' and full lyrics for 'God Save the Queen' on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
www.nzhistory.net.nz /Links/GenealEtC.html   (1994 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - New Zealand's Pathetic Education Ministers
He's also in charge of Defence, and today the Herald said that the bill for the F16s we don't need is going to be in the region of $700M which is interesting, because with $500M we could virtually have free tertiary education.
Wyatt was instrumental in the bloodless Shipley coup, and became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health as a reward.
During his time in the office Locky was the last Minister of Education to visit the University of Auckland campus (to open the Tamaki campus) this decade, and he decided to escape studen tprotesters by climbing out a window.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ww2/A190595   (550 words)

  
 nzembassy.com - Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
New Zealand Relations with Chile, Peru and Colombia
Whether you are looking for adventure or just somewhere to relax New Zealand has it all or, you might want to consider studying in New Zealand.
New Zealand Ambassador for Chile, Peru and Colombia
www.nzembassy.com /home.cfm?c=16   (320 words)

  
 WWW-VL: History Index: New Zealand History: Maori, Christ
New Zealand 1845-47 [naval involvement in the First New Zealand War]
New Zealand's Participation in the South African ('Boer') War 1899-1902
New Zealand literature in the 1940s and 1950s
vlib.iue.it /history/oceania/NewZealand   (875 words)

  
 Scoop - New Zealand News
New Zealand Embassy staff from Jakarta, now in Bali, are continuing to check hospitals for casualties.
New Zealanders concerned about family and friends in Kuta and Jimbaran should try to contact them directly, in the first instance.
At her earlier Press Conference Prime Minister Helen Clark said nothing should be read into the order in which she would be meeting with the five minor party leadership teams.
www.scoop.co.nz   (1736 words)

  
 New Zealand
25 Nov 1947 New Zealand ratifies the Statute of Westminster.
The titles premier and first minister were variously applied to each of the principal ministers until 1869, when premier became customary.
Although the title prime minister was first used formally in the Schedule of the Civil List Act of 1873, no one used the title officially until Richard John Seddon, beginning in 1893.
www.worldstatesmen.org /New_Zealand.htm   (2047 words)

  
 List of Prime Ministers of Iran World Encyclopedia, India encyclopedia, Featured Articles, Cover Stories, World wide ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Mehdi Bazargan, interim prime minister, February 5, 1979 – November 6, 1979
Mohammad Reza Mahdavi-Kani, interim prime minister, September 2, 1981 – October 29, 1981
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
www.mirchigold.com /index.php?title=List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Iran   (472 words)

  
 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
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The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC) serves the Executive (the Governor-General, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet) through the provision of high quality impartial advice and support services...
DPMC is separate from the Prime Minister’s Office which provides personal support, media services, and advice which may be of a political nature.
www.dpmc.govt.nz   (193 words)

  
 New Zealand
"The Directory of Decisions aims to list the Courts, Tribunals, Statutory Authorities, and other such bodies in New Zealand which make legal or quasi-legal decisions and reports.
It provides, or links to, brief information on their jurisdiction; governing legislation; administering bodies; contact details; the availability of reported (published) and unreported (unpublished) decisions; information on indexes to the decisions; and library holdings of decisions."
Includes the rules of professional conduct for Barristers and Solicitors.
www.washlaw.edu /forint/pacific/neland.html   (276 words)

  
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 Amazon.com: Books: The Paladin: A Life of Major General Sir John Gellibrand (Australian Army History)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195513045?v=glance   (386 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Books: In a Sunburned Country   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bryson's unfailing ability to humourously state the obvious is, as always, outstanding in this book.
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