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Fatal Success: A History of the New Zealand Company. Heinemann Reed. ISBN 0-7900-0011-3. Moon, Paul (2010). New Zealand Birth Certificates - 50 of New Zealand's Founding Documents. AUT Media. ISBN 9780958299718. Hamer, David Allen, ed. (1990). The Making of Wellington, 1800-1914. Victoria University of Wellington Press. ISBN 9780864732002.
Story: Self-government and independence. New Zealand does not have an Independence Day to celebrate – the country’s independence from Britain was gained in many small steps rather than all at once. New Zealand today is fully independent from Britain, although the two countries share the same person as head of state. Story by W. David McIntyre.
Comprising two main islands and a number of small islands, New Zealand is a remote country in the South Pacific Ocean, lying more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Australia. It was annexed by Great Britain in 1840 and did not become fully independent until 1947. Despite New Zealand’s isolation, the country has been fully engaged in ...
The Cook Islands were made a British protectorate in 1888, and transferred to New Zealand in 1901. Niue and Tokelau became New Zealand protectorates in 1905 and 1926 respectively. In 1923 the Ross Dependency of Antarctica was claimed by Britain in the first instance before being placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor-General. [11]
Oct 10, 2022 · New Zealand profile - Timeline. A chronology of key events: c. 1200-1300 AD - Ancestors of the Maori arrive by canoe from other parts of Polynesia. Their name for the country is Aotearoa (land of ...
1949. New Zealand citizenship comes into existence under the British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948. 1950. An act is passed to abolish the Upper House of Parliament, the Legislative Council (with effect from 1 January 1951). 1953. New Zealand’s name changes in official usage to ‘Realm of New Zealand’.
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The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand.
