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On 26 September 1907 the United Kingdom granted New Zealand (along with Newfoundland, which later became a part of Canada) "Dominion" status within the British Empire. New Zealand became known as the Dominion of New Zealand. The date was declared Dominion Day, but never reached any popularity as a day of independence.
In 1948 New Zealanders became New Zealand citizens – before that they had been British citizens. New Zealand gained full legal independence when Parliament passed the Constitution Act 1986. In 2003 a new Supreme Court was created, replacing Britain’s Privy Council as New Zealand’s final court of appeal. In the 2020s King Charles III is ...
Oct 10, 2022 · A chronology of key events in the history of New Zealand. 1947 - New Zealand gains full independence from Britain.. 1950 - Troops from New Zealand serve with UN forces in the 1950-53 Korean War ...
Dec 14, 2021 · Background. Polynesian settlers may have arrived in New Zealand in the late 1200s, with widespread settlement in the mid-1300s. They called the land Aotearoa, which legend holds is the name of the canoe that Kupe, the first Polynesian in New Zealand, used to sail to the country; the name Aotearoa is now in widespread use as the local Maori name for the country.
Nov 7, 2022 · Introduction. After the remarkable year of 2020, during which New Zealand (hereafter used interchangeably with Aotearoa) successfully adopted a COVID-19 elimination strategy, and consequently elected the first single-party majority government since the introduction of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system in 1996, politics in Aotearoa in 2021 involved fewer major political events.
- FIONA BARKER
- 61, Issue1
- 07 November 2022
Dec 6, 2023 · The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand sometime between A.D. 1250 and 1300. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Great Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. The British colony of New Zealand became an independent dominion in 1907.
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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