dominion of new zealand

Dominion status

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  On 26 September 1907 the colony of New Zealand ceased to exist. It became, instead, a dominion within the British Empire.

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• Page 2 – Becoming a dominion

  New Zealand had its own reasons for wanting to become a dominion. Premier Sir Joseph Ward hoped the term ‘dominion’ would remind the world that New Zealand was not

• Page 3 – The first Dominion Day

  The first Dominion Day, 1907, was a holiday for public servants as all government offices closed to mark the occasion.

• Page 4 – Demise of Dominion Day

  Dominion Day, 26 September, never really took hold in New Zealand. Wellington was one of the few places that kept up ceremonies after 1907.

• Page 5 – What changed?

  What changed when New Zealand became a dominion in 1907?

• Page 6 – New Zealand in 1907

  What was New Zealand like at the time of becoming a dominion?

Political and constitutional timeline

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  Pivotal political and constitutional events with links to further information

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• Page 1 - Political and constitutional timelinePivotal political and constitutional events with links to further

A history of New Zealand 1769-1914

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  In the period between the first European landings and the First World War, New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one in which Pākehā dominated numerically, politically, socially and economically.

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• Page 1 - History of New Zealand, 1769-1914 In the period between the first European landings and the First World War, New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one in which Pākehā dominated

British Empire

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  Key information and statistics about countries who fought as part of the British Empire during the First World War

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• Page 2 - Dominion of New ZealandFacts and statistics about New Zealand during the First World