Politics and Government
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New Zealand Women and the Vote: Suffrage and Beyond A history of the suffragist movement in New Zealand, the first country in the world to grant women the vote in 1893. |
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Nuclear free New Zealand Topics include nuclear testing in the Pacific, nuclear ship visits, the adoption of nuclear free zone legislation and the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985. |
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Labour Day Why we have a public holiday in late October. |
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'Black Tuesday': The 1912 Waihi strike On 'Black Tuesday', 12 November 1912, in the midst of a bitter six-month strike by miners in the small New Zealand goldmining town of Waihi, striker Fred Evans was killed - one of only two fatalities in an industrial dispute in New Zealand's history. |
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'The Other Side of the Story' - Protest and Dissent in the 1940s and 1950s Overview of wartime protest, the Holmes 'satchel snatch', the 1951 waterfront dispute and the Nelson women's railway protest. |
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Treaty of Waitangi |
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Waitangi Day - A History How Waitangi Day has been commemorated since Governor-General Bledisloe gifted the treaty house and grounds to the nation in 1932. |
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Signatories to the Treaty of Waitangi On 6 February New Zealanders commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. Over a six-month period in that year signatures of chiefs in various places around New Zealand were obtained on different copies of the original document. |
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Treaty of Waitangi links A selection of websites about the history of the Treaty and the modern claims process. |
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The Maori King Movement |
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Te Kingitanga - the Maori King Movement The Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, can trace her position as queen back to the 1850s when tribes from all over the country discussed the notion of appointing a king. |
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Te Kingitanga - troubled times, 1860-94 The period of King Tawhiao's reign was dominated by the Waikato War and its fallout. The confiscation of land had a devastating impact on Maori society. |
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Sovereigns and their representatives |
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A history of the Governor-General in New Zealand A quick guide to the history of New Zealand's evolving office of governor-general. |
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The Chosen Few: Our Governors and Governors-Generals How did governors and governors-general get the job, what qualifications and attributes did they need, and what different types of people have been preferred for the position over the years? |
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Notes for my Successor Extracts from the 'Notes for My Successor' drawn up by Sir Cyril Newall (1941-6). They covered everything from formal state occasions to the ones featured in these pages, most of which concerned maintaining the delicate balance between mixing with His Majesty's subjects while preserving the dignity (and distance) of the office. |
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Vice-regal Visiting Visiting people is an essential part of the Governor-General's community activities. |
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Empire Day: The rise and fall of Empire Day in New Zealand. |
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The work of government |
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The House: New Zealand's House of Representatives 1854-2004 New Zealand's Parliament is over 150 years old. Learn about it in words, sounds, films, cartoons, postcards and photographs; or take a virtual tour through Parliament Buildings and the grounds in a series of stunning interactive panoramas. |
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Working with Statistics The work (and play) of those involved in gathering official statistics in New Zealand over the years. |
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Contested Ground: A History of Parliament Buildings The buildings at Parliament, a landmark in the nation's capital, have played an important role in this country's history. |
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General |
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Government-related links Selection of the best websites for government and political history. |
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