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On 21 May 1840, in response to the creation of a "republic" by the New Zealand Company settlers of Port Nicholson (Wellington), who were laying out a new town under the flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand, [9] Hobson asserted British sovereignty over the whole of New Zealand, despite the incompleteness of the treaty signing. [10]
In its early years, British effective control over the whole colony was limited. Connecting control with sovereignty, the historian James Belich, says sovereignty fell into two categories: nominal (meaning the de jure status of sovereignty, but without the power to govern in practice) and substantive (in which sovereignty can be both legally recognised and widely enforced without competition).
New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. ... Hobson declared British sovereignty over all of New Zealand on 21 May 1840, ...
The Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (Māori: He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), sometimes referred to as He Whakaputanga, is a document signed by a number of Māori chiefs in 1835, proclaimed the sovereign independence of New Zealand prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840.
The monarchy of New Zealand [n 1] is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. [3] The current monarch is King Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022.
The Realm of New Zealand is the area over which the monarch of New Zealand is head of ... New Zealand's claim to sovereignty is subject to the Antarctic Treaty, ...
William Hobson declared British sovereignty over all New Zealand on 21 May 1840, at which point he became its Lieutenant governor. [77] At first New Zealand was administered from Australia as part of the colony of New South Wales, and from 16 June 1840 New South Wales laws were deemed to operate in New Zealand. [68]
New Zealand cannot legislate for them, [9] [10] and in some situations they are considered sovereign states. [11] In foreign relations, both interact as sovereign states, [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and they have been allowed to sign on as a state to United Nations treaties and bodies.