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New Zealand's involvement in the Vietnam War signalled a major breakaway from British influence even though it was brought about primarily because of New Zealand's obligations under the ANZUS Treaty and growing concerns about Communist influences in the Asia-Pacific region. As a result, the United States pressured the governments of Australia ...
New Zealand joins the International Monetary Fund. Capital punishment abolished for ordinary crimes such as Murder but Remains for Treason, Espionage and "crimes committed during War". 1962. New Zealand troops sent to Malaysia during confrontation with Indonesia. Western Samoa becomes independent. Sir Guy Powles becomes first Ombudsman.
New Zealand ranks 21st in the OECD for its gross R&D spending as a percentage of GDP. [305] New Zealand was ranked 25th in the Global Innovation Index in 2024. [306] The New Zealand Space Agency was created by the government in 2016 for space policy, regulation and sector development.
The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and was the second enactment to grant the colony of New Zealand self-government.The first elections for a New Zealand House of Representatives were held during 1853, and this lower house met for the first time in 1854 in Auckland.
The original Māori society of New Zealand was based on a collective identity found on the iwi and hapū. [1]: 20 Iwi are the largest social units in Māori society.In the Māori language iwi roughly means "people" or "nation", [2] [3] and is often translated as "tribe", [4] or "a confederation of tribes".
The military history of New Zealand is an aspect of the history of New Zealand that spans several hundred years. Before European contact, Māori iwi (tribes) engaged in intertribal warfare as the region reached its carrying capacity .
History of New Zealand by topic (13 C, 1 P) * New Zealand history-related lists (3 C, 11 P) A. Archaeology of New Zealand (2 C, 1 P) E. Historical events in New ...
For most of New Zealand's early history, voters needed to have attained at least 21 years of age in order to vote. At times, legislative changes (in 1919 and 1940) temporarily extended voting rights to people younger than this, such as in World War I and World War II (when serving military personnel could vote regardless of age and despite not ...