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In 1839, the New Zealand Company announced plans to buy large tracts of land and to establish colonies in New Zealand. [61] This and the increased commercial interests of merchants in Sydney and London spurred the British Government to take stronger action. [62] The Government sent Captain William Hobson to New Zealand to be lieutenant governor ...
The Colony of New Zealand was a colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1907. British authority was vested in a governor.The colony had three successive capitals: Okiato (or Old Russell) in 1841; Auckland from 1841 to 1865; and Wellington from 1865.
Although the current New Zealand flag remains a popular symbol of New Zealand, there have been proposals from time to time for the New Zealand flag to be changed. Proponents of a new flag argued "[t]he current New Zealand Flag is too colonial and gives the impression that New Zealand is still a British colony and not an independent nation."
Modern New Zealand archaeology has clarified the origin and dates of the earliest migrations, establishing firmly that there is no evidence that anyone settled New Zealand before Māori. As far back as the 19th century, any claim to the contrary has been considered to be pseudohistorical due to a lack of evidence.
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 Māori iwi roughly means "people" or "nation", [2] [3] and is often translated as "tribe", [4] or "a confederation of tribes".
New Zealand: 4 August 1965 1992 [14] Albert Henry (Prime Minister: head of gov.) Geoffrey Henry (Prime Minister: head of gov.) ongoing free association with New Zealand Niue: Niue New Zealand: 19 October 1974 1994 [15] Robert Rex (Premier: head of gov.) Frank Lui (Premier: head of gov.) ongoing free association with New Zealand
New Zealand’s Act Party secured the inclusion of the bill in its coalition agreement with the centre-right National Party, though the latter committed only to supporting it through its first ...
With the passing of the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 the provinces were recreated around the six planned settlements or "colonies". [1] By 1873 the number of provinces had increased to nine, but they had become less isolated from each other and demands for centralised government arose.