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Although the Land Tax Abolition Act (1990) which took effect from 31 March 1992 abolished New Zealand's land tax, a land tax was the very first direct tax ever imposed on New Zealanders, by the Land Tax Act (1878). A property tax followed the next year (per the Property Tax Act 1879).
Land Tax Abolition Act; Local Restoration Polls Act; Matamata-Piako District Council Empowering Act; Meteorological Services Act Amended: 1992; National Provident Fund Restructuring Act Amended: 1991/92/97; New Zealand Bill of Rights Act; New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act Amended: 1993
Walter Monro Wilson, The Practical Statutes of New Zealand, Auckland: Wayte and Batger 1867; The Knowledge Basket: Legislation NZ; New Zealand Legislation Includes some imperial and provincial acts. Only includes acts currently in force, and as amended. Legislation Direct List of statutes from 2003 to order
Income Tax 001 Act; Income Tax 002 Act; Insurance Intermediaries Act; Layout Designs Act Amended: 1999; National Bank of New Zealand Limited Act; New Zealand Sports Drug Agency Act Amended: 2000; Tax Administration Act Amended: 1995/96/97/2005/06; Taxation Review Authorities Act Amended: 1996; Veterinarians Act
Inland Revenue started out as the Land Tax Department in 1878. The department was renamed the Land and Income Tax Department in 1892 with the central office set up in Wellington. Only in 1952, when the organisation joined with the Stamp Duties Department, was the organisation known as the Inland Revenue Department.
The first enactment of the New Zealand parliament (General Assembly), created by the New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, was the English Laws Act 1854, which established the applicability of all English laws in effect 14 January 1840, to New Zealand. The New Zealand Constitution Act 1846 was never implemented and was suspended.
Dick Quax (1948–2018), Dutch-born New Zealand runner, one-time world record holder in the 5000 metres, and local-body politician. Quax was an ACT candidate in 1999 and 2002. Graham Scott (born 1942), official of the New Zealand government. Scott was an ACT candidate in 2005.
A land value tax is a progressive tax, in that the tax burden falls on land owners, because land ownership is correlated with wealth and income. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The land value tax has been referred to as "the perfect tax" and the economic efficiency of a land value tax has been accepted since the eighteenth century.