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Lists Of Statutes Of New Zealand
This article gives lists of New Zealand acts of Parliament (statutory law A statute is a law or formal written enactment of a legislature. Statutes typically declare, command or prohibit something. Statutes are distinguished from court law and unwritten law (also known as common law) in that they are the expressed wi ...) sorted by government and parliamentary term. Chronological list of governments of New Zealand Chronological lists of acts of each New Zealand Parliament References External links New Zealand Legal Information Institute databases of New Zealand lawNew Zealand Legislation Parliamentary Counsel Office {{DEFAULTSORT:Statutes of New Zealand New Zealand law-related lists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of island countries, sixth-largest island country by area and lies east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The Geography of New Zealand, country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps (), owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. Capital of New Zealand, New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and subsequently developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Labour Government Of New Zealand
The Second Labour Government of New Zealand governed New Zealand from 1957 to 1960. It is remembered for raising taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol, a move which was probably responsible for the government lasting for only one term. It was headed by the Prime Minister Walter Nash. Significant policies Economic * The '' Black Budget'' was passed which, while countering an already existing balance-of payments problem, raised taxes on alcohol, cigarettes, automobiles, and petrol. * Industrialisation was pursued both as a means of import substitution and to develop a more mature economy. For instance, agreements were signed with overseas companies to construct an aluminium industry using cheap power from new hydroelectric projects at Lakes Te Anau and Manapouri, and a cotton mill in Nelson, which required the construction of a railway line to connect Nelson with the main South Island line; see Nelson railway proposals. *Signed a formal agreement for Consolidated Zinc to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statutes Of New Zealand (1999–2008)
This is a partial list of statutes of New Zealand for the period of the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand up to and including part of the first year of the Fifth National Government of New Zealand. 2000s 200 * Archives, Culture, and Heritage Reform Act]* Bail Act (New Zealand), Bail Act]Amended: 2002/03/07 * Employment Relations Act 2000, Employment Relations Act]Amended: 2004/06/07 * Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act]* Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act]Amended: 2001 * Industry New Zealand Act]* International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act]Amended: 2002 * Ministry of Economic Development Act]* Modern Apprenticeship Training Act]* Museum of Transport and Technology Act]* New Zealand - Singapore Closer Economic Partnership Act]* New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act]Amended: 2003/05 * Nurse Maude Association Act]* Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act]* Pouakani Claims Settlement Act]* Protected Disclosures Act]* The Statutes of New Zealand Local Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Labour Government Of New Zealand
The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the List of New Zealand governments, government of New Zealand from 10 December 1999 to 19 November 2008. New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party leader Helen Clark negotiated a coalition with Jim Anderton, leader of the Alliance (New Zealand political party), Alliance Party. Overview The previous government, the Fourth National Government of New Zealand, fourth National government, had been in power since 1990. It was widely unpopular by 1999, with much of the public antagonised by a series of free-market economic reforms, and was bedevilled by weakness and instability. In the 1999 general election, the Helen Clark-led New Zealand Labour Party, Labour Party defeated the National Party easily, becoming the largest single party in the New Zealand House of Representatives, House of Representatives. Labour formed a minority government, minority coalition government with the left-leaning Alliance (New Zealand political party), Alliance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statutes Of New Zealand (1990–1999)
This is a partial list of statutes of New Zealand for the period of the Fourth National Government of New Zealand up to and including part of the first year of the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand. 1990s 199/h2> * Animal Control Products Limited Actbr>* Building Actbr>Amended: 1992/93/96/2002/03/05 * Business Development Boards Actbr>Amended: 1996/97 * Child Support Actbr>Amended: 1992/93/94/96/97/98/99/2001/03/05/06 * Crown Minerals Actbr>Amended: 1991/93/96/97/2003/04 * Driftnet Prohibition Actbr>Amended: 2000 * Electoral Referendum Actbr>* Employment Contracts Actbr>Amended: 1991 * Foreshore and Seabed Endowment Revesting Actbr>Amended: 1994/99 * Harbour Boards Dry Land Endowment Revesting Actbr>* Invercargill Reserves Vesting and Empowering Actbr>* Kumeu District Agricultural and Horticultural Society Actbr>* Legal Services Act (New Zealand), Legal Services Actbr>Amended: 1992/94/95/97/2001/03/06/07 * Marlborough District Council Empowering Actbr>* Min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth National Government Of New Zealand
The Fourth National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Bolger–Shipley Government) was the government of New Zealand from 2 November 1990 to 27 November 1999. Following electoral reforms in the 1996 election, Jim Bolger formed a coalition with New Zealand First. Following Bolger's resignation, the government was led by Jenny Shipley, the country's first female prime minister, for the final two years. For the first six years, the National Party governed alone under the leadership of Jim Bolger. Extreme dissatisfaction with both National and Labour led to the reform of the electoral system: the introduction of proportional representation in the form of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation. The first MMP election was held in 1996, and resulted in a coalition between National and New Zealand First in which Bolger continued as prime minister. Bolger was ousted in 1997 and replaced as National leader and prime minister by Jenny Shipley. The National/New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statutes Of New Zealand (1984–1990)
This article gives lists of New Zealand acts of Parliament (statutory law) sorted by government and parliamentary term. Chronological list of governments of New Zealand Chronological lists of acts of each New Zealand Parliament References External links New Zealand Legal Information Institute databases of New Zealand lawNew Zealand Legislation Parliamentary Counsel Office (New Zealand), Parliamentary Counsel Office {{DEFAULTSORT:Statutes of New Zealand New Zealand law-related lists Lists of acts of the New Zealand Parliament, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Labour Government Of New Zealand
The Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand governed New Zealand from 26 July 1984 to 2 November 1990 (the period up to 8 August 1989 is also called the Lange Government). It was the first Labour government to win a second consecutive term since the First Labour Government of 1935 to 1949. The policy agenda of the Fourth Labour Government differed significantly from that of previous Labour governments: it enacted major social reforms (such as legalising homosexual relations) and economic reforms (including corporatisation of state services and reform of the tax system). The economic reforms became known as " Rogernomics", after Finance Minister Roger Douglas. According to one political scientist: The Labour government also enacted nuclear-free legislation, which led to the United States suspending its treaty obligations to New Zealand under the ANZUS alliance. David Lange led the government for most of its two three-year terms in office. Lange and Douglas had a fallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statutes Of New Zealand (1975–1984)
This is a partial list of statutes of New Zealand for the period of the Third National Government of New Zealand up to and including part of the first year of the Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand. 1970s 197 * Alcoholic Liquor Advisory Council Act]Amended: 1977/78/79/86/87/89 * Christchurch Town Hall Board of Management Act]* District Grand Lodges of English Freemasons of New Zealand Trustees Act]* Energy Resources Levy Act]Amended: 1978/83 * Foreign Travel Tax Act]* Income Tax Act 1976, Income Tax Act]Amended: 1977/78/79/80/81/82/83/84/85/86/87/88/89/90/91/92/93/94/98/99/2005 * International Energy Agreement Act]* Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Act]Amended: 1980/82/94/96/99 * Plumber Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act]Amended: 1980/85/86/88/92/93/99 * Poultry Board Act]Amended: 1978/87 * Small Claims Tribunals Act]Amended: 1979/85 * Stewart Island Reserves Empowering Act]* Superannuation Schemes Act]Amended: 1982/87/90/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third National Government Of New Zealand
The Third National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Muldoon Government) was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. It was an economically conservative government that aimed to preserve the Keynesian economic system established by the First Labour government and was also socially conservative. Throughout its three terms it was led by Robert Muldoon, a populist but antagonistic politician who was sometimes described as the National Party's best asset and worst liability. Significant policies By 1975, New Zealand had a generous welfare system, which included unemployment and sickness benefits, a benefit for single parents (the DPB) and a means tested old-age pension from the normal retirement age of 60 plus a Universal pension from 65 years. The third National government scrapped Labour's contributory scheme and introduced National Superannuation, a non-means tested pension available to all New Zealand citizens over the age of 60, linked to the avera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statutes Of New Zealand (1972–1975)
This is a partial list of statutes of New Zealand for the period of the Third Labour Government of New Zealand up to and including part of the first year of the Third National Government of New Zealand The Third National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Muldoon Government) was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. It was an economically conservative government that aimed to preserve the Keynesian economic system estab .... 197 * Admiralty Actbr>Amended: 1975 * Lake Wanaka Preservation Actbr>Amended: 1988 * New Zealand Day Act 1973, New Zealand Day Actbr>* Northland Harbour Board Administration Actbr>* Overseas Investment Actbr>Amended: 1977/86/95/98 * Plant Varieties Actbr>Amended: 1979 * Property Speculation Tax Actbr>Repealed: 1979 * Rates Rebate Actbr>Amended: 1974/76/78/79/94/2006 * Recreation and Sport Actbr>Amended: 1987 * Rent Appeal Actbr>Amended: 1977 * Services Export Development Grants Actbr>Amended: 1976 * Shipping Corporat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Labour Government Of New Zealand
The Third Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1972 to 1975. During its time in office, it carried out a wide range of reforms in areas such as overseas trade, farming, public works, energy generation, local government, health, the arts, sport and recreation, regional development, environmental protection, education, housing, and social welfare.Labour in Power: Promise and Performance: evaluations of the work of the New Zealand government from 1972 to 1975, edited by Ray Goldstein & Rod Alley Māori also benefited from revisions to the laws relating to land, together with a significant increase in a Māori and Island Affairs building programme.The Third Labour Government by Michael Bassett In addition, the government encouraged biculturalism and a sense of New Zealand identity. However, the government damaged relations between Pākehā and Pasifika New Zealanders by instituting the Dawn Raids on alleged overstayers from the Pacific Islands; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
