New Zealand Parliament

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national legislature parliament unicameral legislature

The New Zealand Parliament is the unicameral national legislature of New Zealand, responsible for making laws, scrutinizing the government, and representing the interests of New Zealanders.

Aliases (7)

Parliament of New Zealand ×10
New Zealand House of Representatives ×9
House of Representatives of New Zealand ×2
General Assembly of New Zealand ×1
House of Representatives (New Zealand) ×1
Legislature of New Zealand ×1
unicameral New Zealand Parliament ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national legislature → parliament → unicameral legislature →
abolishedChamber	New Zealand Legislative Council →
abolishedChamberAbolitionYear	1951 →
adoptedMMPYear	1996 →
allows	public submissions to select committees →
basisOfAuthority	Constitutional conventions of New Zealand → Electoral Act 1993 → New Zealand Constitution Act 1986 →
broadcastsProceedings	Parliament TV (New Zealand) →
canBeDissolvedBy	Governor-General of New Zealand →
ceremonialHead	King of New Zealand →
ceremonialHeadRepresentative	Governor-General of New Zealand →
country	New Zealand →
electoralSystem	mixed-member proportional representation →
hasCommitteeSystem	select committees →
hasComponent	House of Representatives (New Zealand) →
hasFunction	budget approval → confidence and supply → lawmaking → representation of citizens → scrutiny of the executive →
hasJurisdiction	Chatham Islands → New Zealand mainland → other New Zealand territories →
hasLeaderTitle	Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) → Prime Minister of New Zealand → Speaker of the House →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → Māori → New Zealand Sign Language →
hasWebsite	https://www.parliament.nz/ →
isSovereignParliament	true →
isUnicameral	true →
legislativeBodyFor	New Zealand →
locatedIn	New Zealand → Wellington →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Wellington →
numberOfHouses	1 →
oversees	Government of New Zealand →
passes	Acts of Parliament →
predecessor	General Assembly of New Zealand →
publishesRecord	Hansard (New Zealand) →
replaced	Parliament of New Zealand under bicameral system →
termLength	3 years →
typeOfStateSystem	parliamentary democracy →
votingSystemForGeneralElections	mixed-member proportional representation →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → New Zealand → New Zealand government → Supreme Court Act 2003 → Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 → Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 →	legislature
Resource Management Act 1991 → Senior Courts Act 2016 → State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986 →	enactedBy
Bill Rowling → Botany electorate → Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) →	legislativeBody
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) ("New Zealand House of Representatives") → New Zealand Legislative Council ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	partOf
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ("Parliament of New Zealand") → Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ("House of Representatives of New Zealand") →	regulates
Attorney-General of New Zealand ("Parliament of New Zealand") → Prime Minister of New Zealand ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	reportsTo
Royal Assent →	appliesTo
Prime Minister of New Zealand ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	appointedOnAdviceOf
Prime Minister of New Zealand →	associatedWith
New Zealand government ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	cabinetCollectiveResponsibilityTo
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	createdBy
Crown in right of New Zealand →	distinctFrom
Court of Appeal of New Zealand ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	establishedBy
Botany electorate ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	governingBody
New Zealand Legislative Council ("Legislature of New Zealand") →	governmentBranch
New Zealand Parliament ("House of Representatives (New Zealand)") →	hasComponent
New Zealand Sign Language →	hasInterpretersIn
New Zealand National Party ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	hasRepresentation
New Zealand Legislative Council ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	legislativeChamberOf
New Zealand government ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	lowerHouse
Prime Minister of New Zealand ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	nominatedBy
New Zealand Labour Party →	operatesIn
Māori Party ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	parliamentarySystem
Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) ("House of Representatives of New Zealand") →	passedBy
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) →	positionHeldInTheLegislature
New Zealand Parliament ("General Assembly of New Zealand") →	predecessor
New Zealand Executive Council ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	relatedBody
New Zealand Legislative Council ("unicameral New Zealand Parliament") →	replacedBy
Lyttelton electorate ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	representedIn
New Zealand government ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	responsibleTo
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) ("New Zealand House of Representatives") →	seat
Wellington →	seatOf
Coat of arms of New Zealand →	usedBy
Governor-General of New Zealand ("Parliament of New Zealand") →	worksWith