New Zealand politics

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New Zealand politics encompasses the democratic institutions, parties, policies, and public debates that shape governance and power in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political system
politics by country
capitalCity Wellington
constitutionalFramework uncodified constitution
country New Zealand
currentGovernorGeneral Dame Cindy Kiro
surface form: Cindy Kiro
electoralSystemNational mixed-member proportional representation
electoralTermLengthYears 3
executiveBranch New Zealand government
surface form: New Zealand Government
firstCountryWomenVoteParliamentaryElections true
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-multilateralism
foundationalTreaty Treaty of Waitangi
governmentType constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
hasFixedElectionDate false
hasReservedParliamentarySeatsFor Māori
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of New Zealand
headOfState Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
headOfStateTitle King of New Zealand
highestCourt Supreme Court of New Zealand
internationalOrganisationMembership Commonwealth of Nations
OECD
United Nations
World Trade Organization
surface form: WTO
judicialBranch New Zealand courts
surface form: Judiciary of New Zealand
keyConstitutionalDocument Constitution Act 1986
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
Treaty of Waitangi
legislativeChamber House of Representatives
legislature New Zealand Parliament
localGovernmentStructure regional councils
territorial authorities
majorPoliticalParty New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand National Party
nativeName Aotearoa New Zealand politics
notablePolicyArea climate change policy
immigration policy
indigenous rights
welfare state
nuclearPolicy nuclear-free legislation
numberOfMaoriElectorates 7
partySystem multi-party system
recognisedIndigenousPeople Māori
representativeOfHeadOfState Governor-General of New Zealand
significantPoliticalParty ACT New Zealand
Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand
New Zealand First
suffrage universal adult suffrage
treatyYear 1840
usesOfficialLanguagesInPolitics English
New Zealand Sign Language
Te Reo Māori
votingAge 18
votingSystemType proportional representation
yearWomenGainedParliamentaryVote 1893

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Tongan New Zealanders contributesTo New Zealand politics
New Zealand multicultural society influences New Zealand politics