Dominion of New Zealand

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The Dominion of New Zealand was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that existed from 1907 to 1947, when New Zealand held dominion status within the British Empire before becoming fully sovereign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British dominion
constitutional monarchy
former dominion
capital Wellington NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Coat of arms of New Zealand NERFINISHED
commonName New Zealand NERFINISHED
continent Oceania
country New Zealand
currency New Zealand pound NERFINISHED
deFactoIndependence achieved progressively between 1907 and 1947
demographics predominantly European settler and Māori population
endDate 1947-11-25
executiveBody Cabinet of New Zealand NERFINISHED
firstPrimeMinister Joseph Ward NERFINISHED
flag Flag of New Zealand NERFINISHED
followedBy New Zealand NERFINISHED
Realm of New Zealand NERFINISHED
foreignRelations increasingly independent foreign policy within the British Commonwealth
governmentForm parliamentary monarchy
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of New Zealand NERFINISHED
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
independenceProcess gradual legislative independence from the United Kingdom
lastPrimeMinister Peter Fraser NERFINISHED
legalFoundation Royal Proclamation of 1907 NERFINISHED
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED
lowerHouse New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED
military New Zealand military forces NERFINISHED
monarch Edward VII NERFINISHED
Edward VIII NERFINISHED
George V NERFINISHED
George VI NERFINISHED
nationality British subject
officialLanguage English
participatedIn First World War NERFINISHED
Second World War NERFINISHED
partOf British Commonwealth NERFINISHED
British Empire
precededBy Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED
shortName Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED
significantEvent Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 NERFINISHED
adoption of Statute of Westminster 1931 (not immediately accepted)
sovereigntyType Crown in right of New Zealand NERFINISHED
startDate 1907-09-26
status self-governing colony
semi-independent dominion
upperHouse New Zealand Legislative Council NERFINISHED

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New Zealand Legislative Council jurisdiction Dominion of New Zealand
New Zealand Armoured Brigade countryOfOrigin Dominion of New Zealand
Battle of Megiddo (1918) belligerent Dominion of New Zealand
British colonisation of New Zealand followedBy Dominion of New Zealand
this entity surface form: Dominion status of New Zealand
Great Seal of New Zealand relatedTo Dominion of New Zealand
this entity surface form: Monarchy of New Zealand
King George VI (indirectly through Lionel Logue) alsoRuled Dominion of New Zealand
subject surface form: King George VI
Prince of Wales (later King George V) monarchOf Dominion of New Zealand
subject surface form: George V
Colony of New Zealand followedBy Dominion of New Zealand