New Zealand government

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Westminster-style government central government executive branch

The New Zealand government is the central governing authority of Aotearoa New Zealand, operating under a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy while maintaining a distinctive partnership framework with Māori as the country’s Indigenous people.

Aliases (7)

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Westminster-style government → central government → executive branch →
alsoKnownAs	Government of New Zealand → Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa →
branch	executive → judicial → legislative →
cabinetCollectiveResponsibilityTo	Parliament of New Zealand →
capitalCity	Wellington →
constitutionalFramework	uncodified constitution →
constitutionalInstruments	Constitution Act 1986 → Electoral Act 1993 → New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 →
country	New Zealand →
electoralSystem	mixed-member proportional representation →
executiveBody	Cabinet of New Zealand →
foundationalTreaty	Treaty of Waitangi →
frameworkType	Māori–Crown partnership →
governorGeneralAppointedBy	monarch of New Zealand →
governorGeneralAppointedOnAdviceOf	prime minister of New Zealand →
governsTerritory	Chatham Islands → North Island → South Island → Stewart Island / Rakiura →
hasAgency	Department of Conservation (New Zealand) → Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand) → Te Arawhiti (Office for Māori–Crown Relations) → Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) →
hasAuditor	Controller and Auditor-General of New Zealand →
hasCentralBank	Reserve Bank of New Zealand →
hasDataProtectionAuthority	Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) →
hasDistinctiveFrameworkWith	Māori →
hasElectoralCommission	Electoral Commission (New Zealand) →
hasElectoralRollType	Māori electoral roll → general electoral roll →
hasHumanRightsInstitution	New Zealand Human Rights Commission →
hasJudiciaryHead	Chief Justice of New Zealand →
hasLocalGovernmentFramework	regional councils of New Zealand → territorial authorities of New Zealand →
hasMinistry	Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) → Ministry of Defence (New Zealand) → Ministry of Education (New Zealand) → Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand) → Ministry of Health (New Zealand) → Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) → Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand) → New Zealand Defence Force → New Zealand Police → The Treasury (New Zealand) →
hasOmbudsman	Ombudsman of New Zealand →
hasParliamentaryTermLength	3 years →
hasPublicService	New Zealand Public Service →
hasStatisticsAgency	Stats NZ →
hasTaxPolicyResponsibility	The Treasury (New Zealand) →
hasWaitangiTribunal	Waitangi Tribunal →
headOfGovernment	prime minister of New Zealand →
headOfState	monarch of New Zealand →
highestCourt	Supreme Court of New Zealand →
isMemberOf	Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation → Commonwealth of Nations → Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development → United Nations → World Trade Organization →
legalSystem	common law →
legislature	New Zealand Parliament →
lowerHouse	New Zealand House of Representatives →
monarchTitle	King of New Zealand →
officialLanguagesRecognized	English → Māori language → New Zealand Sign Language →
operatesUnderPrinciple	parliamentary sovereignty → responsible government → rule of law →
previousHighestCourtOfAppeal	Judicial Committee of the Privy Council →
recognizesIndigenousPeople	Māori →
recognizesTreatyPrinciples	Treaty of Waitangi principles →
representativeOfHeadOfState	governor-general of New Zealand →
responsibleTo	New Zealand House of Representatives →
systemOfGovernment	constitutional monarchy → parliamentary democracy →
treatyPartner	Māori →
upperHouse	none →
votingAge	18 →

Referenced by (40)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Armed Forces of New Zealand ("New Zealand Government") → Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ("Government of New Zealand") → Government Communications Security Bureau ("Government of New Zealand") → Reserve Bank of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	foundedBy
Coat of arms of New Zealand ("New Zealand Government") → Government House, Auckland ("New Zealand Government") → New Zealand Standard Time →	usedBy
New Zealand government ("Government of New Zealand") → New Zealand government ("Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa") →	alsoKnownAs
Crown in right of New Zealand ("New Zealand Government") → Crown in right of New Zealand ("New Zealand public service") →	exercisesPowerThrough
Department of Conservation (New Zealand) ("Government of New Zealand") → New Zealand Ministry for Pacific Peoples ("New Zealand Government") →	jurisdiction
Attorney-General of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") → New Zealand Executive Council ("Government of New Zealand") →	partOf
Attorney-General of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	advises
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ("central government of New Zealand") →	appliesTo
Prime Minister of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	category
Māori Council ("New Zealand Government") →	engagesWith
Ross Dependency ("New Zealand Government") →	establishedBy
New Zealand education sector ("New Zealand Government") →	fundedBy
New Zealand government branding ("New Zealand central government") →	governedBy
Armed Forces of New Zealand ("New Zealand Government") →	governingBody
governments of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States ("Government of New Zealand") →	hasMember
Treaties of New Zealand ("New Zealand Government") →	keyParties
Prime Minister of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	leaderOf
Government House, Auckland ("New Zealand Government") →	maintainedBy
New Zealand Daylight Time →	observedBy
Prime Minister of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	officeHolderOf
Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand) ("Government of New Zealand") →	opposes
New Zealand Parliament ("Government of New Zealand") →	oversees
Reserve Bank of New Zealand ("Government of New Zealand") →	ownership
Government Communications Security Bureau ("New Zealand Government") →	parentOrganization
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal ("Government of New Zealand") →	presentedBy
New Zealand pound ("New Zealand Government") →	previouslyIssuedBy
Māori →	recognizedAsIndigenousPeopleBy
Pacific peoples →	recognizedBy
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ("executive government of New Zealand") →	regulates
Wellington ("New Zealand Government") →	seatOf
New Zealand forces →	supportedBy