New Zealand government

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Westminster-style government
central government
executive branch
alsoKnownAs New Zealand government
surface form: Government of New Zealand

New Zealand government
surface form: Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa
branch executive
judicial
legislative
cabinetCollectiveResponsibilityTo New Zealand Parliament
surface form: Parliament of New Zealand
capitalCity Wellington
constitutionalFramework uncodified constitution
constitutionalInstruments Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand)
surface form: 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 relations
surface form: 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
surface form: Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
surface form: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)

Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand)
Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand)
Armed Forces of New Zealand
surface form: New Zealand Defence Force

New Zealand Police
The Treasury (New Zealand)
hasOmbudsman Ombudsman of New Zealand
hasParliamentaryTermLength 3 years
hasPublicService New Zealand government departments
surface form: New Zealand Public Service
hasStatisticsAgency Statistics New Zealand
surface form: 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
OECD
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

United Nations
World Trade Organization
legalSystem common law
legislature New Zealand Parliament
lowerHouse New Zealand Parliament
surface form: 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 Parliament
surface form: New Zealand House of Representatives
systemOfGovernment constitutional monarchy
parliamentary democracy
treatyPartner Māori
upperHouse none
votingAge 18

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Mike Moore employer New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Western Samoa Act 1961 recognisedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Western Samoa Act 1961 implementedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand executive government
New Zealand Army foundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Scott Base ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions worksWith New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Minister of Finance of New Zealand jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Division reportsTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
The Forty-Fours administeredBy New Zealand government
Chatham Islands Council hasParentGovernment New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ngāi Tahu iwi recognizedBy New Zealand government
subject surface form: Ngāi Tahu
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Foveaux Strait isManagedBy New Zealand government
Ernest Marsden employer New Zealand government
RNZN foundedBy New Zealand government
subject surface form: Royal New Zealand Navy
RNZN legalAuthority New Zealand government
subject surface form: Royal New Zealand Navy
Devonport Naval Base ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Chief of Navy advisedBy New Zealand government
subject surface form: Chief of Navy (Royal New Zealand Navy)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Ministry of Defence (New Zealand) jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone sovereignRightsHolder New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Reform Party heldOffice New Zealand government
subject surface form: Reform Party (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Realm of New Zealand sovereigntyExercisedThrough New Zealand government
this entity surface form: government of New Zealand
GCSB jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
GCSB parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Combined Signals Organisation jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand Police parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
2011 Christchurch earthquake sequence responseBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Defence House ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Regular Force governedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Reserve Force operatesUnder New Zealand government
subject surface form: Reserve Force (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Chief of Defence Force (New Zealand) reportsTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand Special Air Service governedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
District Court of New Zealand fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) partOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) parentAgency New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Statistics New Zealand jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand dataUsedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Sport New Zealand parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Sport New Zealand fundingSource New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
John Campbell employer New Zealand government
Great Seal of New Zealand authorizedBy New Zealand government
Great Seal of New Zealand governmentBody New Zealand government
Flags of New Zealand symbolize New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand government institutions
Flags of New Zealand usedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Remuneration Authority of New Zealand isIndependentOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Supreme Court of New Zealand building ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Christchurch City Council parentGovernment New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Christchurch International Airport owner New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government