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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Main North Line owner New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Main South Line owner New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Treaty House owner New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Waitangi flagstaff ownedBy New Zealand government
Canberra Pact signatoryGovernment New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
CER Agreement signatory New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Trans‑Tasman Travel Arrangement implementedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Māori–Crown relations hasParticipant New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Māori–Crown relations governingBody New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand trade policy governedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
GNS Science ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
GNS Science foundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Crown Law Office (New Zealand) client New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Solicitor-General of New Zealand partOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand politics executiveBranch New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand film industry supportedBy New Zealand government
White Island / Whakaari volcanic centre governedBy New Zealand government
Tasman Empire Airways Limited foundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Tasman Empire Airways Limited shareholder New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ngāti Toa Rangatira recognizedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit advisedBy New Zealand government
Ombudsman of New Zealand jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Ombudsman of New Zealand isIndependentFrom New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government executive branch
The Treasury (New Zealand) jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
The Treasury (New Zealand) parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Ministry of Health (New Zealand) subordinateTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ministry of Health (New Zealand) subordinateTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Public Service
Ministry of Social Development (New Zealand) parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Inland Revenue Department (New Zealand) parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) jurisdiction New Zealand government
subject surface form: Te Puni Kōkiri
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Te Arawhiti (Office for Māori–Crown Relations) jurisdiction New Zealand government
subject surface form: Te Arawhiti
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Te Arawhiti (Office for Māori–Crown Relations) parentOrganization New Zealand government
subject surface form: Te Arawhiti
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Electoral Commission (New Zealand) parentOrganization New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Human Rights Commission fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
The Executive partOf New Zealand government
subject surface form: The Executive (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Wellington High Court building ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Senior Courts of New Zealand fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Coat of Arms Act 1956 enforcedBy New Zealand government
Education Review Office reportsTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Office of Treaty Settlements jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Crown agencies hasJurisdiction New Zealand government
New Zealand Crown agencies fundingSource New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand government budget
Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ministry for the Environment (New Zealand) formedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand government departments fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand national symbols usedBy New Zealand government
New Zealand e-government services operator New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand e-government services hasComponent New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Govt.nz