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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New Zealand regulatory agencies areOverseenBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand justice sector agencies fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
DOC jurisdiction New Zealand government
subject surface form: Department of Conservation (New Zealand)
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Treaty of Waitangi settlements party New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Qualifications Authority parentAgency New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Qualifications Authority foundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Premier House ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Premier House maintainedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Te Pirimia o Aotearoa associatedWithInstitution New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand North Island governedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand central government
MPP jurisdiction New Zealand government
subject surface form: Ministry for Pacific Peoples
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
MPP parentOrganization New Zealand government
subject surface form: Ministry for Pacific Peoples
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Tino Rangatiratanga flag adoptedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Universities New Zealand advocatesTo New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Solander Islands jurisdiction New Zealand government
APEC member governments includeGovernmentOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Official Opposition (New Zealand) opposes New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand War Memorial ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
New Zealand War Memorial maintainedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand implementsPolicyOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Hillary Field Centre ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
New Zealand Space Agency operatedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Clerk of the Executive Council partOf New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Cabinet Office (Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, New Zealand) jurisdiction New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Embassy of the United States in Wellington cooperatesWith New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
government of Niue associationWith New Zealand government
this entity surface form: government of New Zealand
Chunuk Bair Memorial maintainedBy New Zealand government
Lord Islington employer New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Whanganui iwi recognizedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand parentAgency New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Te Papa Tongarewa fundedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Interislander ferry ownedBy New Zealand government
subject surface form: Interislander
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
The Brothers Lighthouse ownedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: Government of New Zealand
Ngāi Te Rangi recognizedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Te Arawa recognizedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Tauranga City Council oversightBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand central government
Arapuni Power Station wasOriginallyDevelopedBy New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Waikato-Tainui iwi recognizedBy New Zealand government
subject surface form: Waikato-Tainui
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government
Waikato River Authority coGovernanceBetween New Zealand government
this entity surface form: New Zealand Government