Third Labour Government of New Zealand

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The Third Labour Government of New Zealand was the administration led by Prime Minister Norman Kirk (and later Bill Rowling) in the early 1970s, noted for its progressive social reforms, independent foreign policy stance, and opposition to nuclear testing in the Pacific.

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instanceOf Government of New Zealand
Labour government
cabinetMember Arthur Faulkner NERFINISHED
Bill Rowling NERFINISHED
Hugh Watt NERFINISHED
Joe Walding NERFINISHED
Matiu Rata NERFINISHED
Norman Kirk NERFINISHED
cameToPowerAfter 1972 New Zealand general election
country New Zealand
deputyPrimeMinister Hugh Watt NERFINISHED
endTime 1975
financeMinister Bill Rowling NERFINISHED
followedBy Third National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED
foreignPolicyStance independent foreign policy
governorGeneralDuringTerm Denis Blundell NERFINISHED
headOfState Elizabeth II NERFINISHED
ideology progressivism
social democracy
introducedPolicy ACC universal accident compensation scheme implementation
Māori and Pacific Island social programmes
domestic social welfare expansion
environmental protection measures
opposition to apartheid-era South African sporting contacts
recognition of People’s Republic of China
superannuation reform
withdrawal of remaining New Zealand combat forces from Vietnam
ledBy Bill Rowling NERFINISHED
Norman Kirk NERFINISHED
legislatureTerm 37th New Zealand Parliament NERFINISHED
lostPowerIn 1975 New Zealand general election NERFINISHED
opposed French nuclear tests at Mururoa Atoll
nuclear testing in the Pacific
policyFocus foreign policy independence
nuclear disarmament advocacy
social reform
welfare state expansion
politicalPartyInGovernment New Zealand Labour Party NERFINISHED
precededBy Second National Government of New Zealand NERFINISHED
primeMinister Bill Rowling NERFINISHED
Norman Kirk NERFINISHED
sentNavalVesselToProtest HMNZS Canterbury NERFINISHED
HMNZS Otago NERFINISHED
significantEventDuringTerm death of Prime Minister Norman Kirk in 1974
startTime 1972
succeededByAsPrimeMinister Bill Rowling NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 1970s

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NZLP governingPeriodsInclude Third Labour Government of New Zealand
subject surface form: New Zealand Labour Party