The Dominion of New Zealand was the historical successor to the Colony of New Zealand. It was a constitutional monarchy with a high level of self-government within the British Empire. New Zealand became a separate British Crown colony in 1841 and received responsible government with the Constitution Act in 1852.
- Dominion status
The alteration in status was stirred by a sentiment on the...
- Dominion Day
To mark the granting of Dominion status, 26 September was...
- Territorial expansion
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- Changes to Dominion status
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- Dominion in disuse
After the Second World War, the country joined the United...
- Dominion status
The Royal Proclamation of September 10, 1907 stating that "the Colony of New Zealand shall be known as the Dominion of New Zealand" on and after Sept 26, 1907 has never been formally revoked (i.e., it is still in force). The long form full name is stil today the Dominion of New Zealand and it Dependences.
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New Zealand (Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and the South Island (Te Waipounamu)—and more than 700 smaller islands, covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometres (103,500 sq mi).
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The Dominion of New Zealand was the historical successor to the Colony of New Zealand. It was a constitutional monarchy with a high level of self-government within the British Empire.
- English, Māori
- Dominion of the British Empire
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Colony of New Zealand was a British colony that existed in New Zealand from 1841 to 1907, created as a Crown colony. The power of the British Government was vested in the governor of New Zealand, but the colony was granted self-government in 1852.
- English, Māori
- Old Russell (1841), Auckland, (1841–1865), Wellington, (1865–1907)
- Colony of the United Kingdom
- Crown colony (1841–1852), Self-governing colony (1852–1907)
The word Dominion was used from 1907 to 1948 to refer to one of several self-governing colonies of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was formally accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State in at the 1926 Imperial Conference to designate "autonomous communities within the British Empire, equal in status, in no way subordinate one to ...
A Dominion Day was occasionally celebrated in New Zealand to commemorate the anniversary of New Zealand becoming a Dominion on 26 September 1907. It was never a public holiday, although the first Dominion Day was a day off for public servants. The first Dominion Day was celebrated with a parade and other festivities in the capital, Wellington.
Dominion Road is an arterial road in Auckland, New Zealand, running north–south across most of the central isthmus.It is a major public transport route that carries 50,000 bus passengers each week, making it one of the few roads in Auckland on which similar or greater numbers of people travel by public transport than by private car.
- 7.3 km (4.5 mi)
- 1024 (north of Balmoral Road), 1041 (south of Balmoral Road)
- Ian McKinnon Drive/New North Road
- Auckland, New Zealand
The Dominion of New Zealand (Māori: Te Tominiana o Aotearoa) was the historical successor to the Colony of New Zealand. It was a constitutional monarchy with a high level of self-government within the British Empire. New Zealand became a separate British Crown colony in 1841 and received responsible government with the Constitution Act in 1852.