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New-Zealand / Aotearoa
 
Maori
 
[Tino Rangatiratanga flag]
 
28 Oct 1835               Maori declare independence
02 May 1859               Maori Kingship established
       1864               Conquest by the colonial government
12 Aug 1881               Surrender to the colonial government
17 Jun 1892 - 1902        Maori parliament movement
 
Maori Monarchs
01 May 1859 - 25 Jun 1860 Potatau I Te Wherowhero
25 Jun 1860 - 26 Aug 1894 Tukaroto Matutaera Ta Pukepuke Te Paue
                           Te Karato Te-a-Patatau II Te Wherowhero
26 Aug 1894 - 09 Nov 1912 Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau III Te Wherowhero
09 Nov 1912 - 01 Oct 1933 Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau IV
                           Te Wherowhero
01 Oct 1933 - 18 May 1966 Koroki Te Rata Mahuta Tawhiao Potatau V
                           Te Wherowhero
18 May 1966 - 15 Aug 2006 Te Ata-i Rangi-Kahu Koroki Re Rata Mahuta
                           Tawhiao Potatau Te Wherowhero
15 Aug 2006 -             Tuheitia Paki
 
Premiers
17 Jun 1892 - 1893        Hamiora Mangakahia (1st Time)
1893 - 1895               Te Whatahoro Jury
1895 - 1898               Hamiora Mangakahia (2nd Time)
1898 - 1902               Hamuera Tamahau Mahupuku
 
Ngati Tuwharetoa
 
 
c.1700                    Chiefdom established
02 May 1859               Part of the Kingship movement
1864                      Seperated from the Kingship
 
Paramount Chiefs
1750 - 1770               Te Rangituamatotoru
1770 - 1800               Te Wakaiti
1800 - 1820               Herea Te Rangimanheuheu Heuheu Tukino I
1820        - 07 May 1846 Mananui Te Heuheu Tukino II
1850 - 1862               Iwikao Te Heuheu Tukino III
       1862 - 30 Jun 1888 Horonuku Te Heuheu Tukino IV
30 Jun 1888 - 01 Jun 1921 Tureiti Te Heuheu Tukino V
01 Jun 1921 - 27 Apr 1944 Hoani Te Heuheu Tukino VI
27 Apr 1944 - 31 Jul 1997 Hepi Te Heuheu Tukino VII
05 Aug 1997 -             Tumu Te Heuheu Tukino VIII
 
 
New Zealand  
New Zealand, coat of arms
              1956-
            1911-1956
       File:Crowned Arms of New Zealand.svg

        1907-1911

 
13 Dec 1642               Claimed for the Dutch as Nieuw Zeeland
08 Oct 1769               Claimed for Great Britain
30 Jan 1840 - 03 May 1841 Annexed by Great Britain, part of New South Wales
03 May 1841               Seperate Crown colony
07 May 1856               Self government
26 Sep 1907               Dominion of New Zealand
11 Dec 1931               Statute of Westminster grants full sovereignty
                           to British Dominions, ratified by New Zealand
                            25 Nov 1947
01 Jan 1987               New Zealand
 
Monarchs
26 Sep 1907 -             The Monarchs of the UK
Governors-general
26 Sep 1907 - 08 Jun 1910 William Lee Plunket,
                           Baron Plunket of Newton
22 Jun 1910 - 03 Dec 1912 John Poyner Dickson-Poynder,
                           Baron of Islington
19 Dec 1912 - 08 Jul 1920 Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe,
                           Earl of Liverpool
27 Sep 1920 - 13 Dec 1924 John Rushworth, Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa
13 Dec 1924 - 08 Feb 1930 Sir Charles Fergusson
08 Feb 1930 - 15 Mar 1935 Charles Bathurst, Viscount Bledsloe
                           of Lyndney & Aylburton
12 Apr 1935 - 03 Feb 1941 George Vere Arundel Monckton Arundell,
                           Viscount Galway
22 Feb 1941 - 06 Jun 1946 Cyril Louis Northon Newall, Baron Newall
06 Jun 1946 - 15 Aug 1952 Bernard Cyril Freyberg, Baron Wellington
02 Dec 1952 - 25 Jul 1957 Charles Wiloughby Moke Norrie,
                           Baron of Wellington ...................... 1893-1977
05 Jul 1957 - 13 Sep 1962 Charles John Lyttelton, Viscount Cobham ... 1909-1962
13 Sep 1962 - 20 Oct 1967 Bernard Edward Fergusson,
                           Baron of Ballantree ...................... 1911-1980
01 Dec 1967 - 07 Sep 1972 Sir Arthur Espie Porritt .................. 1900-1994
27 Sep 1972 - 05 Oct 1977 Sir Edward Denis Blundell ................. 1907-1984
26 Oct 1977 - 06 Nov 1980 Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake .................. 1904-1983
06 Nov 1980 - 22 Nov 1985 Sir David Stuart Beattie .................. 1924-2001
22 Nov 1985 - 20 Nov 1990 Sir Paul Alfred Reeves .................... 1932-2011
20 Nov 1990 - 21 Mar 1996 Dame Cathrine Anne Tizard
21 Mar 1996 - 21 Mar 2001 Sir Michael Hardie Boys
04 Apr 2001 - 04 Aug 2006 Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright
23 Aug 2006 - 31 Aug 2011 Sir Anand Satyanand
31 Aug 2011 -             Sir Jeremiah Mateparae
 
Prime Ministers
07 May      - 20 May 1856 Henry Sewell
20 May      - 02 Jun 1856 Sir William Fox
                          (1st Time)
02 Jun 1856 - 12 Jul 1861 Sir Edward Stafford
                          (1st Time)
12 Jul 1861 - 06 Aug 1862 Sir William Fox
                          (2nd Time)
06 Aug 1862 - 30 Oct 1863 Alfred Domett
30 Oct 1863 - 24 Nov 1864 Sir Frederick Whitaker
                          (1st Time)
24 Nov 1864 - 16 Oct 1865 Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld
16 Oct 1865 - 28 Jun 1869 Sir Edward Stafford
                          (2nd Time)
28 Jun 1869 - 10 Sep 1872 Sir William Fox
                          (3rd Time)
10 Sep      - 11 Oct 1872 Sir Edward Stafford
                          (3rd Time)
11 Oct 1872 - 03 Mar 1873 George Mardsen Waterhouse
03 Mar      - 08 Apr 1873 Sir William Fox
                          (4th Time)
08 Apr 1873 - 06 Jul 1875 Sir Julius Vogel
                          (1st Time)
06 Jul 1875 - 15 Feb 1876 Daniel Pollen
15 Feb      - 01 Sep 1876 Sir Julius Vogel
                          (2nd Time)
01 Sep 1876 - 13 Oct 1877 Henry Albert Atkinson
                          (1st Time)
13 Oct 1877 - 08 Oct 1879 Sir George Grey
08 Oct 1879 - 21 Apr 1882 Sir John Hall
21 Apr 1882 - 25 Sep 1883 Sir Frederick Whitaker
                          (2nd Time)
25 Sep 1883 - 16 Aug 1884 Henry Albert Atkinson
                          (2nd Time)
16 Aug      - 28 Aug 1884 Sir Robert Stout
                          (1st Time)
28 Aug      - 03 Sep 1884 Henry Albert Atkinson
                          (3rd Time)
03 Sep 1884 - 08 Oct 1887 Sir Robert Stout
                          (2nd Time)
08 Oct 1887 - 24 Jan 1891 Henry Albert Atkinson
                          (4th Time)
24 Jan 1891 - 27 Apr 1893 John Ballance
27 Apr 1893 - 10 Jun 1906 Richard John Seddon
10 Jun      - 06 Aug 1906 Sir William Hall-Jones
06 Aug 1906 - 28 Mar 1912 Sir Joseph George Ward .................... 1856-1930
                          (1st Time)
28 Mar      - 10 Jul 1912 Sir Thomas Mackenzie ...................... 1854-1930
10 Jul 1912 - 10 May 1925 William Fergason Massey ................... 1856-1965
10 May      - 30 May 1925 Sir Francis Henry Dillon Bell ............. 1851-1936
                          (acting)
30 May 1925 - 10 Dec 1928 Joseph Gordon Coates ...................... 1878-1943
10 Dec 1928 - 28 May 1930 Sir Joseph George Ward
                          (2nd Time)
28 May 1930 - 05 Dec 1935 George Williams Forbes .................... 1869-1947
05 Dec 1935 - 27 Mar 1940 Michael Joseph Savage ..................... 1872-1940
27 Mar 1940 - 13 Dec 1949 Peter Fraser .............................. 1884-1950
13 Dec 1949 - 26 Sep 1957 Sir Sidney George Holland ................. 1893-1961
26 Sep      - 12 Dec 1957 Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake
                          (1st Time, acting)
12 Dec 1957 - 26 Nov 1960 Sir Walter Nash ........................... 1882-1968
26 Nov 1960 - 07 Feb 1972 Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake
                          (2nd Time)
07 Feb      - 08 Dec 1972 Sir John Ross Marshall .................... 1912-1988
08 Dec 1972 - 31 Aug 1974 Norman Eric Kirk .......................... 1923-1974
31 Aug 1974 - 12 Dec 1975 Sir Wallace Edward Rolling ................ 1927-1995
12 Dec 1975 - 26 Jul 1984 Sir Robert David Muldoon .................. 1921-1992
26 Jul 1984 - 08 Aug 1989 David Russell Lange ....................... 1942-2005
08 Aug 1989 - 04 Sep 1990 Sir Geoffrey Winston Russell Palmer
04 Sep      - 02 Nov 1990 Michael Kenneth Moore
02 Nov 1990 - 08 Dec 1997 James Brenden Bolger
08 Dec 1997 - 10 Dec 1999 Jennifer Mary Shipley
10 Dec 1999 - 19 Nov 2008 Helen Elizabeth Clark
19 Nov 2008 -             John Phillip Key
 
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