List of Statutes of New Zealand
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Chronological list of governments of New Zealand
| Number | Government | Statutes | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | List of Statutes of New Zealand (1840–1890) | ||
| 1 | First Liberal First Liberal Government of New Zealand The First Liberal Government of New Zealand was the first responsible government in New Zealand politics organised along party lines. The Government formed following the founding of the Liberal Party and took office on the 24 January 1891, and governed New Zealand for over 21 years until 10 July... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1891–1912) | 21 years |
| 2 | Reform Reform Government of New Zealand The Reform Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1912 to 1928. It is perhaps best remembered for its anti-trade union stance in the Waihi miners' strike of 1912 and a dockworkers' strike the following year... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1912–1928) | 16 years |
| 3 | United United Government of New Zealand The United Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1928 to 1931, defeating the long-lived Reform Government. The United Party had been formed in 1927 from the remnants of the Liberal Party under Sir Joseph Ward, who had made a political comeback. But Ward was in poor health... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1928–1931) | 3 years |
| 4 | Liberal-Reform coalition Liberal-Reform coalition Government of New Zealand The Liberal-Reform coalition government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1931 to 1935. It was a coalition between two of the three major parties of the time, the Liberals and Reform, formed to deal with the Great Depression which began in 1929... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1931–1935) | 4 years |
| 5 | First Labour First Labour Government of New Zealand The First Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1935 to 1949. It set the tone of New Zealand's economic and welfare policies until the 1980s, establishing a welfare state, a system of Keynesian economic management, and high levels of state intervention... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1935–1949) | 14 years |
| 6 | First National First National Government of New Zealand The First National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1949 to 1957. It was a conservative government best remembered for its role in the 1951 waterfront dispute. It also began the repositioning of New Zealand in the cold war environment... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1949–1957) | 8 years |
| 7 | Second Labour Second Labour Government of New Zealand The Second Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1957 to 1960. It was most notable for raising taxes on alcohol, cigarettes and petrol, a move which was probably responsible for the government lasting for only one term.... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1957–1960) | 3 years |
| 8 | Second National Second National Government of New Zealand The Second National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1960 to 1972. It was a conservative government which sought mainly to preserve the economic prosperity and general stability of the early 1960s... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1960–1972) | 12 years |
| 9 | Third Labour Third Labour Government of New Zealand The Third Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1972 to 1975. During its time in office, it carried out a wide range of reforms in areas such as overseas trade, farming, public works, energy generation, local government, health, the arts, sport and recreation,... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1972–1975) | 3 years |
| 10 | Third National Third National Government of New Zealand The Third National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984. It was an economically and socially conservative government, which aimed to preserve the Keynesian economic system established by the First Labour government while also being socially conservative... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1975–1984) | 8 years |
| 11 | Fourth Labour Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand The Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 26 July 1984 to 2 November 1990. It enacted major social and economic reforms, including reformation of the tax system. The economic reforms were known as Rogernomics after Finance Minister Roger Douglas... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1984–1990) | 6 years |
| 12 | Fourth National Fourth National Government of New Zealand The Fourth National Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand from 2 November 1990 to 27 November 1999. Following in the footsteps of the previous Labour government, the fourth National government embarked on an extensive programme of spending cuts... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1990–1999) | 9 years |
| 13 | Fifth Labour Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand between 10 December 1999 and 19 November 2008.-Overview:The fourth National government, in power since 1990, was widely unpopular by 1999, with much of the public antagonised by a series of free-market economic reforms,... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (1999–2008) | 9 years |
| 14 | Fifth National Fifth National Government of New Zealand The Fifth National Government of New Zealand is the current government of New Zealand. It is led by Prime Minister John Key.After the 2008 general election the National Party and its allies were able to form a government, taking over from Helen Clark's Fifth Labour Government. The National party... |
List of Statutes of New Zealand (2008–present) |