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History of New Zealand

By Chlo
  • First discovered by a navigator

    First discovered by a navigator
    Abel Tasman is a Dutch navigator, the first European who recorded New Zealand.
  • Begining of Cook's travel

    Begining of Cook's travel
    James Cook explored the coastline from the end of the 18th to the beginning of 19th centuries.
  • Constitutional government

    Constitutional government
    Constitutional government's developpement began.
  • New right

    New right
    Woman could vote in national elections.
  • Relationship with United States

    Relationship with United States
    A peace treaty was signed between United Stated, Australian and New Zealand.
  • Incompatibility

    Incompatibility
    Anti-nuclear policy of the New Zealand government is incompatible with Americans. So New zealand elected Labour party which controled New Zealand ports.
  • Suspended of security obligations

    Suspended of security obligations
    New Zealand's security obligations of the treaty were suspend by the United States.
  • Security alliance stay

    Security alliance stay
    Bush announced that surface ships don't normally carry nuclear weapons. So the security alliance stay between the two.
  • MMP system (Mixed-Member Proportional)

    MMP system (Mixed-Member Proportional)
    The New Zealand created a mixed-member proportional system to elect its Parliament (in the National Party) and help smaller parties.
  • Labour's election

    Labour's election
    Labour was again successful with Jim Anderson's Prgressive Coalition, a leftwing party which have two seats in Parliament.