Dominion status - activities

Case study: Dominion status

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• Dominion status

On 26 September 1907 the colony of New Zealand ceased to exist. New Zealand became a dominion within the British Empire. This feature provides students with a context to explore  a significant event in New Zealand's political and constitutional development. What really changed as a consequence of this can inform the debate about the evolution of political independence in New Zealand.

Topics include:

• the meaning of dominion status
• becoming a dominion
• the first Dominion Day
• demise of Dominion Day
• changes after New Zealand became a dominion.