Government and political history links

General

• Government and Nation (Te Ara)
• Governor General website
• The Governors
• The Massey, Seddon and Savage memorials - information on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
• A history of time in New Zealand - Wikipedia.
• A history of New Zealand currency provided by the Reserve Bank of NZ.
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - Biographies of major political players in New Zealand's history.
• New Zealand Official Yearbook digital yearbook collection from 1893–2008 (Statistics NZ)

Parliament and Constitutional history

• New Zealand Premiers and Prime Ministers
• Flags of New Zealand
• History and symbolism of the New Zealand Coat of Arms - on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
• New Zealand's National Anthems - history, lyrics and sound files for 'God Defend New Zealand' and full lyrics for 'God Save the Queen' on the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website.
• The House: New Zealand's House of Representatives 1854-2004
• New Zealand Honours - information about the NZ honours system on the Honours Secretariat website
• Te Ara entry on the history of government in New Zealand
• 1966 Encyclopedia entries on the constitutional history of New Zealand, the flags of New Zealand, the New Zealand Provinces, New Zealand 's governors, elections, local government, government administration, and the New Zealand Coat of Arms.
• The case for a New Zealand republic
• History of the vote in New Zealand.
• Parliament Buildings.
• Women and the vote.
• Maori and the vote
• Overview of New Zealand's legislative process (pdf)
• Overview of the New Zealand Constitution
• Inquiry to review New Zealand's Constitutional Arrangements.

Politics

• 1966 Encyclopedia entry on New Zealand's political parties.