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1050
Discoveries of New Zealand
New Zealand is one of the last countries to have been discovered
this one was visited by the Maori in 1050
A Polynesian people -
European explorer
the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to see New Zealand -
James Cook
He is the first navigator to tour Antarctica and map New Zealand. -
The treaty
the united kingdom established british sovereignty through the treaty of waitangi signed that year with maori chiefs -
The right to vote for women
New Zealand is the first country to give women the right to vote, and the only one to do in the 19th century. This right is obtained after a petition of an impressive magnitude a quarter of all adult women in the country -
Independence
The new zealand sees in the end its independence confirmed by becoming a dominion. (independent state British member) -
First Labor Government
The new government is quickly beginning to implement several reforms. The Labor Party is also forming an alliance with the Ratana maori movement. -
The South Pacific Commission
The New Zélande joined Australia , France , the United Kingdom , and United States to from the South Pacific Commission -
A.N.Z.U.S
Tripartite Security Treaty concluded by Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America as part of the Mutual Assistance Pact Network -
RPM
Since the 1996 elections, a form of proportional representation called proportional mixed has been used. In the RPM system, each person has two votes; one concerns the electoral seats and the other concerns the parties