Nueva Zelanda Perfil Gobierno 2019

nombre: Wellington

coordenadas geográficas: 41 18 S, 174 47 E

diferencia de tiempo: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in April

16 regions and 1 territory*; Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Chatham Islands*, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Tasman, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast

26 Septiembre 1907 (from the UK)

Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 Febrero (1840); Anzac Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 Abril (1915)

history: New Zealand has no single constitution document; the Constitution Act 1986, efectiva 1 Enero 1987, includes only part of the uncodified constitution; others include a collection of statutes or "acts of Parliament," the Treaty of Waitangi, Orders in Council, letters patent, court decisions, and unwritten conventions

amendments: proposed as bill by Parliament or by referendum called either by the government or by citizens; passage of a bill as an act normally requires two separate readings with committee reviews in between to make changes and corrections, a third reading approved by the House of Representatives membership or by the majority of votes in a referendum, and assent of the governor-general; passage of amendments to reserved constitutional provisions affecting the term of Parliament, electoral districts, and voting restrictions requires approval by 75% of the House membership or the majority of votes in a referendum; modificada many times, last in 2014 (2018)

18 años de edad; universal

jefe de estado: Queen ELIZABETH II (desde 6 February 1952); represented by Governor-General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (desde 28 September 2016)

jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Jacinda ARDERN (desde 26 October 2017); Deputy Prime Minister Winston PETERS (desde 26 October 2017)

cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor-general on the recommendation of the prime minister

elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor-general appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually appointed prime minister by the governor-general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor-general; note - Prime Minister ARDERN heads up a minority coalition government consisting of the Labor and New Zealand First parties with confidence and supply support from the Green Party