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Political parties in New Zealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3431 words) |
 | The party formerly formed part of the Alliance (see above), and prior to that, as the Social Credit Party, was one of the older surviving parties in New Zealand. |
 | A party focused on establishing a Republic in New Zealand. |
 | A party which campaigned in the 1963 elections on a platform of reducing the size of the government, introducing a written constitution, and restoring the upper house of Parliament. |
| NEW ZEALAND'S MONARCHY (6449 words) |
 | New Zealand Cabinet Ministers, and Court of Appeal judges are customarily appointed to the Privy Council, and the latter are entitled to sit on the Judicial Committee to hear appeals from New Zealand and elsewhere. |
 | As the coat of arms of the New Zealand Government is not that of the Queen, she continues to use the Royal Arms in New Zealand, and members of the Royal Family use their own arms, which are variations of the Royal Arms. |
 | The officer is New Zealand Deputy to Garter King of Arms, and is the representative in New Zealand of the College of Arms. |