New Zealand is an independent and sovereign state. It has one Antarctic territorial claim, one dependent territory, and two associated states. Tokelau, the Cook Islands and Niue have indigenous populations. The governor-general of New Zealand represents the monarch throughout the realm.
About Realm of New Zealand in brief
New Zealand is an independent and sovereign state. It has one Antarctic territorial claim, one dependent territory, and two associated states. Tokelau, the Cook Islands and Niue have indigenous populations. The governor-general of New Zealand represents the monarch throughout the realm. The Cook Islands have an additional queen’s representative. New Zealand citizenship law treats all parts of the Realm equally, so most people born in New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, and the Ross Dependency before 2006 are New Zealand citizens. The New Zealand monarchy is unitary throughout all jurisdictions in the realm, with the headship of state being a part of all equally. The details of their free association arrangement are contained in several documents, such as their respective constitutions, the 1983 Exchange of Letters and the 2001 Joint Centenary Declaration.
In Commonwealth practice, commissioners represent their governments, rather than the head of state. At the United Nations, New Zealand is identified as the country in the General Assembly not as the Realm. In 2007, the New Zealand General Assembly conducted a referendum on the status of the country, which was conducted by New Zealand and conducted by the United States of America. The vote was held by the U.N. General Assembly and passed by a majority of votes in favour.
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