More links and websites
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Cabinet manual – On the constitution of New Zealand: an introduction to the foundations of the current form of government
The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.
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Elections New Zealand
The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.
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The governor-general of New Zealand, Te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa
The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.
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Inquiry to review New Zealand’s existing constitutional arrangements
The 2005 report of Constitutional Arrangements Committee, which reviewed New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements.
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New Zealand’s constitution – past, present and future
This government briefing note looks at the history and future of New Zealand’s constitution (PDF 408KB).
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What is New Zealand’s constitution and who interprets it? Constitutional realism and the importance of public office-holders
This article by Matthew S. R. Palmer, previously published in the Public Law Review 17 (2006), includes an extensive list of constitutional sources (PDF 631KB).
More suggestions and sources
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James, Colin, ed. Building the constitution. Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000.
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Joseph, Philip A. Constitutional and administrative law in New Zealand. 3rd ed. Wellington: Thomson Brookers, 2007.
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Palmer, Geoffrey, and Matthew Palmer. Bridled power: New Zealand's constitution and government. 4th ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2004.
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Palmer, Matthew S. R. ‘New Zealand constitutional culture.’ New Zealand Universities Law Review 22 (2007): 565–597.