Dominion status

This section of the NZHistory.net website looks at how New Zealand became a dominion, and what that has meant over time.

History of the governor-general

A section of the NZHistory.net website that looks at how the position of New Zealand’s governor-general has changed over time.

Political and constitutional timeline

A timeline of key events that have helped shape the course of New Zealand’s political and constitutional development.

Joseph, Philip A. Constitutional and administrative law in New Zealand. Sydney: Law Book Co., 1993.

McIntyre, W. David. Dominion of New Zealand: statesmen and status, 1907–1945. Wellington: New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, 2007.

McKinnon, Malcolm. Independence and foreign policy: New Zealand in the world since 1935. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1993.