Kōrero: Constitution

The governor-general signing the writ for the 2008 general election

The governor-general signing the writ for the 2008 general election

One of New Zealand's constitutional conventions is that the sovereign and her or his representative in New Zealand, the governor-general, only act on the advice of ministers. This subordinates the monarch's legal powers to cabinet. This is Governor-General Anand Satyanand signing the writ for the 2008 general election, something he would have done on the advice of the prime minister.

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The Governor-General of New Zealand
Photograph by Woolf

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Matthew Palmer, 'Constitution - Constitutional conventions', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/35883/the-governor-general-signing-the-writ-for-the-2008-general-election (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Matthew Palmer, i tāngia i te 20 Jun 2012