Referendums (or referenda) are held only occasionally by the Government of New Zealand. Referendums may be government-initiated or held in accordance with the Electoral Act 1993 or the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993. Nineteen referendums have been held so far (excluding referendums on alcohol licensing, which were held triennially between 1894 and 1989); fourteen were government-led, and five were indicative citizen initiatives.
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Referendums (or referenda) are held only occasionally by the Government of NewZealand. Referendums may be government-initiated or held in accordance with...
The 2020 NewZealand cannabis referendum was a non-binding referendum held on 17 October 2020 in conjunction with the 2020 general election and a euthanasia...
The use of cannabis inNewZealand is regulated by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975, which makes unauthorised possession of any amount of cannabis a crime...
The 2020 NewZealand euthanasia referendum was a binding referendum held inNewZealand on 17 October 2020, on the question of whether to legalise euthanasia...
vote in a potential referendum on euthanasia. In return, NewZealand First agreed to drop its demand for referendums on overturning NewZealand's anti-smacking...
happened or are expected to happen during 2024 inNewZealand. Regal and vice-regal Government Other party leaders in parliament Judiciary Main centre leaders...
(1 February 2015). "Electoral systems – The 1990s electoral-reform referendums". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of NewZealand. Retrieved 25 September 2023....
flag of NewZealand, also known as the NewZealand Ensign, is based on the British maritime Blue Ensign – a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton...
The 2009 NewZealandReferendum on Child Discipline was held from 31 July to 21 August, and was a citizens-initiated referendum on parental corporal punishment...
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in 1913. In the 1993 electoral reform referendum, NewZealanders voted to adopt the mixed-member proportional (MMP) system, which was first used in 1996...
Abortion inNewZealand is available within the framework of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, which entirely eliminated the criminal status of abortion...
and Referendums – Official Result". elections.nz. Electoral Commission. Retrieved 7 November 2020. Boston, Jonathan. Left Turn: The NewZealand general...
The 2011 NewZealand voting system referendum was a referendum on whether to keep the existing mixed member proportional (MMP) voting system, or to change...
three referendumsin modern Portugal: abortion referendum of 1998 regionalisation referendum of 1998 abortion referendum of 2007 All three referendums had...
dropped. Referendums on constitutional issues inNewZealand (outcome in bold): A poll by TVNZ in 2004 found 82% of those surveyed thought NewZealand should...
the Lazer, was designed in 2015 by Lucy Gray as a proposed flag of NewZealand for the 2015–2016 NewZealand flag referendums. It has since become a social...
wards ultimatum for councils as coalition government imposes referendums". Radio NewZealand. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024....
referendum in 2018. In accordance with the Nouméa Accord, New Caledonians were allowed up to three referendums on independence; the first in 2018, then...
The 2013 NewZealand asset sales referendum is a citizens-initiated referendum that took place by postal ballot from 22 November 2013 to 13 December 2013...
NewZealand is divided into sixteen regions (Māori: ngā rohe) for local government purposes. Eleven are administered by regional councils (the top tier...
A referendum (pl.: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast...
(Māori: [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is the Māori-language name for NewZealand. The name was originally used by Māori in reference only to the North Island, with the whole...
1999 NewZealand MP reduction referendum was held during the 1999 general election on 27 November 1999. The Referendum considered two questions, in which...
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