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The office of King's Counsel was established in New Zealand in 1907. [ 1] During the reign of a male sovereign, appointees are called King's Counsel, and this applied from 1907 to 1952 during the reign of Edward VII (1907–1910), [ 2] George V (1910–1936), [ 3] Edward VIII (1936), [ 4] and George VI (1936–1952). [ 5]
New Zealand. The Bay of Islands is an area on the east coast of the Far North District of the North Island of New Zealand. It is one of the most popular fishing, sailing and tourist destinations in the country, and has been renowned internationally for its big-game fishing since American author Zane Grey publicised it in the 1930s.
The monarchy of New Zealand[ n 1 ] is the constitutional system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of New Zealand. [ 3 ] The current monarch, King Charles III, acceded to the throne following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, on 8 September 2022 in the United Kingdom. [ 4 ]
The Bay of Plenty Region ( Māori: Te Moana-a-Toi-te-Huatahi[citation needed][ a] ), often abbreviated to BOP, is a region in the North Island of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. The bay was named by James Cook after he noticed the abundant food supplies at several Māori villages there, in stark contrast to the ...
The following table lists the largest islands of New Zealand proper by area. [Note 2] River delta islands such as Rakaia Island (25.7 km 2 (9.9 sq mi)), [8] Fereday Island, Rangitata Island, and Inch Clutha (approximately 15 km 2 (5.8 sq mi), 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), and 35 km 2 (14 sq mi) respectively) are omitted, as are temporary islands in braided river channels and tidal ...
Tūheitia Pōtatau Te Wherowhero VII GCCT KStJ (born Tūheitia Paki, 21 April 1955), crowned as Kīngi Tūheitia, is the Māori King.He is the eldest son of the previous Māori monarch, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, and was announced as her successor and crowned on 21 August 2006, the day her tangihanga (funeral rites) took place.
T. Tasman Bay. Categories: Coastline of New Zealand. Bays by country. Bodies of water of New Zealand. Bays of Oceania by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Bay of Islands is a former New Zealand parliamentary electorate. It existed during various periods between 1853 and 1993. It was thus one of the original 24 electoral districts, and New Zealand's first ever MP was elected, although unopposed, in the Bay of Islands; Hugh Carleton thus liked to be called the Father of the House .