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Legislation NZ
From the Knowledge Basket, a private electronic publisher. Legislative acts and regulations are freely available online and can be browsed by year or title. Recent bills and supplementary order papers are also freely available. However, other features of this service are available only to paying subscribers.
New Zealand (Law Library of Congress)
Collection of links to New Zealand government and legal sites, maintained by the Law Library of Congress.
New Zealand Government
Official portal to information about national and local government, and the nation in general.
New Zealand Parliament
This official website includes a list of MPs, weekly schedules for Parliament and its committees, the full text of parliamentary debates (Hansard) from 2003 to the present, and other resources.
Treaty of Waitangi
Information about the 1840 treaty establishing British "sovereignty" (or "governance," depending on how Maori terminology is rendered in English) over territories in present-day New Zealand. The site includes information about drafting the treaty with the full text in English and Maori, a timeline of the Treaty and its enforcement, and other information. From NZHistory.net.nz.
Public Access to Legislation Project
From the New Zealand Parliamentary Counsel's Office, an "interim website for New Zealand legislation" providing free access to current, unofficial versions (with amendments) of New Zealand statutes, acts, and regulations.
Waitangi Tribunal
Government commission charged with hearing Maori claims relating to the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi, which The website includes the full text of the treaty in English and Maori; the full text (in PDF) of Tribunal reports; information about the claims process; and many other resources.
 

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