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Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand's Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
• Nov. 19, 2024, 3:30 AM ET (AP)
New Zealand's founding treaty is at a flashpoint. Why are thousands protesting for Māori rights?
• Nov. 19, 2024, 2:40 AM ET (AP)
Lawmakers stage Māori protest in New Zealand's parliament during fraught race relations debate
• Nov. 14, 2024, 9:51 AM ET (AP)
New Zealand's leader formally apologizes to survivors of abuse in state and church care
• Nov. 12, 2024, 5:38 AM ET (AP)
'A hollow and limited apology.' New Zealand survivors of abuse in care speak in their own words
• Nov. 12, 2024, 4:06 AM ET (AP)
The table provides a chronological list of the prime ministers of New Zealand.
| name | party | term |
|---|---|---|
| *The titles premier and first minister were variously applied to each of the principal ministers until 1869, when premier became customary. Although the title prime minister was first used formally in the Schedule of the Civil List Act of 1873, no one used the title officially until Richard John Seddon, beginning in 1893. | ||
| Henry Sewell | 1856 | |
| William Fox | 1856 | |
| Edward William Stafford | 1856–61 | |
| William Fox | 1861–62 | |
| Alfred Domett | 1862–63 | |
| Frederick Whitaker | 1863–64 | |
| Frederick Aloysius Weld | 1864–65 | |
| Edward William Stafford | 1865–69 | |
| William Fox | 1869–72 | |
| Edward William Stafford | 1872 | |
| George Marsden Waterhouse | 1872–73 | |
| William Fox | 1873 | |
| Julius Vogel (from 1875, Sir Julius Vogel) | 1873–75 | |
| Daniel Pollen | 1875–76 | |
| Sir Julius Vogel | 1876 | |
| Harry Atkinson | 1876–77 | |
| Sir George Grey | 1877–79 | |
| John Hall | 1879–82 | |
| Frederick Whitaker | 1882–83 | |
| Harry Atkinson | 1883–84 | |
| Robert Stout (from 1886, Sir Robert Stout) | 1884–87 | |
| Harry Atkinson (from 1888, Sir Harry Atkinson) | 1887–91 | |
| John Ballance | Liberal | 1891–93 |
| Richard John Seddon | Liberal | 1893–1906 |
| Joseph Ward (from 1911, Sir Joseph Ward) | Liberal | 1906–12 |
| William Ferguson Massey | Reform | 1912–25 |
| Joseph Gordon Coates | Reform | 1925–28 |
| Sir Joseph Ward | United | 1928–30 |
| George William Forbes | Reform-United | 1930–35 |
| Michael Joseph Savage | Labour | 1935–40 |
| Peter Fraser | Labour | 1940–49 |
| Sidney Holland | National | 1949–57 |
| Walter Nash | Labour | 1957–60 |
| Keith Jacka Holyoake (from 1970, Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake) | National | 1960–72 |
| John Marshall | National | 1972 |
| Norman E. Kirk | Labour | 1972–74 |
| Wallace Edward Rowling | Labour | 1974–75 |
| Robert Muldoon | National | 1975–84 |
| David Lange | Labour | 1984–89 |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Labour | 1989–90 |
| Mike Moore | Labour | 1990 |
| James Bolger | National | 1990–97 |
| Jennifer Shipley | National | 1997–99 |
| Helen Clark | Labour | 1999–2008 |
| John Key | National | 2008–16 |
| Bill English | National | 2016–17 |
| Jacinda Ardern | Labour | 2017–23 |
| Chris Hipkins | Labour | 2023–23 |
| Christopher Luxon | National | 2023– |