New Zealand Crown
| Government of New Zealand | |
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| Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa | |
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| Established | 1856 (responsible government) |
| State | New Zealand |
| Leader | Prime Minister |
| Appointed by | Governor-General |
| Main organ | Cabinet |
| Responsible to | House of Representatives |
| Headquarters |
The Beehive, Molesworth Street, Wellington |
| Website | beehive.govt.nz |
The Government of New Zealand (Māori: Te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa) or New Zealand Government (ceremonially referred to as Her Majesty's Government in New Zealand on the Seal of New Zealand) is the administrative complex through which authority is exercised in New Zealand. As in most parliamentary democracies, the term "Government" refers chiefly to the executive branch, and more specifically to the collective ministry directing the executive (as in British usage, but where Americans would use "administration"). Based on the principle of responsible government, it operates within the framework that "the Queen reigns, but the government rules, so long as it has the support of the House of Representatives".
Executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and Cabinet ministers, all of whom are sworn into the Executive Council to become ministers of the Crown and responsible to the elected legislature, the House of Representatives. The position of Prime Minister, New Zealand's head of government, belongs to the person who commands the support of a majority of members in the House of Representatives. In practice, the Prime Minister is determined by size of each political party, support agreements between parties and leadership votes in the party that leads the Government.
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