King of New Zealand

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ceremonial head of state constitutional monarchy monarch

The King of New Zealand is the constitutional monarch and ceremonial head of state of New Zealand within its system of parliamentary democracy and the Commonwealth realm.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
King of New Zealand canonical 25
New Zealand monarch 2
Sovereign of New Zealand 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of state ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
appointedRepresentative Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
ceremonialFunctions granting honours in the New Zealand Royal Honours System ⓘ
opening of Parliament (usually by the Governor-General) ⓘ
commanderInChiefDelegatedTo Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
constitutionalDocuments Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 ⓘ
constitutionalRole acts on advice of New Zealand ministers ⓘ
non-partisan head of state ⓘ
symbolic continuity of the state ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
currentMonarch Charles III ⓘ
linked to: Charles III, King of Canada
currentMonarchStart 8 September 2022 ⓘ
distinctFrom King of Australia ⓘ
King of Canada ⓘ
linked to: Charles III, King of Canada

King of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British monarch
duty appoint other ministers on advice of the Prime Minister ⓘ
appoint the Prime Minister of New Zealand ⓘ
assent to legislation passed by the New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
receive credentials of foreign diplomats to New Zealand (through the Governor-General) ⓘ
sign orders in council for New Zealand ⓘ
summon and dissolve the New Zealand Parliament ⓘ
establishedAsSeparateTitle 1953 ⓘ
establishedBy Royal Titles Act 1953 (New Zealand) ⓘ
flagSymbol Royal Standard of New Zealand ⓘ
headOfStateOf New Zealand ⓘ
legalConcept the Crown in New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: Crown in right of New Zealand
legalSystemContext Westminster system ⓘ
membership Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth countries
oathContext oath of allegiance in New Zealand is sworn to the King ⓘ
partOf Commonwealth realm ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth realms
powerType largely ceremonial ⓘ
predecessorMonarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
predecessorMonarchReignEndAsQueenOfNewZealand 8 September 2022 ⓘ
predecessorMonarchReignStartAsQueenOfNewZealand 6 February 1952 ⓘ
religionTraditionallyAssociated Anglicanism ⓘ
representedBy Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ
residence Government House, Auckland ⓘ
Government House, Wellington ⓘ
roleIn parliamentary democracy of New Zealand ⓘ
style His Majesty ⓘ
successionLaw Act of Settlement 1701 (as amended for New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: Act of Settlement 1701

hereditary succession ⓘ
successionPrinciple primogeniture with gender-neutral succession (post-Perth Agreement reforms) ⓘ
symbolicRole embodiment of the Crown in New Zealand ⓘ
symbol of national unity in New Zealand ⓘ
titleInLaw King in right of New Zealand ⓘ
Sovereign in right of New Zealand ⓘ

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Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Zealand → monarchTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Crown in right of New Zealand → representedBy → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Queen of Solomon Islands → legalTitle → King of Solomon Islands ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
New Zealand Parliament → ceremonialHead → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Charles III, King of Canada → title → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Governor-General of New Zealand → represents → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Governor-General of New Zealand → represents → New Zealand monarch ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 → definesRoleAsRepresentativeOf → the King of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983 → definesRoleAsRepresentativeOf → the King of the United Kingdom in right of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
Royal Standard of New Zealand → usedBy → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) → definesRoleOf → Sovereign of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
Coat of arms of New Zealand → armiger → King Charles III in right of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
New Zealand government → monarchTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Corps of Royal New Zealand Engineers → allegiance → King of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand → hasMonarchTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
subject linked to: New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form)
New Zealand Army → commanderInChiefTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand honours system → formalHead → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Realm of New Zealand → monarchTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Kāwana-Tianara o Aotearoa → represents → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Regular Force → hasAllegiance → King of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand Special Air Service → allegiance → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Great Seal of New Zealand → authorizedBy → New Zealand monarch ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary → appointedBy → King of New Zealand ⓘ
King's Representative in the Cook Islands → represents → monarch of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
Cabinet of New Zealand → advises → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → ceremonialHead → King of New Zealand ⓘ
New Zealand politics → headOfStateTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Niue–New Zealand Free Association relationship → headOfState → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit → awardedBy → King of New Zealand ⓘ
The Executive (New Zealand) → exercisesPowerInNameOf → King of New Zealand ⓘ
subject linked to: The Executive
New Zealand Order of Merit → awardingBody → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Constitution Act 1986 → definesRoleOf → Sovereign of New Zealand ⓘ
linked to: King of New Zealand
government of Niue → headOfStateTitle → King of New Zealand ⓘ
Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit → associatedWithMonarch → King of New Zealand ⓘ