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Future New Zealand
The Christian Democrat Party of New Zealand was a Christian Social conservatism, socially conservative political party established in 1995. It contested the 1996 New Zealand general election, 1996 general election as part of the Christian Coalition (New Zealand), Christian Coalition with the Christian Heritage New Zealand, Christian Heritage Party. It changed its name to Future New Zealand in 1998 and contested the 1999 New Zealand general election, 1999 election. It formed a coalition with the United New Zealand, United Party as United Future New Zealand in 2000 and contested the 2002 New Zealand general election, 2002 election. The coalition became a full merger the following year. Founding and Christian Coalition The Christian Democrats were founded by Graeme Lee (politician), Graeme Lee, a New Zealand National Party, National Party MP. Lee had a reputation as one of the more conservative MPs in Parliament, and was particularly active in opposing Fran Wilde's homosexual law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
