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Jim Bolger

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James Brendan Bolger (born 31 May 1935) is a New Zealand politician of the National Party who was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997. [1]

87 relations: Anti-abortion movements, Bank of New Zealand, Bicameralism, Bill Birch, Catherine Tizard, Collegium International, Conscience vote, County Wexford, Dairy farming, Don McKinnon, Electoral history of Jim Bolger, Electoral reform in New Zealand, Elizabeth II, Federated Farmers, Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand, Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand, Fourth National Government of New Zealand, George Gair, Gorey, Helen Clark, Independent News & Media, Irish Catholics, Jenny Shipley, Jim McLay, John Wood (diplomat), Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, King Country (New Zealand electorate), Kiwibank, KiwiRail, Landslide victory, Leader of the New Zealand National Party, Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand), Leaky homes crisis, List of ambassadors of New Zealand to the United States, List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Michael Bassett, Michael Hardie Boys, Mike Moore (New Zealand politician), Minister of Finance (New Zealand), Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Mixed-member proportional representation, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand First, New Zealand general election, 1972, New Zealand general election, 1984, New Zealand general election, 1987, New Zealand general election, 1990, New Zealand general election, 1993, New Zealand general election, 1996, New Zealand National Party, ..., New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1984, New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1986, New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1997, New Zealand Parliament, New Zealand Post, New Zealand Press Association, New Zealand Royal Honours System, Opunake, Opunake High School, Order of New Zealand, Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, Paul Reeves, Peter Luke, Prime Minister of New Zealand, Proportional representation, Republicanism in New Zealand, Reuters, Robert Muldoon, Rogernomics, Ruth Richardson, Ruthanasia, Shane Ardern, Single transferable vote, Stuff.co.nz, Supreme Court of New Zealand, Taranaki, Taranaki-King Country, Te Kuiti, The New Zealand Herald, The Press, The Right Honourable, Third National Government of New Zealand, Toll Domestic Forwarding, Tranz Rail, University of Waikato, Waikato, Winston Peters. Expand index (37 more) »

Anti-abortion movements

Anti-abortion movements, also referred to as pro-life movements, are involved in the abortion debate advocating against the practice of abortion and its legality.

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Bank of New Zealand

Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) is one of New Zealand's big four banks and has been operating in the country since the first office was opened in Auckland in October 1861 followed shortly after by the first branch in Dunedin in December 1861.

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Bicameralism

A bicameral legislature divides the legislators into two separate assemblies, chambers, or houses.

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Bill Birch

Sir William Francis Birch (born 9 April 1934), usually known as Bill Birch, is a former New Zealand politician.

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Catherine Tizard

Dame Catherine Anne Tizard (née Maclean; born 4 April 1931) is a New Zealand politician who served as Mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990, and the 16th Governor-General of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996.

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Collegium International

International Ethical, Scientific and Political Collegium, also called Collegium International is a high-level group created in 2002.

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Conscience vote

A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.

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County Wexford

County Wexford (Contae Loch Garman, Yola: Weiseforthe) is a county in Ireland.

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Dairy farming

Dairy farming is a class of agriculture for long-term production of milk, which is processed (either on the farm or at a dairy plant, either of which may be called a dairy) for eventual sale of a dairy product.

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Don McKinnon

Sir Donald Charles McKinnon (born 27 February 1939) is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand.

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Electoral history of Jim Bolger

This is a summary of the electoral history of Jim Bolger, Prime Minister of New Zealand (1990–97), Leader of the National Party (1986–97), and Member of Parliament for (1972–96) then (1996–97).

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Electoral reform in New Zealand

Electoral reform in New Zealand has, in recent years, become a political issue as major changes have been made to both Parliamentary and local government electoral systems.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated is an organisation in New Zealand which lobbies on behalf of its member farmers.

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Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand

The Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand was the government of New Zealand between 10 December 1999 and 19 November 2008.

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Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand

The Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand governed New Zealand from 26 July 1984 to 2 November 1990.

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Fourth National Government of New Zealand

The Fourth National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Bolger–Shipley Government) was the government of New Zealand from 2 November 1990 to 27 November 1999.

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George Gair

George Frederick Gair (13 October 1926 – 17 August 2015) was a New Zealand politician.

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Gorey

Gorey is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland.

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Helen Clark

Helen Elizabeth Clark (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017.

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Independent News & Media

Independent News & Media plc (INM) is a media organisation based in Dublin, Ireland, and operating across several countries.

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Irish Catholics

Irish Catholics are an ethnoreligious group native to Ireland that are both Catholic and Irish.

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Jenny Shipley

Dame Jennifer Mary Shipley (née Robson; born 4 February 1952) is a former New Zealand politician who served as the 36th Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999.

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Jim McLay

Sir James Kenneth McLay (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician.

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John Wood (diplomat)

Lionel John Wood (born 1944), is the current Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, and a former New Zealand diplomat.

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Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) is the highest court of appeal for certain British territories and Commonwealth countries.

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King Country (New Zealand electorate)

King Country was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate.

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Kiwibank

Kiwibank Limited is a subsidiary of the state-owned enterprise New Zealand Post Limited, New Zealand Superannuation and the Accident Compensation Corporation.

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KiwiRail

KiwiRail Holdings Limited is a New Zealand State-owned enterprise responsible for rail operations in New Zealand.

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Landslide victory

A landslide victory is an electoral victory in a political system, when one candidate or party receives an overwhelming supermajority of the votes or seats in the elected body, thus utterly eliminating the opponents.

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Leader of the New Zealand National Party

The Leader of the National Party is the highest ranked politician within the National Party in New Zealand.

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Leader of the Opposition (New Zealand)

In New Zealand, the Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition, commonly known as the Leader of the Opposition, is the politician who commands the support of the Official Opposition.

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Leaky homes crisis

The leaky homes crisis is an ongoing construction and legal crisis in New Zealand concerning a number of timber framed buildings constructed from 1994 to 2004 that suffered from weather-tightness problems.

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List of ambassadors of New Zealand to the United States

The Ambassador from New Zealand to the United States is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in the United States.

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List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand

The Prime Minister of New Zealand is the head of government of New Zealand, and the leader of the Cabinet of New Zealand, with various powers and responsibilities defined by convention.

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Michael Bassett

Michael Edward Rainton Bassett (born 28 August 1938) is a former Labour Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and cabinet minister in the reformist fourth Labour government.

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Michael Hardie Boys

Sir Michael Hardie Boys (born 6 October 1931) is a New Zealand jurist and was the country's 17th Governor-General, from 1996 to 2001.

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Mike Moore (New Zealand politician)

Michael Kenneth Moore (born 28 January 1949), commonly known as Mike Moore, is a former New Zealand politician and union organiser.

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Minister of Finance (New Zealand)

The Minister of Finance, originally known as Colonial Treasurer, is a senior figure within the Government of New Zealand and head of the New Zealand Treasury.

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Ministry for Culture and Heritage

The Ministry for Culture and Heritage (MCH) (Māori: Manatū Taonga) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with advising the government on policies and issues involving the arts, culture, heritage, sport and recreation, and broadcasting sectors, and participating in functions that advance or promote those sectors.

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Mixed-member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation is a mixed electoral system in which voters get two votes: one to decide the representative for their single-seat constituency, and one for a political party.

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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand's national museum, located in Wellington.

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New Zealand First

New Zealand First (Aotearoa Tuatahi), commonly abbreviated to NZ First, is a nationalist and populist political party in New Zealand.

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New Zealand general election, 1972

The New Zealand general election of 1972 was held on 25 November to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1984

The 1984 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 41st New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1987

The 1987 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 42nd sitting of the New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1990

The 1990 New Zealand general election was held on 27 October to determine the composition of the 43rd New Zealand parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1993

The 1993 New Zealand general election was held on 6 November 1993 to determine the composition of the 44th New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand general election, 1996

The 1996 New Zealand general election was held on 12 October 1996 to determine the composition of the 45th New Zealand Parliament.

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New Zealand National Party

The New Zealand National Party (Rōpū Nāhinara o Aotearoa), shortened to National (Nāhinara) or the Nats, is a centre-right political party in New Zealand.

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New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1984

The New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1984 was held to determine the future leadership of the New Zealand National Party.

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New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1986

The New Zealand National Party leadership election was an election for the National leadership position in 1986.

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New Zealand National Party leadership election, 1997

The New Zealand National Party leadership election was an election for the National leadership position in 1997.

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New Zealand Parliament

The New Zealand Parliament (Pāremata Aotearoa) is the legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the Queen of New Zealand (Queen-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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New Zealand Post

New Zealand Post is a state-owned enterprise responsible for providing postal service in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Press Association

The New Zealand Press Association (NZPA) was a news agency that existed from 1879 to 2011 and provided national and international news to the media of New Zealand.

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New Zealand Royal Honours System

The New Zealand Royal Honours system, a system of orders, decorations and medals, recognises achievements of, or service by, New Zealanders or others in connection with New Zealand.

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Opunake

Opunake is a small town on the southwest coast of Taranaki in New Zealand's North Island.

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Opunake High School

Opunake High School is a state secondary school for years 9 to 13 boys and girls in Opunake, New Zealand.

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Order of New Zealand

The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in New Zealand's honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity".

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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

The British honours system is a means of rewarding individuals' personal bravery, achievement, or service to the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories.

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Paul Reeves

Sir Paul Alfred Reeves (6 December 193214 August 2011) was a clergyman and civil servant, serving as Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990.

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Peter Luke

Peter Luke (12 August 1919 – 23 January 1995) was a British writer, editor, and producer.

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Prime Minister of New Zealand

The Prime Minister of New Zealand (Te Pirimia o Aotearoa) is the head of government of New Zealand.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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Republicanism in New Zealand

Republicanism in New Zealand is a political position that holds that New Zealand's system of government should be changed from a constitutional monarchy to a republic.

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Reuters

Reuters is an international news agency headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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Robert Muldoon

Sir Robert David Muldoon (25 September 19215 August 1992), also known as Rob Muldoon, was a New Zealand politician who served as the 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984, as Leader of the National Party.

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Rogernomics

The term Rogernomics, a portmanteau of "Roger" and "economics", was coined by journalists at the New Zealand Listener by analogy with Reaganomics to describe the neoliberal economic policies followed by Roger Douglas after his appointment in 1984 as Minister of Finance in the Fourth Labour Government of New Zealand.

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Ruth Richardson

Ruth Richardson (born 13 December 1950) served as New Zealand's Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993, and is known for her strong pursuit of free-market policies (her opponents sometimes called it "Ruthanasia").

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Ruthanasia

Ruthanasia, a portmanteau of "Ruth" and "euthanasia", is the pejorative name (typically used by opponents) given to the period of free-market policies conducted during the first term of the fourth National government in New Zealand, from 1990 to 1993.

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Shane Ardern

Philip Shane Ardern (known as Shane Ardern) (born 26 January 1960) is a New Zealand politician.

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Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies (voting districts).

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Stuff.co.nz

Stuff.co.nz is a New Zealand news website published by Fairfax Digital, a division of Fairfax New Zealand Ltd, a subsidiary of Australian company Fairfax Media Ltd.

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Supreme Court of New Zealand

The Supreme Court of New Zealand (in Māori: Te Kōti Mana Nui) is the highest court and the court of last resort of New Zealand, having formally come into existence on 1 January 2004.

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Taranaki

Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island, administered by the Taranaki Regional Council.

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Taranaki-King Country

2014 Taranaki-King Country is a New Zealand parliamentary electorate, returning one Member of Parliament to the New Zealand House of Representatives.

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Te Kuiti

Te Kuiti is a small town in the north of the King Country region of the North Island of New Zealand.

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The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland, New Zealand, owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment.

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The Press

The Press is a daily newspaper published in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.

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Third National Government of New Zealand

The Third National Government of New Zealand (also known as the Muldoon government) was the government of New Zealand from 1975 to 1984.

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Toll Domestic Forwarding

Toll Domestic Forwarding (TDF) is a division of the Toll Group specialising in freight forwarding by road, rail and sea within and between Australia and New Zealand.

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Tranz Rail

Tranz Rail, formally Tranz Rail Holdings Limited (New Zealand Rail Limited until 1995), was the main rail operator in New Zealand from 1991 until it was purchased by Toll Holdings in 2003.

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University of Waikato

The University of Waikato (Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato), informally Waikato University, is a comprehensive university in Hamilton, New Zealand established in 1964, with a satellite campus located in Tauranga.

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Waikato

Waikato is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.

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Winston Peters

Winston Raymond Peters (born 11 April 1945) is a New Zealand politician who is the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2017, currently serving as Acting Prime Minister since 21 June 2018.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bolger

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