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Dominion of New Zealand
The
Dominion of New Zealand
is the historic predecessor to the
Realm of New Zealand
. Originally administered from
New South Wales
, New Zealand became a
separate British Crown colony
in 1841 and received a large measure of
self-government
following the
New Zealand Constitution Act 1852
. New Zealand chose not to take part in
Australian Federation
and assumed complete self-government as the Dominion of New Zealand on 26 September 1907,
Dominion Day
, by proclamation of
King Edward VII
.
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