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Story: Constitution

Page 10. All images & media

From page 1 - What is a constitution?

From page 2 - Constitutional conventions

From page 3 - Executive and legislature

From page 4 - Judicial limits on the executive

From page 5 - Constitutional change

From page 6 - Constitutional relationships between the Crown and Māori

From page 7 - Representative democracy and Parliament

From page 8 - The rise and bridling of executive power

How to cite this page

Matthew Palmer, Constitution, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/209167/media (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Matthew Palmer, published 7 May 2012.