Cabinet manual – On the constitution of New Zealand: an introduction to the foundations of the current form of government

The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.

Elections New Zealand

The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.

The governor-general of New Zealand, Te kāwana tianara o Aotearoa

The website of New Zealand’s governor-general.

Inquiry to review New Zealand’s existing constitutional arrangements

The 2005 report of Constitutional Arrangements Committee, which reviewed New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements.

New Zealand’s constitution – past, present and future

This government briefing note looks at the history and future of New Zealand’s constitution (PDF 408KB).

What is New Zealand’s constitution and who interprets it? Constitutional realism and the importance of public office-holders

This article by Matthew S. R. Palmer, previously published in the Public Law Review 17 (2006), includes an extensive list of constitutional sources (PDF 631KB).

James, Colin, ed. Building the constitution. Wellington: Institute of Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, 2000.

Joseph, Philip A. Constitutional and administrative law in New Zealand. 3rd ed. Wellington: Thomson Brookers, 2007.

Palmer, Geoffrey, and Matthew Palmer. Bridled power: New Zealand's constitution and government. 4th ed. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 2004.

Palmer, Matthew S. R. ‘New Zealand constitutional culture.’ New Zealand Universities Law Review 22 (2007): 565–597.