New Zealand

New Zealand Parliament Building

Parliament of New Zealand

Key Facts

Head of State: King Charles III

Joined the Commonwealth: 1931

Capital City (location of Parliament): Wellington

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral - House of Representatives (120)

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CPA UK & New Zealand

CPA UK and CPA New Zealand have a long history of facilitating successful parliamentary bilateral delegations on behalf of their respective legislatures. CPA UK most recently sent a delegation of UK Parliamentarians to New Zealand in June 2023 for a programme of bilateral engagement with New Zealand Parliamentarians and Civil Society. Members & officials from the New Zealand House of Representatives have also been participants in CPA UK's multilateral conferences. 

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Examples of our Past Programmes

AI in Security Workshop, 28-30 January 2025

In January (2025), CPA UK hosted the AI in Security Workshop in partnership with international think tank Chatham House.

The three-day workshop held at the UK Parliament, was a chance for Commonwealth delegates to come together and share valuable insights and collaborate on innovative solutions.

Thirty parliamentarians from 15 Commonwealth legislatures gathered at Westminster to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence on security and democracy worldwide. There was representation from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Pacific. 

CPA UK Delegation to New Zealand & Fiji, 4 - 9 June, 2023

In June 2023, a CPA UK delegation of four UK Parliamentarians travelled to Fiji and New Zealand (also referred to in Māori as Aotearoa) for bilateral engagements with their respective parliaments and civil society. The visit marked the first outward CPA UK delegation to travel to the Pacific region since the COVID-19 pandemic.

CAPAC Conference, 30-31 August 2022

CPA UK partnered with the People's Majlis of Maldives to deliver the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) Conference in Malé. 

This was the first hybrid CAPAC Conference with over 60 delegates from more than 30 legislatures joining in person and virtually, and represented a valuable opportunity for Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairs and clerks from across the Commonwealth to network and share new ideas.