Prime Minister Ward read the proclamation to a smallish crowd from the steps of the General Assembly Library in Wellington. This first Dominion Day was a public holiday.
Dominion Of New Zealand
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Dominion status
On 26 September 1907 the colony of New Zealand ceased to exist. It became, instead, a dominion within the British Empire. Read the full article
Page 1 - Dominion status
On 26 September 1907 the colony of New Zealand ceased to exist. It became, instead, a dominion within the British
Page 2 - Becoming a dominion
New Zealand had its own reasons for wanting to become a dominion. Premier Sir Joseph Ward hoped the term ‘dominion’ would remind the world that New Zealand was not part of
Page 3 - The first Dominion Day
The first Dominion Day, 1907, was a holiday for public servants as all government offices closed to mark the occasion.
Page 4 - Demise of Dominion Day
Dominion Day, 26 September, never really took hold in New Zealand. Wellington was one of the few places that kept up ceremonies after
Page 5 - What changed?
What changed when New Zealand became a dominion in
Page 6 - New Zealand in 1907
What was New Zealand like when it became a
Political and constitutional timeline
Pivotal political and constitutional events with links to further information Read the full article
Page 1 - Political and constitutional timeline
Pivotal political and constitutional events with links to further
British Empire
Key information and statistics about countries who fought as part of the British Empire during the First World War Read the full article
Page 2 - Dominion of New Zealand
Facts and statistics about New Zealand during the First World
A history of New Zealand 1769-1914
In the period between the first European landings and the First World War, Aotearoa New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one in which Pākehā dominated numerically, politically, socially and economically. Read the full article
Page 1 - History of New Zealand, 1769-1914
In the period between the first European landings and the First World War, Aotearoa New Zealand was transformed from an exclusively Māori world into one in which Pākehā dominated
Main image: Government Buildings lit up on Dominion Day
Government Buildings on Lambton Quay, Wellington, are illuminated for Dominion Day (26 September) in 1907.
