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The Provinces of the Colony of New Zealand, existed from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. Each province had its own legislature and was built around the six original planned settlements or "colonies". They were replaced by counties, which were later replaced by districts. Following abolition, the provinces became known as provincial districts. Their principal visible function today is their use to determine, with the exception of the Chatham Islands, Northland, and South Canterbury, the geographical boundaries for anniversary day public holidays. == 1841 to 1853 == When New Zealand became a separate Colony from New South Wales in 1841, the Royal Charter established three provinces: * New Ulster (the North Island north of the Patea River) * New Munster (the North Island south of the Patea River, plus the South Island) * New Leinster (Stewart Island/Rakiura) In 1846 the British Parliament passed the first New Zealand Constitution Act, which was almost totally suspended on the advice of Governor George Grey. The only operative provisions related to the reform of the provinces. The reformed provinces were: * New Ulster (All of the North Island) * New Munster (The South Island plus Stewart Island/Rakiura) In addition, the provinces were separated from the central government for the first time. New Ulster and New Munster had their own seals: (provincial arms and seals ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Provinces of New Zealand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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