  ==incumbents== ===regal and viceregal=== *head of state - elizabeth ii *governor-general - the hon dame silvia cartwright pcnzm, dbe, qsothe hon dame silvia cartwright, pcnzm, dbe, qso gg.govt.nz. retrieved 30 april 2012 ===government=== the 47th new zealand parliament continued. government was a coalition between labour and the small progressive party with united future supporting confidence and supply votes. *speaker of the house - jonathan hunt (labour) *prime minister - helen clark (labour) *deputy prime minister - michael cullen (labour) *minister of finance - michael cullen (labour) *minister of foreign affairs - phil goff (labour) ===opposition leaders=== *national - don brash (leader of the opposition) *greens - jeanette fitzsimons and rod donald *act - richard prebble to rodney hide *new zealand first - winston peters *united future - peter dunne *mÄori party - tariana turia ===main centre leaders=== *mayor of auckland - john banks to dick hubbard *mayor of tauranga - stuart crosby *mayor of hamilton - david braithwaite to michael redman *mayor of wellington - kerry prendergast *mayor of christchurch - gary moore *mayor of dunedin - sukhi turner to peter chin ===other=== *state services commissioner - mark prebble == events == * 27 january: national party leader don brash delivers a speech at orewa highly critical of the government's policy towards mÄori. * 8 april: new zealand first party announces it would give its support to the government's foreshore legislation. * 30 april: tariana turia announces she will vote against the government's foreshore and seabed legislation. * 5 may: a hikoi against the foreshore and seabed legislation arrives in wellington. * 7 may: the government's 
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