  the politics of new zealand take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy. the basic system is closely patterned on that of the westminster system, although a number of significant modifications have been made. the head of state is queen elizabeth ii, who is represented by the governor-general and the head of government is the prime minister who chairs the cabinet drawn from an elected parliament. ==constitution==  new zealand has no formal codified constitution; the constitutional framework consists of a mixture of various documents (including certain acts of the united kingdom and new zealand parliaments), the treaty of waitangi and constitutional conventions. the constitution act in 1852 established the system of government and these were later consolidated in 1986. constitutional rights are protected under common law and are strengthened by the bill of rights act 1990 and human rights act 1993, although these are not entrenched and can be overturned by parliament with a simple majority. the constitution act describes the three branches of government in new zealand: the executive (the sovereign and cabinet), the legislature (parliament) and the judiciary (courts). ==executive== ===head of state===  queen elizabeth ii is the current queen of new zealand and the realm of new zealand's head of state. the new zealand monarchy has been distinct from the british monarchy since the [[statute of westminster adoption act 194
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